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diff --git a/source/contemporary_womenswear/trousers/leggings_shorts/index.rst b/source/contemporary_womenswear/trousers/leggings_shorts/index.rst
index 4a774cf..fc689c4 100644
--- a/source/contemporary_womenswear/trousers/leggings_shorts/index.rst
+++ b/source/contemporary_womenswear/trousers/leggings_shorts/index.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Materials
Fabric
^^^^^^
-* About 2 m of fabric with a high stretch.
+* About 2 m of fabric with a high stretch for full-length leggins, about
+ 1 m for shorts.
Notions
^^^^^^^
@@ -74,8 +75,18 @@ Sewing
^^^^^^
.. note::
- All seams are sewn with a french seam: wrong sides facing sew with a
- 8 mm allowance
+ All seams are sewn with a french seam, using a narrow zig-zag
+ stitch.
+
+ For a total allowance of 2 cm, wrong sides facing sew with a 8 mm
+ allowance, turn inside out, sew with a 10 mm allowance, press to one
+ side.
+
+ Alternatively, they can be sewn with a flat felled seam on the
+ *right* side of the garment, again with a narrow zig-zag stitch:
+ wrong sides facing sew with a 2 cm allowance, trim one of the
+ allowances down to 8 mm, fold the other allowance over it to cover
+ all raw edges and topstitch 2 mm from the folded edge.
Gallery
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