Cut and sew a perfect trousers
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Have you ever wished to tailor your own trouser to your taste all by yourself. Stop wishing is time to put it to action, read through and be a pro. It is your chance now to know how to cut and sew trousers even if you are just a novice at sewing. This step by step tutorial is useful if you are looking for a method to cut men's as well as women trousers.
Trousers can be made in a number of different fabrics, including wool, tweed, linen, jersey, denim etc. Trouser can be a little bit hard to create cause it requires many accurate measurement and time to properly craft them.
Firstly you need to be familiar with the use of a sewing machine.
The steps below are needed to be taken to cut and sew a pencil trouser
Step one
Measurement: take your measurement using a tape rule
°Trouser length: starting from the waist to your ankle.
°Trouser waist: place the tape round your waist.
°Hips: measure the widest part of your hips.
°Thigh: stretch the tape round the circumference of the widest part of your thigh.
°Half length: measure from the waist to your knee.
°Ankle: place your tape rule round your ankle.
Step two:
Cutting: making use of a scissors.
Note: SA- Sewing Allowance
°Add 2 inches to the length measured for folding allowance.
°Divide the waist measured into four and then add 2 inches for SA to it.
°Mark the hips measured with a pencil or chalk on the fabric or paper as the case maybe.
° The thigh: before you locate the thigh measure the flap first which is 9 ½ for length between 40-45, 9 for 35-39, 8 ½ for 30-34, after marking the flap divide the measured thigh into two.
°Trouser half length: the band is usually excluded when marking the half length, the band could be within 1 ½ -3 inches as prefer.
°Trouser ankle: divide the measured measurement into two. The SA is usually added to the back side of the trouser.
To cut the back side
Place the front side on the remaining fabric to cut the back, don’t forget to add SA to the thigh and ankle of the back.
Step three:
Sewing: with a sewing machine or hand stitches.
°Take the back side and sew the flap together, you can sew the front flap also if you are making use of elastic or rope to hold the band but if not sew like two inches and leave the rest for zip.
°Take the front and the back part together and sew it along side.
°Shape the two side according to the measurement already taken.
°Fix the band, then make use of whatever you prefer to hold the waist be it elastic, rope or zip.
Finally:
Time to hem your trouser, fold the 2inches SA that was reserve inward to hem it or stitch it with the sewing machine.
And there you have it the simple tutorial of how to cut and sew trousers is over and its that simple. Keep practicing.