How to tighten up waistbands?

[Swedish_Pilot]

Hi!
I wonder if there are any simple methods that can tighten up too loose A-2 waistbands (acryclic)?

Best regards,
Swedish_Pilot

 

[Smithy]

Hi!
I wonder if there are any simple methods that can tighten up too loose A-2 waistbands (acryclic)?

Best regards,
Swedish_Pilot

You could try getting it (the waistband not the entire jacket) completely wet in very hot water and letting it air dry.

If that doesn't work sounds like it's new knit time.

 

[Micawber]

A set of new knits will be the permanent solution.

 

[Silver Surfer]

from my experience, there just doest seem to be any other solution than removing the waistband, having it cut down and reinstalling, or as mentioned, a new waistband and cuffs [to match] installed.

 

[mulceber]

You could try getting it (the waistband not the entire jacket) completely wet in very hot water and letting it air dry.

If that doesn't work sounds like it's new knit time.

Tried it with a jacket a little over a year ago. It just made the width (bottom to top) of the waistband shrink down to about half or two thirds what it should be. I’d get the knits replaced.

 

[Skyhawk]

Those acrylic knits won't shrink much at all. And wool knits will shrink but can get deformed. Like has been said, the fix in this case is to remove and replace the knits. Since they are not wool, you might as well have them replaced with 100% wool knits. Then you can tighten the waist and upgrade the knits at the same time. Steve Sellers here on the forum has done this job for me in the past with flawless results.

 

[Silver Surfer]

better call Saul....uh, I mean Steve.

 

[B-Man2]

Fix it one time and be done with it ….. or spend some time down at your local pizza shop and in a few weeks … Voila! Problem solved !

 

[Thomas Koehle]

REplacement is the way to go ...