How to Sew Cropped Pants

hi you guys I have a question for you are you afraid to fopen I happen to know that there is a lot of intimidation around sewing pants and I'm here to let you know that there is help keep watching because I have something for you today welcome back to my channel for those of you who are returning if you're new here visiting for the first time thank you so much for stopping by I'm Anita with Anita by design and here on my channel you will find step by step very detailed soul Long's and tutorials to help you with your sewing projects if you're brand new to sewing never even learned how to sew yet then I have a beginners sewing course on my youtube channel that will walk you through the steps of learning the basic techniques of sewing I highly recommend you go and check out that course before following along here today now I understand that most of the intimidation about sewing pants has to do with fit many of us are afraid that we won't obtain a proper fit so we just steer away from sewing pants you don't have to do that because there are so many resources on the market to help us learn to fit patterns to our bodies and I'm going to give you some suggestions today starting with sewing pants that fit this is from the singer sewing reference library it's an older publication they are no longer in print however if you go over to Amazon you should be able to find a copy that's where I got mine I had the entire reference library I think I had almost all the books in the in the library and I don't know what happened to them so I've been replacing them when I find them and this one is very helpful because it guides you along the process of fitting patterns to your body to get a proper fit for pants the other book I'm going to recommend is pattern fitting with confidence by the late Nancy Zeman and she has a section in this book that helps you to fit pants or pant the pattern pants pattern to your body there are also websites like blue print which was formerly craftsy.com blue print has all kinds of courses to help you obtain fit for your your sewing and I believe there are at least two that focus on fitting pants I've watched a couple and just go and check out those classes it is a membership site so you would have to join and become a member to take advantage of the classes but I do believe that they still allow you to purchase individual classes I'm not 100% sure on that so go over to the website blueprint comm and check it out there are resources there there are YouTube videos that you can search to find videos on fitting pants to your body so I recommend you go and do some research learn how to fit to become good at anything it takes practice just practice practice practice get some cheap fabric or an old bedsheet and practice making the pants for those of you who are new for all of us actually make a muslim' for those of you who are new to sewing a muslin is a practice garment and what you will do with a muslin is you sew up the main pieces you don't insert zippers and buttons and all of the decorative stitching you just put the main pieces together to check for fit and then after you achieve the fit that you want you can transfer the markings the changes from your on your muslin to your pattern piece and that way you can sew the pants or whichever garment you're making so practice as much as you can and then you will be ready to sell your own pants now we're going to be using new look 6 4 5 9 I made these pants a little while ago and I love them so much that I decided to make a second pair and come here and do a so long for you in case you're interested in making a pair of crop pants for yourself now I'm gonna rape this and a beginner-friendly pattern it's easy to sew together there are only five pieces required you're gonna cut two front pieces two backs to pocket facing pieces two yoke pocket pieces and one waistband as far as fabric you can check the back of the envelope for suggestions the fabric that I'm using today is a linen blend and yeah so go ahead and purchase your pattern your fabric and all of your notions and tools or its supplies that you're gonna need I'm gonna link everything in the description box below that I'm using for you if you need to purchase supplies and yeah we'll be ready to get started one thing before I go I want to bring to your attention that I had an issue with the waistband on this pattern for some reason it came up really short the waistband that I cut for the size pant that I could came up really short so I extended my waistband and I'm going to recommend that you measure your waist with your tape measure and then measure your waistband pattern piece before cutting to make sure that your waistband is long enough if it's not go ahead and extend the waist pink waistband the length that you need for your waist after you've done all of that come back and join me and we will get started okay before we start sewing there are a few things that I'd like for us to do prep work and these are things that I like to take care of in advance before sewing before I start sewing because once I started sewing I don't want to have to stop to do these things number one we are going to prepare our waistband so take your waistband and press on the interfacing to the wrong side of the waistband after you have done that finish off the long raw edge the unmatched edge of your waistband after you've done that fold over five eighths of an inch on the finished edge and press then our weights been is ready for when we come to the step of installation next I want you to prepare your zipper we're using an invisible zipper so what you're going to do is you're going to press the teeth flat on the wrong side of your invisible zipper when you open the zipper the teeth are rolled over to the back of the tape you're going to take your iron and press