Dressmaking Academy

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1. Materials

2. Preparing the Pattern

3. Model Overview. Adding Seam Allowances

4. Modeling the Pleats at the Waistline

5. Marking the Position of the Pleats

6. Modeling the Fly Details

7. Modeling the Side Panel and Pocket Pieces

8. Preparing the Back Trouser Pattern

9. Marking the Notches

10. Preparing for Cutting. The Back Trousers Piece

11. Cutting the Trousers

12. Cutting the Lining Pieces

13. Pressing Before Assembly. Front Trousers Panel

14. Moist-Heat Treatment Before Sewing — Back Half of the Trousers

15. Fusing (Interfacing) the Pieces

16. Darts on the Front

17. Processing the Pocket Opening

18. Sewing the Front Pockets

19. The Fly, Part 1: Facing

20. The Fly, Part 2: The Fly Shield

21. Fastener, Part 3 – Zipper

22. Darts on the back

23. Sewing the Side Seams

24. Cutting the belt

25. Fusing and Shaping the Waistband

26. Cutting the Waistband Curtain Pieces

27. Assembling the Corsage Tape for the Trouser Waistband

28. Shaping the Corsage Tape for the Trouser Waistband

29. Belt Loops

30. Basting the Waistband to the Trousers

31. Attaching the Trousers to the Waistband on the Sewing Machine

32. Attaching the Waistband to the Stay Tape

33. Finishing the Trouser Hem and Intermediate Hand Operations

34. Hand Bar-Tacks

35. Installing the Hook and Eye on the Waistband

36. Joining the Back Seam

37. Sewing the Corselet Facing on the Wrong Side of the Waistband

38. Sewing the Inseams

39. Closing the Crotch Seam

40. Finishing the Front Crotch Seam Allowances

41. Hemming the Trousers

42. Example of Hand-Worked Milanese Buttonhole

43. Marking the Buttonhole on the Waistband

44. The Finished Garment