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Sewing & Making Shorts
How to Make Shorts |
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Shorts made from light weight denim
cotton fabric. |
| About Shorts - |
Shorts are a great project to
make for beginners. The best thing about making shorts is YOU decide
how short or long they are. It is so frustrated finding a cute
pair of shorts at the store, until you put them on , and they are to long
or to short. But when you make them yourself, you decide where you want
the length. |
| Best Fabric to use - |
Just about any
fabric can be used to make shorts. Some suggestions are: light weight
cotton, denim, corduroy, silk, rayon, and knit. |
| Easy type Pattern - |
An elastic waist band type of short
is best for beginner sewers, as seen in the picture above. Mostly straight
stitching is used. |
| Difficult type Pattern
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Shorts that requires a sewn in
waist band is more difficult and usually requires a zipper and button
hole. This type of shorts would be for a more advanced sewer. |
| Pattern Pieces - |
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 - |
Shorts do not require much
fabric. To make one pair of shorts would require about 3/4 to 1 1/4 yard
of fabric If the fabric is $7.00 a yard, and one has thread and
elastic available, one could make a pair of shorts for about $5.00 or
$9.00. |
| Comments - |
Remember when making a shorts to
keep in mind the length, and the difficulty of the pattern. Shorts at any
length, or any style will look great, whether it's a loose fitting
light weight cotton shorts for summer, denim shorts with added
appliqué, or knit shorts to play tennis in, shorts make a nice addition to
your wardrobe of handmade clothing. |
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Handmade shorts are great
for just lounging around the house in....Sewing Shorts with an elastic
band is one of the easiest clothing projects you can make.
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Would you like
to see your Handmade Shorts
Photo on LovetoSew.com? Click
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Sewing
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