How can I reduce my jean size without cutting it?

The best way to make pants waist smaller is to sew a dart at the center of the back or at both side seams. Methods to make pants smaller at the waist without sewing include adding a strip of elastic inside the waistband and using safety pins or a folding method.
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How can I make my jeans smaller without cutting them?

If you don't have a sewing machine then you can use hemming tape to shorten your jeans. Hemming tape is a fusible tape with a strong glue that is activated by the heat of the iron. Use method #2 to cut the excess from the bottom of the jeans.
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How do you tighten the waist of jeans?

Pull the waistband snug from the back and pin it in place.

Pinch just below the safety pin to pull out the excess fabric and secure it with a straight pin. Continue pinching and pinning down the back seam until there is no more excess to pin and your jeans fit well in the waist and hips.
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Can you alter jeans to make them smaller?

Good news: Shortening too-long jeans (aka hemming jeans) is the easiest alteration you can make to denim pants. A tailor or seamstress can shorten them, either by cutting off some fabric and redoing the hems or taking up the hems in a way that doesn't involve cutting the fabric.
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How can I shorten my pants at home?

  1. Tuck the bottom of your pants inwards to the desired length you want. ...
  2. Pin your new desired length while standing. ( ...
  3. Using the quick unpick, remove the original hem. ( ...
  4. Trim off any excess fabric. ...
  5. Fold the edge of the pants UP TO the first fold line then fold again AT the fold line to create a double tucked hem. (
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How can I make my pant legs tighter?

Pinch the pants along the inner and outer seams to find the best fit. For example, if you want the tapering to begin around your knee, then pinch the fabric on the inside and outside of your knee to find the best place to create a new seam.
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How do you shorten pants quickly?

If you don't have a sewing machine or needle and thread, you can hem your pants with hem tape, which you can find at most drugstores. To use hem tape, turn your pants inside out, fold them to the desired length, pin and iron the crease, and then apply the hem tape to the fold. Iron over the folded edge.
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Is hemming tape permanent?

While using fusible hem tape is a quick alternative to sewing a hem in place, it is permanent and cannot be removed. If you are hemming a garment that may need to be adjusted at some point, for example hemming pants, this may not be the best solution as there is no way to remove the adhesive once it has been fused.
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