LeMans — Women’s Shorts and Trousers – sewing tutorial

LeMans

One pattern for both shorts and pants, with pockets and an elastic waistband, sewn from jersey knit. Eleven sizes, seventeen steps.

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XXS–6XL Sizes included

1.35–2.20 m Pants fabric, by size

5 Pattern pieces

17 Steps to sew it

Shorts and pants from one pattern

LeMans gives you two garments from the same pieces: shorts and pants. Both have pockets on the front and a waistband with an elastic inside. You can also thread a cord through two eyelets in the waistband, if you like.

The pattern has five pieces and comes in eleven sizes, XXS to 6XL (EU 34 to 54), for a height of 170 cm (66.9 in). The fabric consumption and the layouts are given separately for the pants and for the shorts.

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

• Jersey knit

Supplies

• Main fabric
• Interfacing tape: 30 cm (11.8 in)
• Eyelets, 2 pcs. (if you insert a cord into the waistband)
• Cord for the waistband (optional)
• Elastic for the waistband, 4.5 cm (1.77 in) wide

Fabric consumption by size (m / in), fabric width 1.4 m (55.1 in), height 170 cm (66.9 in)

Pants measurements

Woman’s height: 170 cm (66.9 in)

All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.

Pattern pieces names

Layout of parts on fabric

Smallest, middle and largest size, for a height of 170 cm (66.9 in).

PantsLayout width 1.4 m (55.1 in)

Size XXS (34)

Size XL (44)

Size 6XL (54)

ShortsLayout width 1.4 m (55.1 in)

Size XXS (34)

Size XL (44)

Size 6XL (54)

Description of tailoring

17 steps in five stages, from the pockets to the waistband.

Pockets

1. 1

   Iron the interfacing tape along the pocket entrance on the Front wrong side. If you choose to use cord in the waistband, then iron the interfacing to the place of grommets. Mark the stitching lines on the waistband.

2. 2

   Pin the small pocket piece to the Front with the right sides together and stitch. Press.

3. 3

   Bend the pocket piece to the wrong side and press. Topstitch 0.2 cm (0.08 in) from the folded edge.

4. 4

   Pin the big pocket piece to the small pocket piece with the right sides together along the curved edge and serge. Press.

Legs and seams

1. 5

   Pin the Front pant legs together with the right sides along the crotch line. Serge. Press allowances to the side.

2. 6

   Pin the Back pant legs together with the right sides along the crotch line. Serge. Press allowances to the side.

3. 7

   Pin the Front and Back parts together with the right sides along the outseam. Serge. Press allowances to the back.

4. 8

   Pin the Front and Back parts together with the right sides along the inseam. Serge. Press allowances to the back.

Hem

1. 9

   Fold the bottom hem twice according to the pattern and press.

2. 10

   Use an invisible stitch to fix the folded hem to the garment.

Waistband and elastic

1. 11

   Fold the waistband in half along the short edge with the right side together. Stitch on sewing machine. Press allowances open.

2. 12

   Fold the waistband in half with the wrong side and press. To reduce thickness, trim the allowances. Place the grommets if you decide to thread the cord.

3. 13

   Pin elastic’s short edges together and stitch, making ring.

4. 14

   Insert elastic into the waistband, aligning 4 notches (fold the elastic in half and mark 2 notches, then align these 2 notches and mark 2 more).

5. 15

   Stitch 3 parallel lines along the waistband, stretching the elastic.

Joining and finishing

1. 16

   Pin the waistband to the garment’s waistline with the right sides together aligning the notches. Serge. Press the allowances to the garment.

2. 17

   Make the final ironing of the garment.

Finishing Your shorts and pants are ready!

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