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Sewing Instructions

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Technical Sketch

Woven, Natural Waist Seam, Side Button 2cm (3/4")

Sewing Instructions
Sewing Darts On Pants

- Stitch waist darts along the marked line on the Front and Back pant panels. Start from the top
of the dart. Backstitch at the beginning, leaving a long thread tail at the dart tip.
- Knot the thread tails at the dart tip.
- Press darts toward center.

Sewing Pants Inseams

Finish side seams and inner leg seams of the Front and Back leg panels separately.

- Pin Front and Back together at inner leg seam, matching notches, then stitch. Press open.
Sewing Crotch Seam

- Pin at crotch seam, then stitch. Backstitch at the ends to secure.


- Reinforce crotch seam between Front and Back notches by topstitching it at 1/4" (6 mm) from
the edge. Serge the crotch seam while trimming close to the second stitch line.

Sewing Pants Side Seams

- With right sides together, pin Front and Back leg panels at right side seam, matching notches,
then stitch. Press.
- Stitch left side seam, leaving open above zipper notch. Press open.
Setting the Invisible Zipper

Note: Use special invisible zipper foot when stitching invisible zipper. Zipper can be trimmed
(remove the excess zipper length from the bottom, secure the new end of the zipper by stitching
over the zipper teeth using a bar tack).

- Open the zipper. From the wrong side, press the zipper coils flat so that the two rows of
stitching show.
- Open zipper, on outside, pin zipper to one of the opening edges, face down in seam allowance,
placing zipper tape flush with the upper edge of the fabric and zipper teeth on seamline.
- Stitch the open zipper tape close to the teeth, starting at the top of the edge and stitch until foot
meets the zipper pull. Backstitch at the beginning and the end.
- Close zipper. Pin remaining zipper tape to the other opening edge, placing zipper teeth on
seamline.
- Open zipper. Stitch close to teeth, until foot meets the zipper pull.
- Close zipper and pin Side sections together below zipper. Position and lower needle slightly
above (about 1/4" (6mm) up) and to the left of zipper stitching. Stitch remainder of Side seam.
- Stitch or hand sew each end of zipper tape to seam allowances, keeping the garment free when
stitching.

Setting Waistband

Apply fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the waistband, following manufacturer's
instructions.

Note: if your waistband is in two or more pieces, pin sides of the waistband right sides together
and stitch. Press seam allowances open.

- Turn in seam allowance on upper long edge of the waistband, then press. Trim pressed seam
allowance to 3/8" (1 cm) (pic. 1).
- With right sides together, pin waistband to garment’s waist, matching notches and aligning
centers and side seams. Stitch, then trim seam allowances to 1/4" (6 mm). Press seam
allowances toward waistband (pic. 2).
- Fold waistband lengthwise at the foldline, right sides together. Pin the short ends of waistband
and stitch, then trim away excess 1/4" (6 mm) from the stitching line (pic. 3).
- Turn waistband right side out and press. Pin the pressed edge carefully to the waist edge and
slipstitch over seam, then topstitch waistband along the seam, if desired (pic. 4).
- Make a buttonhole in waistband at marking and sew a button to the waistband at marking on
the other side of the waistband, or finish the waistband with a hook and eye and/or a snap (pic.
5).

Hem

- Finish the lower raw edge of the garment. Turn up the hem along foldline, then hand baste close
to fold, if fabric does not hold crease well. Sew hem in place (pic. 1) or use a blind hem stitch
(pic. 2). Press.

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