How do I enlarge a rubber band?

Trousers that are too tight are really unpleasant!
Not only can you no longer breathe, but the elastic also makes your curves stand out and leaves little bulges above your waist. So help me!

Here are some tips on how to loosen your elastic and get back into comfortable clothing.

Women's pyjamas
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Pull on the elastic of your pyjamas

Your pyjama Trousers are too tight and it's almost preventing you from sleeping.
To great evils, great remedies!

To relax the elastic, there's a simple technique, which may well have its origins in the homes of our grandmothers.

It involves stretching
the elastic of your Trousers to the maximum for several minutes. To do this, you can, for example, use a coat hanger, inserting it at the waist of your Trousers or use the top of a chair to stretch the elastic to the maximum.

You can leave your pyjamas stretched like this for
24 hours.

Heat the elastic to enlarge it

Another technique for enlarging a rubber band is to heat it with an iron.

To stretch the elastic as much as possible, you can pin your garment to your ironing board or slide it around the board.

Put your iron on maximum power and wet a fabric with water without soaking it completely.

You will iron the elastic of your garment in this way, taking care to place the wet fabric on top. For 5 to 10 minutes, you will alternate 10 seconds of ironing and 10 seconds of rest.

With the heat, the elastic should expand.

Women's jogging Trousers with elastic waistband
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Men's jogging Trousers with elasticated feet
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Change the elastic band on your jogging pants

In the event that the elastic is really too tight, you should know that you can simply change it. It will hardly take you any time at all.

To do this, you'll need to
make a small cut on the back of your Trousers, right where your elastic goes. You'll then take out the elastic in its entirety and replace it with a longer elastic that you'll insert with a safety pin.

This article was written with the best intentions for our clients thanks to Chloé

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