the teeth flat making sure you're not pressing on to the actual teeth because they're plastic and they will melt so press the teeth flat on the zipper tape after you've prepared your zipper you're going to prepare the zipper area for the back of your pants so what I'd like for you to do and this is not a step that's included in your instructions if you're following along with the written instructions that come with the pattern but it's it's a good idea to stabilize this area because there is stress placed in this arid area doing weary when you're sitting so take a strip of interfacing I cut mine about three quarters of an inch and you're going to cut a long enough strip to go just past the notch this notch is where the zipper stop will be placed so just go about I think that's maybe a little less than an inch past the that notch press it on and then you're gonna fold over five eighths of an inch on that edge and then this is ready for when we install the zipper okay so take there take care of those prep preparation and then we will get started with the sewing okay our first step is to insert stay stitching at the waist on our front and back pieces and that's to prevent these pieces from stretching out of shape during construction here I have a front piece this is the side edge where our pocket and pocket facing will our pocket facing will go and then here we have the front where the crotch curve is so what we're going to do is insert a row of regular stitching 1/2 inch in from the raw edge and we're going to go in the direction of the center front ok placing the fabric in at the 1/2 inch mark and I am using a coordinating thread because I will be wearing these pants and you should be able to see the stitching since this is a lighter color fabric [Applause] [Music] and there we have our stay stitching okay next we're going to sew in the darts on the two front pieces and back pieces starting at the bottom you should have marked your traced the dart from your tissue paper onto your fabric so at the bottom the where the dart ends at the dart point you're going to squeeze that together and pin in place then you're going to go up to the top and match the lines for the to dart legs match those up and pin in place and check on the back to make sure that those lines are marching matching up and then if you'd like you can place another pin in the center or in between those two I'm not going to and then we're just going to sew right along that line that you traced onto your fabric and as you near the end and get closer to the edge you're going to sew right along right along the edge of that fold for the last few stitches and that helps to give you a nice clean point without any puckering let's remove that cut off our threads then we're going to just not off the end you can sew in about two or three knot or tie off about two or three knots and clip your threads and we're going to go to the pressing station to press our darts and I'll show you how I use my pressing hem to shape the dart okay I have my pressing hem I'm going to take my dart and just place it flat on the pressing hem and grab my press cloth I'm just going to press and fill in those stitches bursts of steam then I'm going to open out the dart and I'm going to place the dart on the hem this is the narrower end of the hem you can see that it curves down I'm going to place the dart with the point at the end where it starts to curve down okay and then I'm going to press the dart in the direction of the center front of the pant okay I'm gonna get my press cloth and place it here and then I'm going to just press and when I press I'm going to go in a rocking motion toward the tip of the dart okay I'll show you again and there I have my dart and then you can turn it over and press it again on the right side [Music] okay and there we have our dart okay now I want to bring something to your attention in case some of you have noticed and our concern you've probably noticed that there is other stitching here on the front piece that I have not demonstrated don't worry I'm gonna demonstrate what I did I got ahead of myself and forgot to sew in the dart and show you guys that so I came back to demonstrate that before moving on to the other the other steps alright let's continue next we will insert the pocket facing to the front pant piece so let's turn this this is the side slanted area and we're gonna take our pocket facing I have the front pant piece placed down with the right side of the fabric facing up I'm gonna take the pocket facing and place it right on top of that slant with the right side of the pocket facing down so these two pieces are placed with right sides facing we're going to line up the pocket facing edge with the front edge matching the markings that you placed on your fabric and the knotch and then we're going to pin those in place if you transfer your markings properly everything should line up here on the slanted edge also very important it should line up right here on the side edge these notches should line up evenly on the pocket facing and the pan front now we're going to go and insert a regular straight stitch place our fabric under the presser foot we're sewing out a 5/8 inch seam allowance and begin stitching starting and ending with a backstitch [Applause] okay there is our stitch very very important you want to make sure that your stitching ends just above where this notch is where the front and back not meet together your stitching should end just above that area next we're going to layer the scenes also refer to as grading the themes and the reason we do that is to reduce bulk in the seam allowance area so this is the pocket flap I'm going to turn the pants over and this is the wrong side of the front piece you can see my dart marking here and I'm going to trim from this side from the pant front side the