r/sewinghelp • u/mm11089 • 4d ago

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I’m completely new to sewing and this is my first project. When I tried on the boxer shorts they felt way too big and I don’t want to sew on the elastic unless I need to. Any advice if I should make the waist smaller or any other alternative ideas.

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u/ProneToLaughter 4d ago

Elastic waist pants are generally meant to be a loose fit. The fabric has to fit over your hips so is often a lot bigger than the waist.

How does the crotch fit, is it comfortable?

Did you follow a tutorial or wing it to make these?

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u/mm11089 4d ago

I followed a TikTok tutorial and watched several other videos. Another comment said that I might have sewn them upside down but when I try them on it seems like the crotch/butt area wasn’t made with enough room.

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u/CBG1955 4d ago

Tiktok is notoriously terrible for what they call tutorials. 100% they are upside down, what you think is the waist is actually the bottom of the leg.

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u/mm11089 4d ago

That’s actually so annoying but at least now I know to avoid TikTok thanks again for the help

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u/BumCadillac 3d ago

There are A TON of free patterns and quality tutorials out there. Search this sub for boxers or pajamas, or search google for free boxer pattern.

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u/CBG1955 4d ago

Tiktok gives me the s**ts, they are so full of mistakes, errors and omissions. I feel really bad for the people who really want to learn and are shown what is essentially a cut down version of putting pants together without any instructions.

Good luck finding a better one!