Corfu kids pants sewing tutorial
Fabric recommendations
For sewing a pants, choose fabric with a low content of elastane: soft jersey knit, interlock. Also for sewing trousers you will need:
- threads,
- elastic for a waistband,
- needles for knitwear.
Recommendations before sewing
We recommend to use JERSEY or STRETCH needle for your sewing machine. Use Double Needle to finish a hem. In case you don’t have serger you can use any stretching stitch on your sewing machine: Zigzag or special stretch stitch.
Fabric consumption (cm/in)
| Height Size | 86 18months | 92 2years | 98 3years | 104 4years | 110 5years | 116 6years | 122 7years | 128 8years | 134 9years | 140 10years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric (with a fabric width of 1.8 m/ 70,9 in) | 52 20,5 | 55 21,6 | 60 23,6 | 65 25,6 | 67 26,4 | 70 27,6 | 73 28,7 | 76 29,9 | 80 31,5 | 83 32,7 |
When buying fabric, keep in mind that the material can shrink, so take with a margin of 5 – 10%.
Attention! All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.
Description of tailoring
Pin the front pant’s details along the crotch, right sides together. Serge it.
Pin the back pant’s details along the crotch, right sides together and serge it.
Press seam allowances to the side.
Pin the front and back details along the side edges (outseam), right sides together. Serge it. Press seam allowances to the back.
Fold the cuff in half and pin its short edges. Stitch it using sewing machine. Press seam allowances open.
Clip corners and triangles at the middle of the cuff.
Insert the cuff into the bottom hem of the pant leg and pin with the right sides together. Serge in. Press seam allowances to the leg.
Fold the waistband in half right sides together and pin its short edges. Stitch it using sewing machine. Don’t forget to leave a gap for inserting elastic: stitch 1 cm, then leave 3 cm unstitched and stitch the rest. Press seam allowances open.
Insert the waistband into the upper hem of the pants, right sides together. Align the notches. Serge in. Press seam allowances to the pants.
Insert the elastic. Stitch its short edges.
Close the gap by invisible stitch.