pant front side and we're going to trim away the seam allowance down to about a quarter of an inch but before we do that I like to pin let's open out the flap I like to pin the seam allowance that I'm not grading I like to pin it away so let's go ahead and insert some pins into that facing let me make sure you can see what I'm doing I'm just gonna pin the seam allowance for the facing on to the facing just to keep it out of the way when I trim this scene okay so now that that's out of the way you're gonna grab your scissors and just trim away to about a quarter of an inch all the way down okay so now that that is trimmed down I'm going to remove the pins and we're going to open up the seam allowance from the pocket facing and then we're going to trim that down just outside of the first seam allowance that we trimmed we're not going to trim it even we're just going to trim it down to just outside that first the other seam allowance and there we have our themes graded next we're going to go to the pressing station okay we have our pants Liam flat we're going to press that seam flat first to lock in the seam so cover your seam with your press cloth and give it a burst of steam then we're going to open out the pit pocket facing and we're gonna again press that seam in this direction toward the pocket facing I'm gonna place my press cloth on top and give it a burst of steam then we're going to turn it over to the right side and give it a press from the right side I do a lot of pressing during my construction on my garments because it makes a big difference and how neat your seams are and how professional your garments look okay this next section will be a voiceover because I lost audio didn't realize that I my battery had died I'm changing out my regular presser foot with my overcast presser foot because we're gonna insert an under stitch on to the pocket facing and I prefer this foot because it gives a nice distance of stitching from the edge working from the right side of the fabric we're going to sew a line of stitching on to the pocket facing so I'm going to start from the bottom and I will be lining up we're gonna sew straight stitch along the facing and I will line up the presser foot with the edge of the fabric or the edge of that seam that we've already sewn in and as we sew along we're going to keep the foot the right side of the foot even along that seam and you'll see how nicely it looks afterwards okay lower the presser foot and we're going to start with a back stitch and so along that same line [Applause] making sure that we're keeping the right side the the edge of that presser foot on the right side along that same line and when we get to the end we're going to backstitch [Applause] then can I lift our presser foot and here you see our under stitching on the Pocket facing side and it's nice and even all the way down now we're going to take our front to the pressing station we're going to fold the facing to the inside and we're going to press it flat okay we have pressed the yoke or the pocket facing to the inside of the front now we're going to attach the yoke and pocket piece to the front so let's flip out the pocket facing we're looking at the right side of the pocket facing and the front we're going to take the yoke and pocket piece and place it on top of the pocket facing with the right sides facing and we're going to pin all the way around from one edge around the curve to the other side we're gonna pin the yoke and pocket piece on to the facing starting at the double notches on the curve we're gonna go ahead and insert a pin and we will just continue pinning around the pocket until we have both pieces pinned together [Applause] now that our pieces are pinned together we're going to insert a row of stitching all the way around the pocket piece along the sides of the curve okay let's place the fabric under the presser foot and we're going to go ahead and sew a straight stitch all the way around starting with a back stitch now when you come up to the curb you're going to use both hands to manipulate the fabric around the curve so using both hands just turn the fabric as you sew along and what you want to keep your eye on is this 5/8 inch mark on your needle plate I'm going to use that as my guide to help me line up the fabric and make sure that I get an even seam all the way around so as long as the raw edge of my fabric is against that mark that I'm okay and just take your time as you're sewing along the curve so that you can control the fabric just continue to sew and turn with both hands along that curve [Applause] we're coming up to the end where we have another small curve we're just gonna maneuver the fabric on that last curve all the way to the end and then we're going to do a back stitch [Applause] okay and then there we have it a nice even stitch all the way around [Applause] you're going to go and finish off your raw edges flip the pocket to the inside insert a basting stitch at the side and top edge put this aside and we're ready to sew the backs together okay we're looking at one of the pant back pieces with the right side facing up on the inside we have already reinforced our zipper area and we've already pressed in the fold the 5/8 inch seam allowance so I'm going to open out the seam allowance and lay that flat on top of our work surface here we have the invisible zipper with the right sides facing up I'm going to take the zipper teeth and place it against the fold so the teeth of the zipper should be lined up with the fold on the pant bag making sure that the top edges are even the zipper and the top of the pant are even line it up with the fold and we're going to pin that into place and you're gonna stop your pinning right at the knotch this is where your zipper your zipper stop should be I purchased a much longer zipper so my zipper stop is