Jeans Sew Along part 3: the waistband
So you’ve got your front and back side sewn together (parts 1 and 2), and you need a waistband to hold ’em on your hips. Here are the other sew along posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 2 and 3/4 To get started on part …
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Jeans Part Two and Three Quarters: Sew part 1 and part 2 together, before doing part 3
This is part 2 3/4, as part 3 will come next 🙂 Part 2 3/4 is where you will need to sew parts 1 and 2 together, in order to add part 3 later. Makes perfect sense, huh? For the complete jeans sew along: part …
Making Jeans: Part 2–the back side
Here is where I again venture away from the pattern directions. I find the back side fun to sew up, but it would not be much fun if it didn’t look good, so I do things a bit differently. For the back side, a must …
Jeans: a 3 part construction, Part One
Well, they’re corduroy jean, actually. Day one of a sewing skinny jeans tutorial (or sew along?). I’m using an Ottobre pattern and stretch corduroy. It is an overwhelming idea, as with most unfamiliar things. Pattern and fabric are the first to conquer. Finding a good …
The Elusive Sewing Project: Skinny Jeans
What makes sewing jeans difficult, scary, and unthinkable? I can think of a lot of things…patterns for one. Will all that effort feel wasted if the jeans don’t fit? Yes. This happens all the time though, so why are jeans not sewn more often. (besides …