How-to Pants

By Rain Blanken, About.com Guide

Fold your pants in half, pulling out the crotch seam so that they are completely flat. Make sure that you can see the seam all the way from the ankle to waist on both sides.

Jeans are harder to manipulate like this. Try to use a pair that don't have cargo pockets.

Next we will trace around the pants.

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• How-to Pants
• Fold Pants to Make the Pattern
• Trace Your Pattern
• Stitch Up the Legs
• Stitch the Crotch Seam
• Add Buttonholes or Measure Elastic
• Fold and Stitch the Waist.
• Hem the Bottom and Finish

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