way down is a lot longer but I'm going to stop right there so let's go ahead and continue and then when I get to the area for my zippers stop I'm going to place my pin perpendicular to the fold and the teeth okay so there I have it pinned in place and then we're just going to sew right along this area until we get here and insert a backstitch if you have an invisible zipper I encourage you to use it if not you can certainly use your regular zipper foot and make sure you sew as close to the teeth as possible without getting too close because if you get too close then the zipper pull won't operate it won't it won't zip up so let's go to the Machine and sew in this stitch okay I have changed out my all-purpose foot for my zipper foot and I'm gonna go ahead and insert the fabric with the zipper and then we're just going to stitch I'm gonna start with a back stitch [Applause] okay I have sewn in my zipper on the one side you're going to go and do the same thing on the other side and then meet me back here and I'll show you what what to do next okay we have our zipper installed let's close it up to make sure it's invisible and it looks good our top edges are meeting there even so that's a good thing now the pattern instructions will have you to sew the crotch curve part of the crotch curve on the back next I'm gonna actually do it in a different order I want to attach the front to the back at the end Phoenix and then we'll come back and sew in the crotch curve so go ahead and grab your two front pant pieces and we're going to pin those together and sew those seams in first before we move on to sewing the end seams together I want to actually go ahead and shorten my zipper so I'm going to insert a zig-zag stitch I'll show you from here I'm going to insert a zig-zag stitch let's see let's measure this off I'm going to go down about 5/8 of an inch from where the zipper where the theme stops there and then I'm going to insert a zig zag stitch over the top of the zipper teeth and that will prevent the zipper from going past this area okay so you can if you have a longer zipper you can do the same thing just insert the zipper in your machine and install a zig zag stitch and you should be four and actually you want to drop your feed dogs I'll go ahead and demonstrate that so you can see what I'm talking about okay here is my zipper here is where the stitching ends so I'm gonna measure down about 5/8 of an inch so about right here and I'm going to mark that okay I'm going to insert actually let's drop the feed dogs find out wherever the feed dog lever is on your machine and drop the feed dogs and that will prevent the feed dogs from feeding your fabric or your zipper through the machine while you're sewing this this Bartek okay let's line that up Center the zipper teeth with the needle and choose your widest zigzag stitch length on your well not your widest just choose zig zag stitch that's wide enough to clear the zipper teeth and what you will do to test the width is to use your hand wheel and turn your turn it to see where it lands with the zigzag okay so mine is almost clearing let me move it over just a little bit okay so that clears it so I'm going to go ahead and sew in a bar tack [Music] okay and that is my new zipper stop okay then I'm gonna trim trim off the excess okay I'm gonna trim off the end and there I have a new zipper stop and now for the end seams okay I have the pants back with the right side facing up I'm gonna take one pant front with the right side facing down and we're going to line up the notches and the marks on the pants okay so here I have my notch on the front and back in seam we're gonna pin that together then I'm going to go up to the top edge where we have our markings that you should have transferred onto your pattern onto your fabric we're going to pin that in place and then we can place another pin in between if if you'd like and then we're just going to continue pinning all the way down the length of the end seam and then we'll insert a straight stitch make sure that you reengage your feed dog if you lower the feed dogs to sew in your zipper stop [Music] [Music] okay now that we have inserted the inseam stitch do the same thing to the other side then go and finish off the raw edges and press your theme's toward the back of the pant and then come back to the Machine and we will sew in the curve the crotch curve okay now that we have our in seams sewn in we're going to go ahead and sew in the crotch curve I have already pinned the pieces in place the front or both both front and back and here I've just pinned all the way around the curve and when you come to the area where the zipper is installed you're gonna pull the zipper back and then place a pin right in that area right there okay then we're going to sew I'm actually going to start at the opposite end you can start at this end I find it easier to start at the other end and then in my stitching here to line up with where the zipper is installed so let's go to the Machine and we're going to go ahead and insert this stitch or the theme for the crotch curve now as we come up on the zipper area you want to make sure that the zipper is pulled out of out of out of the way and that your seam allowance is open I'm going to remove my pin I'm going to keep my finger here to hold this in place and then we're going to stitch and make sure that we're meeting this stitch here it's going to go just a little bit to the left of where the current stitching is and that's okay and then just slow it down when you get in this area the main thing is not to sew into the zipper teeth and then I'm going to backstitch I'm going to do it one at a time and come back up okay and if you take a look there's our second row of stitching and it goes just a little bit behind the stitching where the zipper is installed so let's turn it