Most of my pants have gotten big on me, but it feels wrong to go out and buy new ones when these work fine, so I’ve been wearing them with a belt anyway. The problem is that when I sit down they bunch up around my crotch and it looks like I have a massive boner when I don’t. Obviously, I don’t want this to keep happening and am wondering if anybody knows of a way to fix this. I have relatively little expierence with sewing or tailoring but I do have access to a sewing machine. Any advice would be appreciated.

  • TootSweet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    3 days ago

    I’m not sure I’ve ever worn a pair of pants that didn’t do that. That’s just something pants do. To the point that nobody is going to see that and think you’ve got a boner. (Unless you do, of course, but even then probably only if you’re in a position that wouldn’t ordinarily produce that wrinkle/bulge or your boner is visible in a different spot than that wrinkle/bulge or something.) I wouldn’t worry about it. Even if you do some fancy tailoring to address it, I think what you’ll end up with will look worse than it would if you did nothing.

  • stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net
    6·
    3 days ago

    I think that’s what happens when you wear pants too big for you - the extra material has to go somewhere.

    I know it’s not intuitive, but taking in the waist - actually reducing the waist instead of just cinching it with a belt - can help with crotch bulge. You take it in in the back, so that the front is pulled tighter and lays flatter; some excess material is removed, and the rest gets bunched up in the back where it’s not as noticeable.

    https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Jeans-Tighter

    I’d suggest practicing on a pair of jeans you don’t really mind putting holes in first - I totally screwed up the first time I tried 😆

  • xylem@beehaw.orgEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Sounds like the zipper is too long - a friend was just telling me about this pitfall since I’m planning to make a pair of pants soon.

    I don’t have any first-hand experience, but this YouTube channel has some great videos about tailoring jeans. Not exactly your problem, but might at least help you understand the construction - https://youtu.be/AiYmCpDKmqk

    This may also help - https://youtu.be/RBN10DxjW14

    • FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee
      3·
      3 days ago

      Zippers are a little tricky to alter if you have limited sewing experience.

      Here’s a guide on how to adjust the crotch, with diagrams.

      I would also look into how to “take in” garments, OP! That will make them fit a little more snuggly