Attention seamstresses: Removing elastic from jerseys

[Fuji Girl]

I have this problem too! Only mine have elastic at the waist, and it's sewn into the seams on the side. Since I am not confident with doing a good job, I'm going to see how much a seamstress will charge to get rid of those. Unless anyone has done this already, and is willing to share their wisdom, perhaps?

[miffy'sFuji]

As long as the elastic isn't sewn to the fabric, this is definitely a job that you can do yourself. The proper materials will help - a sharp seamripper, sharp needle (not too large a gauge for tech fabrics) and decent thread (I like 100% polyester). Take it slowly - don't rush.

[HipGnosis6]

A lot of the time the elastic will be serged to the edge of the fabric then rolled to the inside and then stitched again. If this is the case and you don't mind shortening the sleeves of the jersey a bit, you can simply trim off the elastic and re-hem the sleeve. Using a home sewing machine, you should be sure to use a polyester thread and either loosen your stitch tension a tad or use a very narrow zigzag stitch so that the material can still stretch. I'd have to look at the actual jersey to know the elastic attachment method used by the manufacturer.

If you were local I'd offer to do it for you!