to the right side and see what it looks like so here is where our zipper ends and you will see that we still have a nice smooth stitch extending beyond where the zipper ends okay now we're gonna go and reinforce the seam in the crotch curve area however I'm not going to reinforce the entire seam I'm only going to reinforce the area where it's curved and to reinforce the theme we will just sew over the first row of stitching that we insert it and I'm going to start right above where the fabric start or yeah where the pant starts to curve and you're just going to sew right on top of the previous stitching [Applause] and then backstitch next you're going to go ahead and finish off the raw edges your seam allowances and then we press go to the pressing station and press your seam to one side then we will sew up the side seams okay to sew our side seams together I have the front facing up then we're going to take the back and place it right on top of the front with the right sides facing and first we're going to match these notches at the side seam here and pin those in place or pin the front to the back in place then go back up to the edge at the waist and pin that in place let's insert another pin in between those two and then you're just going to continue pinning down the entire length of the side pant and then we're going to sew that seam in place now before you start sewing I just want to recommend especially if this is your first time sewing pants or sewing these pants to use a basting stitch that way after you've sewn up your sides with a basting stitch you can try on your pants and check for fit and then if they fit properly you can go ahead and sew in a permanent seam if you need to make adjustments by letting out the theme a little bit or taking it in then removing basting stitches are a lot easier than removing a permanent stitch so you go ahead and baste your sites together I'm going to sew in a regular stitch because I've already made these pants before so I'm pretty sure that they will fit okay let's go ahead and sew in a straight stitch all the way down [Music] [Music] okay after you have sewn in your side seams go ahead and finish off your seam allowances and press your seam toward the back of the pant then come back and we will sew in our waist band okay to insert the waistband let's unzip our zipper and we're going to turn the pants over to the front and we're going to take our waistband and with the right sides facing we're going to match up the notches here are our two notches for the waistband and here are the two notches on on the waist of the pant so we're going to match those up and pin in place and you will notice that the waistband is a little bit larger we're going to ease that waistband in and I'll show you that we'll come back to that now we're going to take this mark on the waistband and we're going to attach or pin that to the side seam of the pant then this other notch on the edge of the waistband near the edge we're going to attach that to the notch on the pant let's go back over to the other side and do the same thing matching the marking to the side seam and the knotch to the knotch now let's go back to the front and even this extra fabric so the way I like to ease mine in when we're not using basting gathering basting stitches is I like to open it up like that and then I'll take that Center and match it up right there then again I'm going to open it up and take the center and match it right there and when I get to this area I'm going to press the center of the extra fabric down to match the waistband and then we have this area I'm going to press it down on to the waistband here we don't really have a difference so that's good on the other side you see the extra on the waist I'm going to press down in the center and pin that together in this area the extra on the waist of the pant I'm going to pin it push it down in the center when I say the center I mean between the two pins in this area that I'm working with okay that looks good and that side looks good actually there's a little bit of a opening on the waist so I'm going to press that down in the center and pin on this side between these two pins you see the gap there I'm going to press it down in the center between the two pins and here in this area looks okay but I'm gonna press down because I think there's a tiny gap and then we're good there and then you're just going to continue doing that across the length of the waistband okay we want to start sewing right where the edge of the zipper starts so place your fabric under your presser foot and feel with your finger to see where that zipper tape starts and lower your presser foot to see if you're falling in the right place starting out your presser foot your needle all righty I think I'm in the right place so let me move that up a little bit and then we'll begin sewing we're coming up on the edge so you want to keep your finger there so that you can kind of feel where you should stop your sewing okay and then back stitch okay we have our stitch inserted and when we flip our waistband up that's what it will look like okay now we're going to grade our seam allowances again when you come to the end of the pant make sure that the zipper is folded back don't pin the waistband to the zipper area with the zipper out make sure it's folded in and then you're going to pin the waistband to the zipper tape like that after you have finished grading your seams this is what it should look like you have the waistband facing or if the waistband trimmed down close to the stitching and then the pants trimmed a little bit above a little bit deeper and then when you get to the extension for the waistband you're going to leave it you're not going to trim that off now you're going to go to you're pressing station and press your seam allowances toward the waistband