5061 SILK PANTS

YOU NEED: soft silk/jersey; fusing.

NB! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric details).

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Front part – 2 pieces

2. Back part – 2 pieces

3. Sacking – 4 pieces

4. Belt loop – 3 pieces (cut each into 4 loops)

5. Belt – 2 pieces

Fusing:

1. Belt loop – 3 pieces (cut each into 4 loops)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Lay a front part on a back part right sides together, stitch side seams under/above pocket marking. Press seam allowances apart.

2. Pin sackings to wrong side of entrance front/back allowances. Stitch sackings to wrong side strictly along entrance pleats’ bending and along seams up to pants’ upper edge. Press front sacking frontward. Topstitch entrance front edge at 0.5 cm distance (right side), stitch crosswise to side seam at entrance ends. Lay back sacking frontward. Stitch sackings together catching front parts’ allowances. Tack sackings along pants upper edge.

3. Stitch inseams, press allowances apart. Insert parts one into another right sides together. Stitch twice middle front/back seams. Press middle seams’ allowances up to roundings.

4. Fold belt loops (stripes) along the center wrong side out. Stitch long edges at 3 cm from bendings. Cut allowances to 0.5 cm width. Turn stripes right side out and press them. Topstitch along edges. Cut stripes into 3 equal pieces. Fold belt loops along the center, pin them on pants upper edge between marks downward. Open edges are on allowances. Stitch belt loops. Tack upper edge allowance into wrong side, lay belt loops upward. Topstitch pants’ upper edge at 0.75 cm distance.

5. Fold the stripe along the center wrong side out, stitch ends, stitch long edges at 4 cm from bending excluding 3 cm segment for turning out. Cut allowances to 0.5 cm width, cut allowances at corners. Turn the belt right side out, press edges and topstitch along edges. Pull the belt through belt loops.

6. Press hems into wrong side and tack. Topstitch at 3 cm and 3.5 cm distance on right side.