Half Elastic Waistband Sewing Pattern

If you like it when your skirt, trousers or shorts still fit you comfortably when you're bloated or full, you must try a half elastic waistband. This will eliminate the need for a zipper all together.

With a half elastic waistband, your clothes can slide over your hips but still snap back to your waist. A half elastic waistband is flat at the front and elasticated at the back.

This sewing pattern will help you to cut out the guesswork of getting your perfect size and as a bonus, it also comes with a bias tape strip in case you don't have a serger to finish your raw edges and a sideseam pocket piece to add pockets to your clothes.

This pattern has 6 pages and when you purchase, you will get an instant download with the pattern file, a pattern assembly guide and a sewing guide. There's also a sewing tutorial that you can follow along with to sew the perfect half elastic waistband.

The skill level for something like this is just CONFIDENCE. You just gotta believe that you can actually do it and try it. If you don't get it perfectly the first time, you can try again. Beginner or not, if you're up for the challenge, go ahead and accept.