all the way around and then we're going to come back and close off the ends of the extension and the other side of the waistband okay I got ahead of myself once again without recording so I'm gonna come back and show you guys what I did I I folded okay so after you have pressed the seam allowance toward the waistband you're going to work on the left side this is the left back of the pants you're going to work on the left side and you're going to take your waistband and fold it back over unto itself with right side spacing and you're going to insert a row of stitching from the fold all the way down to the edge making sure that you're just outside of the zipper you don't want to sew on to the zipper teeth just make sure that you sew right outside of the zipper okay so I'm going to go ahead and demonstrate that again now of course you will have much more seam allowance when you sew yours i'm reaiiy unpicked this so that I could demonstrate it again on camera okay so after you have placed that are positioned your your waistband go ahead and pin I'm not going to pin because I have very little seam allowance left since I trimmed it so go ahead and place it under the presser foot lining it up to where it's going to fall just outside of that zipper foot [Music] and after you have finished sewing that seam you want to trim off your excess seam allowance and trim at an angle here in the corner before turning then you're going to flip it right side out and you can use your point Turner to push out that corner to make sure you get a nice straight corner okay so there we have the left side of the waistband okay now we're on the right side this is the pants back from the right side and this is the right extension we're going to open out the waistband and fold it back with the right sides facing now we're going to line up the raw edges and then we're going to pin now your extension will not be this long I extended my waistband because it was too long last time but I'm gonna be cutting off a good amount of this so let's pin our raw edges together here and I'm probably gonna stop about here so I'll place a pin right there okay then we're going to insert a row of stitching along this path we're gonna go from this fold down and stop here where there's a crease in the fabric which is the seam allowance for the pants attached to the waistband so I'm going to sew down pivot and then go in this direction and meet the zipper without sewing on to the zipper teeth line it up here okay with the needle down into the fabric I'm gonna lift my presser foot and pivot well I'm one stitch short let me go one more there we go I'm gonna stitch over and stop right here where the zipper starts and back stitch okay so there I have my extension I'm gonna trim here I'm gonna trim at a diagonal and then I'm going to layer my seams again okay and then we're going to turn this right side out and this is going to take a little elbow work I'm going to use a pair of tweezers to get in there and pull this out now I'm going to take my tweezer and from the insight I'm going to push the corner out gently so that I don't poke through the fabric okay so keep working that until you get the corner that you desire okay probably should have trimmed that corner because I'm not getting a short point but I'm gonna leave it well enough alone okay and then we're gonna go and fold over the waste bin onto the inside and we're gonna press and then this is what our waistband will look like on the right side so fold your waste bin to the inside all the way around and then come back and we're going to slip stitch the waistband on to the pants okay we have our waste bin pressed and this is what it looks like on the right side now we're going to go ahead and whip stitch the band on to the pants so grab your hand needle which should be threaded with a coordinating thread and we're going to start here in the end and I'm going to catch the zipper tape and come up through the fold of the waistband and I'm going to go in that same area again and what I like to do to prevent my threads from tangling and knotting is I will and I grab my needle and then I hold the thread between my index finger and my thumb to keep it from nodding and tangling or you can use beeswax run your thread through some beeswax okay then we're gonna move over and just continue the same thing all the way from this end to the other end of the waistband make sure okay it's just a basic whip stitch we're picking up some of the pant going through the fold of the waistband and continuing when we come around to the other end of the waistband we're going to finish off the same way we started just by taking a stitch from the zipper tape into the fold of the waistband and pulling through and one final stitch I'm going to close up this little opening right here I'm not sewing on to the zipper teeth if you happen to have this opening in this area you can just take a couple of quick stitches to close that up then I'm going to go in through the fold of the waistband all the way over and I'm going to come out and then I'm going to tie off I'm going to create a couple of knots and click threads and our waistband is attached to the pant okay this is what the back looks like with it zipped and the waistband attached and we will be flipping the extension to the inside and this will be our closure so we're going to start with the eye and we're going to place that on the right side with the extension so you're going to place the eye right along the edge where the zipper is so we're going to place this right here and as you can see the waistband is really skinny this hook-and-eye closure is a bit large for this size this width weight waistband it would be better if the waistband were thicker but I'm just going to go ahead and use it anyway okay so we're just going to sew that into place and I'm