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Sewing and Making
Pants
How to make Pants |
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Ultra suede, tiger print comfy pants, made
by Jessica. |
| About Pants - |
Pants are probably the most
used piece of clothing. Men, women, children, and babies, all wear pants.
There are hundreds of pants patterns to choose from. |
| Best Fabric to use - |
Just about any
fabric can be used to make pants. Some suggestions are: light weight
cotton, denim, corduroy, silk, rayon, and knit. |
| Easy Type Patterns - |
An elastic waist band type of
pant
is best for beginner sewers, as seen in the picture above. Mostly straight
stitching is used. |
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Difficult Type Patterns -
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Pants that require a zipper,
button hole, buttons, and waist band are more difficult to make.
This type of pant would be for a more advanced sewer. |
| Pattern Pieces -
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Shorts can have any where from
1 to 12 or more pattern pieces. One pattern piece being the easier short
to make. The photo above shows a pair of shorts made by one patter
piece. |
| Cost & Fabric Usage - |
Fabric for pants can range from
$3.00 a yard to $30.00 a yard depending on the type of pant you are going
to make. Pants can require about 1 1/2 yards to 3 yards of fabric to
make. |
| Comments - |
Pants can be used for so many
purposes, like: exercise , sleep , "hang around the house in",
jeans, for casual wear, dressy pants for work, so remember when making
pants to
keep in mind the purpose of your pants and pick a pattern accordingly.
Also keep in mind the difficulty of the pattern. If you are a new
sewer than start with an elastic waist band type of pant. |
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Another great thing to do
with a simple pants pattern is cut and hem them just below the knee for the
Capri look!!! This is known as a simple alteration to a sewing pattern.
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