reinforcing inner thighs of pant legs

[Megan Jones]

I'm a heavy woman who works in a restaurant kitchen where our uniform includes
kakhi-style pants. It's hot, and so I prefer to wear lightweight fabrics, but
I find that the pants wear out very quickly where my thighs rub. I've gone
through at least six pairs of pants in the last nine months.

Is there some way I can reinforce my pant legs to delay the fabric's demise?

Can you offer advice on how to patch worn-out spots without a sewing machine?
I have some sewing experience but am not an expert.

Thanks in advance.
Megan
jones...@aol.com

[Melinda Meahan]

Megan Jones wrote:
>
> I find that the pants wear out very quickly where my thighs rub. I've gone
> through at least six pairs of pants in the last nine months.
>
> Is there some way I can reinforce my pant legs to delay the fabric's demise?

You can cut out an elongated diamond-shaped gusset of fabric from where
it wore out and add another diamond of fabric with an outer layer of
something silky in the same color as your slacks, and that should last
longer. Sew it onto the front first, and then onto the back. If you
don't understand, I could draw something with my paint program and email
it to you.

If you have heavy thighs or a thick lower torso, you can make the gusset
wider and have more room, too.

> Can you offer advice on how to patch worn-out spots without a sewing machine?
> I have some sewing experience but am not an expert.

It is not terribly difficult to learn to sew seams together by hand, but
it is tons easier to do it with one.
--
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa

[Kate Dicey]

The other thing to do if you are going to make some yourself is to
eliminate the inseam, as this is where they rub the most. You cam make
a reinforcement by Bondawebbing an extra layer to the inside and sewing
it down before you sew up the trousers too.

Kate XXXXX

[Barbara]

You might try getting the iron on patches to reinforce new pants on the
INSIDE. I have machine sewed patches on the inside of some of my pants.
Sears has iron on patches on the inside of children's jeans and they last a
LONG time.
HTH
Barbara in SC

[dev-nul...@panix.com]

I've heard that having a layer of slippery fabric (like satin) inside
the pants at the inner thighs prevents wear and tear. I haven't tried it
(I'm a bit skeptical because I still think the thighs would rub together
on the outside of the fabric at the inner thigh where the inner seam is).
Has anyone tried this approach? -S.

(remove the dev-null- from my address if replying by e-mail)

[autopromk]

I can only guess the fabric is cotton type and it will wear. You need something
like the breathable nylon used by outdoors men and campers. Outdoor camping
supplier may have something. Make two lining pieces around the problem area and
stitch them in. A machine would give a more permanent job. I think a alterations
shop would stitch them round for you. The only other solution would be a pair of
long leg underknickers but I expect they will be too hot. Is a longer skirt out
of the question -as they allow the air to circulate.
Hope this helps