Jean Pants Design and Sew Along

Stretch Jeans

This Design and Sew Along is for stretch woven fabrics like stretch denim and bengaline.

Features a wide elasticized waist band, expozed zip, snug fit across hip with option of straight or skinny leg. Learn how to plan your design, understanding negative ease, sizing down for stretch woven fabrics, sewing tips including how to shorten a metal zip to fit your waistband width.

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Introduction

Preview

Welcome To The Stretch Jeans Design And Sew Along

Preview

What you will need

Lets Talk Stretch Wovens

Working with stretchy woven fabric can be tricky. I will show you how to get the best results and how to work with this fabric.

Let's Talk Stretch Wovens

Fabric Choices

Deciding on the right fabric for this project

My fabric choices

Preparing Pattern Pieces

Preparing your patterns for the design process

How Much Do I Size Down?

By how much should i size down?

How much do I size down?

Drafting Front Pattern

How to draft the front pattern

Drafting my front pattern

Drafting Back Pattern

How to draft the back pattern

Drafting the back pattern

A Look At What We've Done So Far

Let's review what we have done so far

A look at what we've done so far

Changes Made On The Pattern

Let's discuss changes made on the pattern

Sizing Down - Slim Fit Pant Leg

Sizing down to a slim fit pant leg

Preparations Before Sewing

Preparing for the sew along

Machine Settings

Setting up your machine

Stabilizing The Pocket Area

Stabilizing the pocket area

Top Stitching Tips - Finishing The Faux Pocket

Top stitching tips and finishing the faux pocket

Sewing The Crotch Seam

Sewing and top stitching the crotch seam

Basting For Fitting

Basting the pants for fitting

Let's Talk About Fit

Let's talk about fit

Additional Pattern Changes

Relooking at our pattern

Pattern Update and Questions Answered

Pattern work update and questions answered

Tips When Sewing With Denim

More tips when sewing with denim

Finishing Pant Leg Seams

Finishing the pant leg seams

Zip And Front Waistband Panel

Optional - Adding a zipper shield

Preparing the zip and front waistband panel

Preparing Our Waistband

Preparing our waistband

Sewing The Zip

Inserting the zip

Sewing The Ribbing And Elastic

Attaching the ribbing and elastic

Final Steps For Sewing The Waistband

Final Steps in Sewing the waistband to the pants

Style Ideas

Style ideas