going to come in through the front and pull through man I'm gonna turn it over so that I can let me pull it from the bat okay all right I'm gonna come up through the back through the hole on the left side hopefully you guys can see this let's see yeah okay and then we're gonna stitch maybe five or hansol five stitches and I have my needle threaded with a double thickness of thread need the extra strength so that's I think it's one stitch so let's go ahead and do about four more okay I'm gonna come back up from the back to the front but I'm gonna come up now you see where my needle is coming out instead of letting it come out through the front I'm going to push it under this first this top layer of fabric and move it come out from the back of the fabric to the front I'm hiding the thread inside in between the layers of fabric so that we are not catching thread by going extending the thread from here to there okay now make sure that your eye is straight and then we're going to stitch this side together and I'm pushing it because it's right at the edge okay I'm gonna go in through from the top and then I'm going to go back and forth and stitch this in place okay and then from the back I'm going to again I'm going to insert the needle in between the layers of fabric and I'm going to press it go all the way down to the edge and come out and then I'm going to knot it and I'll create one more not and snip off the thread and our eye is installed take your your hook of your hook and I again place it right along the edge making sure that you're keeping it straight so what I'm going to do is I'm gonna go through on the side and I'm only going through the bottom layer of fabric I'm not coming through on the outside of the waistband and tacking it that way so I'm going down into the fabric and coming up through the hole without going through to the front side of the waistband and I'm going to turn it upside down and this is where you need to make sure that it's straight because you're gonna be attacking this down so I'm gonna go through in the same motion down into the fabric and out through the opening I need to go down to the other side so I'm going to insert the needle into the fabric and move it over to the end the opening where the holes are on the other side and we're gonna do this same motion making sure that your hook is even at the edge okay and then our final stitches we're going to go down into the between the layers and come up on the other side where this last little opening is here we go and we're going to tack this last edge down okay I'm going to insert the needle between the layers of the fabric and come down toward the edge the bottom edge of the waistband and knot it off tie it off and one more and the hook is installed now let's close it up zip it up and close it off and that's what it looks like so we're good now we're going to go ahead and sew in our hem on the pan okay the final step is to sew in the hem on our pants before you press up your hem go ahead and try on your pants to see what size hem you need if you're taller then you may need a deeper him I pressed up a one and a half inch hem so if you're taller you may need more or a shallower him less of him and if you're shorter you may need more if you're shorter and you need more than a two inch hem then I would suggest cutting off some of the hem allowance and then pressing it up okay so after you have determined the size hem go ahead and press up first you want to finish off the raw edges of your hem and then press up the seam allowance and then we're just going to sew in a straight stitch all the way around the hem so I'm going to remove the flatbed on my machine to expose the free arm it's really helpful too so in tubular pieces because the garment fits right around that free arm so if your machine has that then go ahead and use your free arm and I like to start on the seam where the end seam is okay so we're going to sew right along the edge of wherever that the raw edge is the edge of your hem so determine on your machine where the sewing line will be for me let's see here's where my hem ends so I'm going to sew right along this line okay and we're going to begin and end with a back stitch and just sew all the way around when you're coming back around to the beginning stitching you want to make sure that your stitching ends in line with where you began and backstitch and there we have it our hem is sewn in we are done all you need to do is give it one good press and you are ready to wear your pants well that's it we are done with our pants and here they are yeah I'm gonna go put them on style them and get some pictures so I can show you guys and listen when you make your pants when you make anything for yourself style your stuff don't just put the thing on and go out the house style your stuff so when people see you and they say oh that is so cute where'd you get that then you'll say with pride I made it thank you guys so much for watching I hope you have enjoyed this sew along if you have hit the like button below and if you'd like to see more hit the subscribe button and after you subscribe make sure you hit the bell notification that way you will be notified when new content hits my youtube channel and there is more coming there is another tutorial in the works already so yeah go ahead and subscribe and thank you so much for stopping by and remember when you live in your design it is from there that God shines that means when you live according to the way that you have been created it is from that place that God will use you to bless other people thank you for stopping by I'll see you 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Channel: Anita by Design

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Length: 73min 50sec (4430 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 26 2019