 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
I’ve had a few too many mince pies and my favourite North Face ski trousers are a touch tight for forthcoming trip, and I usually need space for the day after the chalet food and wine! . They’re large Chakal pants.
I tried on the extra large and there’s a huge step up - so buying them isn’t practical. Another brand won’t work due to colour coordination with the jacket.
Has anyone had experience of letting out the waist on pants? Only need an inch really. Don’t want to lose the waterproofing etc though.
Any tailor recommendations in Merseyside / Cheshire would be appreciated as the cost of this work will save me buying new trousers.
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| jackski wrote: |
| ........Another brand won’t work due to colour coordination with the jacket......... |
Not matching is the new matching.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@jackski, Go with XL and grow into them with more mince pies n double cream 
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Another brand won’t work due to colour coordination with the jacket.
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Oh well, that's pretty well the end of it, isn't it? You're stuffed. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@jackski, Go for a run!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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get on 5:2 diet, you will drop a bit of weight quite quickly.
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Unless the trip is this weekend I'd go with trying to drop the weight.
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Thanks all! I was worried the weight loss option might be the suggestion. Suppose I better take the clothes off the exercise bike then!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@jackski, same every year for me. Breathe in deep. Tighten midriff. Hold breath for 20 seconds while doing up fasteners / buttons. Breathe out and relax midriff slowly.
Amazing how fabric gives slightly, accommodating your new waist girth. But if it makes your voice too squeaky, there are any number of clothing alteration shops in your area. They should be able to cut the trouser waistband, stitch a broad bit of strong elastic inside it, then you can buy more mince pies in the cheap sell off.
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I cut the centre of the waist band at the back and unpicked the first inch and a half of stitching on the back seam, inserted a piece of similarly coloured thick elastic in the band in the waist band, stitched it on one side, stitched the seam back up (I had checked there was enough 'slack' in the seam to do it) angling it to fill in the gap, sewed the second side of the waist band up (tiny turn backs for neatness) and the elastic to the base bit ironed it on a cool iron then used a piece of 'iron on' material on the inside to strengthen it. Gave me the extra inch I was looking for. I did this many years ago when pregnant, these days you can buy inserts made in many different ways to give you that extra inch or two, its a bit outside the square but you could go looking online for whether any of the pregnancy extensions would work!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| jackski wrote: |
Hi
I’ve had a few too many mince pies and my favourite North Face ski trousers are a touch tight for forthcoming trip, and I usually need space for the day after the chalet food and wine! . They’re large Chakal pants.
I tried on the extra large and there’s a huge step up - so buying them isn’t practical. Another brand won’t work due to colour coordination with the jacket.
Has anyone had experience of letting out the waist on pants? Only need an inch really. Don’t want to lose the waterproofing etc though.
Any tailor recommendations in Merseyside / Cheshire would be appreciated as the cost of this work will save me buying new trousers.
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Apart from the obvious (as has been suggested  ), if you can get to Liverpool go to Chris Davies alterations in Whitechapel. If anyone can do it he and his team can and they're not too expensive.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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