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Sure-Fit Academy South Africa/Stretch Jeans
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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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Contents

Introduction

Introduction
    Preview
    Welcome To The Stretch Jeans Design And Sew Along
    • 10 mins
    • 844 MB
    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
      • 7 mins
      • 603 MB

      Fabric Choices

      Deciding on the right fabric for this project
      My fabric choices
      • 4 mins
      • 318 MB

      Preparing Pattern Pieces

      Preparing your patterns for the design process
      • 4 mins
      • 357 MB

      How Much Do I Size Down?

      By how much should i size down?
      How much do I size down?
      • 25 mins
      • 2.18 GB

      Drafting Front Pattern

      How to draft the front pattern
      Drafting my front pattern
      • 19 mins
      • 1.64 GB

      Drafting Back Pattern

      How to draft the back pattern
      Drafting the back pattern
      • 10 mins
      • 886 MB

      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
      • 4 mins
      • 302 MB

      Changes Made On The Pattern

      Let's discuss changes made on the pattern
      • 17 mins
      • 1.5 GB

      Sizing Down - Slim Fit Pant Leg

      Sizing down to a slim fit pant leg
      • 21 mins
      • 1.85 GB

      Preparations Before Sewing

      Preparing for the sew along
      • 7 mins
      • 568 MB

      Machine Settings

      Setting up your machine
      • 8 mins
      • 703 MB

      Stabilizing The Pocket Area

      Stabilizing the pocket area
      • 11 mins
      • 939 MB

      Top Stitching Tips - Finishing The Faux Pocket

      Top stitching tips and finishing the faux pocket
      • 13 mins
      • 1.09 GB

      Sewing The Crotch Seam

      Sewing and top stitching the crotch seam
      • 13 mins
      • 1.15 GB

      Basting For Fitting

      Basting the pants for fitting
      • 9 mins
      • 791 MB

      Let's Talk About Fit

      Let's talk about fit
      • 5 mins
      • 367 MB

      Additional Pattern Changes

      Relooking at our pattern
      • 6 mins
      • 533 MB

      Pattern Update and Questions Answered

      Pattern work update and questions answered
      • 17 mins
      • 1.48 GB

      Tips When Sewing With Denim

      More tips when sewing with denim
      • 12 mins
      • 1010 MB

      Finishing Pant Leg Seams

      Finishing the pant leg seams
      • 15 mins
      • 1.27 GB

      Zip And Front Waistband Panel

      Optional - Adding a zipper shield
        Preparing the zip and front waistband panel
        • 14 mins
        • 1.22 GB

        Preparing Our Waistband

        Preparing our waistband
        • 23 mins
        • 1.99 GB

        Sewing The Zip

        Inserting the zip
        • 12 mins
        • 1.02 GB

        Sewing The Ribbing And Elastic

        Attaching the ribbing and elastic
        • 24 mins
        • 2.06 GB

        Final Steps For Sewing The Waistband

        Final Steps in Sewing the waistband to the pants
        • 15 mins
        • 1.31 GB

        Style Ideas

        Style ideas
        • 10 mins
        • 850 MB