Lining trousers

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Fri, 01/06/2017 - 03:18

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I'm making a pair of women's trousers in a wool mix fabric with a little stretch.
i want to line the top one third. Can you tell me how I do that, which pattern pieces I use, and what would be the best lining to use so the area still has some stretch in it.

my toile fits beautifully but I know I will never enjoy wearing them without lining.

Mon, 11/27/2017 - 17:51

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How to Line Trousers (Pants) with Fly Zipper

Dear aussienic76,

I am pleased to see that your pants fit beautifully.

There are some lining materials that have stretch in them.

You need to use the front and back pants patterns. Make sure to measure from the bottom (hemline) for the amount you would like the lining to be shorter by.

If your pants have a fly zipper, for the lining at the center front seam line where the zipper will be applied to the shell, you only need to add 2 cm of seam allowance for both sides of the front pieces.

When you are joining the lining to the shell, for the left side you need to fold in along the seam line by 2 cm and join it to the zipper tape from the top down to the bottom zipper stop.

But for the Right Side (where the shell is overlapping the left side), you need to fold in the lining 4 cm from the top, down to the bottom zipper stop and join the lining to the zipper tape. We do this since we don’t want to cover the zipper teeth or coil (when we open and close the zipper).

Make sure not to stitch the lining to the zipper tapes on either side below the bottom zipper stop.

Then we need to trim 2 cm from the 4 cm that we folded in, on the right side of the lining.

I usually join the lining to the zipper tape by hand using slip stitch.

I included a picture to show you what the finished pants with lining should look like on the inside, around the fly zipper.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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