How to properly sew trousers? Helpful Tips

Practically every person had cases when the purchased clothes were subject to refinement, and it was necessary to go to the atelier. For those people who own sewing skills, such situations are not a problem. And such craftsmen do not need to spend additional funds and time on the trip to the studio. It can be noted that it is useful to know how to properly sew trousers, because this wardrobe is the most common type of clothing.

Preparatory stage

Having studied how to properly sew trousers, it will be useful to learn how to perform preliminary work. These include:

1. Make a fitting. Trousers should be worn so that the waist would be exactly at the waist level (exception: model on the hips). Turn the product in place of contact with the floor and pin it with a pin. At the back of the pants should not be creases, folds, and in front, on the rise of the foot, trousers should slightly bend.
2. Mark the fold line (the place that was pinched by pins). Lay out the product on the table, fold the trousers exactly in such a way that the side seams coincide (if necessary, fix the position with the help of needles). Check if two halves are equal in length, and mark the fold line using a ruler and chalk (or soap). From this level down you need to set aside the amount of allowance. In order to know how to properly sew trousers, such information will not be superfluous: the size of the allowance depends on the model and is accepted for flared pants no more than 2.5 cm, and for classical products 4 cm will be the best option.
3. Cut the extra length. Make bows in the side seams and process the bottom on the overlock or machine with a special stitch.

How to properly sew classic men's pants?

Consider how the product is bent using a special braid. The following actions are carried out after the preparatory work. The main points of filing the bottom of classic trousers can be presented in the following list:

1. Tape thread to the bottom of the product. To do this, the tape should be placed along the edge of the bend line on the side of the allowance so that it extends only 1 mm above the level of the fold. Straighten the line without bending the product. Also pritach and the second end of the braid on the allowance.
2. Sweep the bottom of the trousers. To do this, you must unscrew the allowances of the pants and set the offset stitches manually.
3. Secure the bottom of the product. This can be done in two ways: glued or pritachat on the typewriter. In order to perform the bend by the first method, you need to purchase a special "cobweb" tape. Stitch the adhesive strip in the fold (between the allowance and the main part of the product) and iron with a hot iron (it is best to do this through a clean cloth to avoid damaging the material of the trousers). In order to apply the second method, it is necessary to install on the sewing machine a special foot designed for a hidden seam and to stitch a line (for details on carrying out this operation, see the instructions for the device).
4. Remove the offset stitches and iron the product.

Additional Information

For those who are interested in information on how to properly fit women's trousers, we can say that these works are similar to the above data on the performance of the hemming of the bottom of the product for men. The exception is that in this case, you do not need to sew the braid. Other actions are also applicable to women's products.

For those who do not have such an operation in the sewing machine as a secret stitch, it will be useful to learn how to properly sew the trousers by hand. To do this, you may need a thin and long needle, threads that match the color of the main material, and pins. At the stage when the product is already cut to the desired length and the bottom of the pants is processed on the overlock, it is necessary to bend the allowances and fix them with pins. Fill the needle with a single thread (pants should be turned out). Sew the allowance to the main part, slightly turning it off. The stitch is laid just below the treated edge. The needle must pass between the allowance and the pant leg, grabbing a little from each side so that no stitches can be seen from the front side. Thread should not be tightened too. If the fabric of trousers is very thin, it is better to use a needle for beads.