My 10 month old is inbetween sizes right now for pants/jumpsuits. 18 months, the pants are way to small, 24 months the pants are a tad bit too long, just enough to make it difficult for him to move around. I've tried tucking the pant legs into his socks (they just come out). I've tried rolling them up (they just come unrolled). I don't know how to sew, so I can't hem them. Any suggestions?
You might try different brands. I find that different brands fit differently. (Gap works well for us, but, i think its a bit longer/narrower, so may not be your brand.)
Also, many pants have an elastic system in the waist line that you can adjust with buttons to change the size of the waist. Maybe look for those?
Jeans stay rolled better than knit pants, in my experience.
You can take them in to a seamstress/alterations place (or most drycleaners), and get them to "tack" them. Unlike Hemming, tacking just uses a couple of points to sew them. Then you just use fingernail scissors to cut the tack points when she gets taller. Tacking is more permanent than basting, but less permanent than hemming.
I DO know how to sew, but when my son had the same issue, we just didn't bother. Rolled the waist up and let him crawl around and undo it.
Here's the "in between" fix.
Elmer's glue & an iron. (We did this in the military to get "sharp" creases in our camis, and to attach rank -chevrons- when we didn't have time to sew them on.
Here's what you do:
- Take a clean pair of pants.
- Iron the crease you want (in this case, the length you want folded under).
- Drip a solid line of elmer's glue in that crease
- Iron the crease from the non-glue side
- Voila!
- In your case I would suggest doing a second line of glue around the "real" hem and wherever on the pants the hem meets (make sense? so there isn't a couple inches of "floppy" fabric inside the pant leg?)
Best part (or worst) about using Elmer's glue? It washes right out, and doesn't stain or damage fabric or your washing machine. So you have to redo any glue work you do, but it only takes a minute or two.
-- S. you really made me laugh( and boy did I need to, today) --- I also have been a Mom for a LONNNNNGGG time - ( my oldest is 38 and I am helping raise 10 and 4 year old granchildren -- it's so cool) --. the answer to your question lies in a trip to a fabric shop. I PROMISE I'm not trying to makeyou sew. What you will find in a good big fabric shop is a liquid that will ''instantly'' bond the too-long little pant legs -- it CLAIMS to be reversble-- you might also ask one of the nice ladies who work there if there's an even easier solution--
Blessings -
Old Mom -- aka- J.
For those who are in need of a quick fix, try stitch witchery or a fabric bond tape. You roll the hem, and put the tape of bonding material between the two layers, iron and it sticks together. When you need to undo the hem, take your iron again, heat, and pull gently apart. Kids outgrow clothes before they'll outwear them. Hand stitching with a whipstitch will work and you just have to clip a stitch and pull the thread when they've grown that inch.
Enjoy!!!
I always have that problem at one point or another - don't worry, it will pass, he will grow and then in a few months he'll be between 2 different sizes. :)
I like rolling the pants at the waist rather than the ankle. It stays put better and does the trick. That way, I haven't altered the clothing and it can still be used when he gets taller.
