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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 ------- |