How to fix a worn out belt loop

If the pants don't have a narrow hem (like blue jeans) you can very often open the hem of the pants and clip off enough material to make new belt loops. Since the hem in inside the pants it won't show and the fabric has faded through washings to exactly match the rest of the pants. I have done that many times when I was doing alterations. Another option would be to find a material that would be complimentary to the color of the pants to make new loops. It would be a shame to chuck the pants when it's just the belt loops that are bad. I would suggest that if your husband uses the same kind of pants for work (same manufacturer, color, etc.) that you save a couple of pair of the worn out pants for supplies to repair the new ones. You don't need to keep the whole pair, just remove the parts that would come in handy for repairs. IE, belt loops, salvageable fabric for patches, back pockets, buttons, etc.

I am a seamstress and I've fixed many belt loops on my husband's pants. I'd almost have to see them to tell you if it could be fixed. But if you have enough of the belt loop to make it as wide as the original and still turn under some at the top and bottom, it's workable. Even if it is separated and worn out some, it would be taken apart and zigzagged together. But I couldn't really tell you how to do all that without the pants in front of me. Do you have any really old pants the same color that you could remove the belt loops from and put them on these pants? That's a good reason for saving old pants and jeans - to repair others.

One time when I was faced with this, I was able to take belt loops from pants that were worn in other places (and not fit for wearing because of it) and used the belt loops from those pants. I suppose one could make belt loops, but that seems like a huge chore.

I guess you husband will have to look for another pair of pants. Otherwise you going to keep on sewing these pants.Or better yet if you are really good at sewing pants make him a pair.

I have the same problem so I invented a clip-on belt loop for Jeans. It is like a money clip with teeth on the inside and denim on the outside with a belt loop already attached. It instantly replace the broken belt loop and can be moved from one pair of pants to another. I call it the Jean-E-Clip (Pat.Pend.) and would love to get some feedback to see if it is worthwhile making these since there is some tooling cost involved. Please let me know if you'd like one or more info. Send me an email to jeaneclip@gmail.com Thanks, Jim L.

i have had this problem with quite a few pairs of my jeans over the years i like to wear thicker belts with the big heavy belt buckles (sort of a western cowgirl style) and between the thickness of the belts and weight of the buckles it puts alot of strain and stress on the belt loops of my jeans with all of my jeans that have done that i usually just sew them back together but the stitches do not last very long because it does not take away the strain on the fabric

If you have any scrap fabric of a similar color you could make new ones. Use a seam ripper to remove the old loops and put the new ones in the same place. I save lots of fabric, like the bottoms of jeans when they wear holes in the knees and use it for patching other items. If you can't figure anything out, save the pants and use them to patch other ones when they wear out.