Sewing Pants for Women...Preparing the Pattern for Alteration Step 1. Part 2

Continuing with the Sewing Pants for Women by Else Tryoler.  Today, will we start with Step 1 of the seven giant steps to pants perfection:

Preparing the Pattern for Alteration

Your pattern is the blueprint for constructing a fine pair of pants. You will need a ruler, triangle, and pencil.   Prepare your pattern by drawing in the following item (see Figure 4):

(Always measure from the seam lines and not the cutting lines.)

1.  Draw in the seam lines.

2.  Take the vertical waist-to-hip measurement from the measurement chart in Part 1.  On the pattern, measure down that distance on both front and back pieces, establishing points through which you will draw a horizontal line.  This line will be call your hip line and alteration line.

3.  Locate the Crotch Length on your pattern Front by place a triangle on the straight of grain line and matching it to the point of the crotch (see Figure 4).  Draw a line across the top of the triangle to "B" as indicated on the diagram.

4.  Draw in the hem-line.

5.  Locate the knee-line, usually half way between the hem-line and crotch, and carefully draw a horizontal line at this point on Front and Back pattern pieces.

6. Draw a crease-line, both front and back

When you are finished, you should have a workmanlike pattern, drawn in the manner illustrated.




Happy Sewing!