Lil man is a beanpole....he's so stinkin' skinny! He has to wear adjustable pants if he has any chance of keeping his pants up! This past Christmas he got a Navy outfit {for lack of the correct term!} from his Uncle J. who is in the Navy. Lil man was so excited...until he put it on and the pants fell right down!
I was even more excited when I found these super appropriate nautical buttons in my stash!!
First I cut the inside of the waistband, vertically, about one inch, in two places on the waistband. Most store bought pants have the adjustable on the sides, however, I made mine go across the back....

After I cut the pants, I threaded a piece of elastic through the slits I cut.
I hand sewed a button next to each slit. Then I cut small vertical cuts in the elastic.
I grabbed Lil man and tried them on...success!!!!
The edges of the cuts in the waistband are not finished, so they will probably fray a little with wear, but for a pair of "dress up" pants, this worked fine!!
The edges of the cuts in the waistband are not finished, so they will probably fray a little with wear, but for a pair of "dress up" pants, this worked fine!!
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