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Help with material for pants

Perhaps some folks here can help me with a problem I'm having locating some items I need.

Here is my problem, we are issued uniform pants and they must be dry cleaned. Now after some time the dry cleaning has worn the rubber out that helps hold your shirt inside. This rubber is inside the waist band and is gone. What this does is keep you having to do a re-tuck all day and it gets old fast.

I have been to very fabric store between in our area. No one carries this stuff. Years ago I had the same problem and I was able to find some a fabric store.

The last store I was at the lady said she had not seen this stuff in years. I'm looking for a supplier where I can buy a roll and keep it on hand. The sad thing is the pants are in good shape it's only the waist band that is shot.

Any help would be appreciated

Reply to
Johnny
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I have 30 yards of 1.5 inch...........Ivory color. How much do you need and I will send it. Pat in Arkansas

Reply to
smerdon

Sounds like you know what I'm talking about. I wear a size 48 waist. Maybe enought to do three pair of pants?

As a side note do you know where I can purchase this stuff and I'll tell me budies where I work about it also?

Thanks

Reply to
Johnny

Try:

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" Waistband Grippers Ely E. Yawitz Company, Dept. SN, Box 14325, St. Louis, MO 63178, sells two products made with Snugtex non-slip rubber: 1 1/4"-wide belting in white and 2 1/2"-wide waistband curtain in ivoly[sic] navy and black. The company also stocks sew-in or fusible waistband gripper tabs in beige or black. For a free catalog of sewing, pressing and tailoring supplies, write to the address above, e-mail snipped-for-privacy@aol.com or call (800) 325-7915." HTH,

Beverly

Reply to
BEI Design

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brand they have here is called Snug Tex. HTH

Sharon

Reply to
Sharon Hays

It's usually called "snug tex", and it's available in several formats. Here it is in "waistband curtain" form, which means there's snugtex, and then a muslin piece sewn on below that:

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belting:
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?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2478Elastic with gripper:
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and banrol:
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there are waistband grippers:
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Kay Lancaster

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