Sewing and Design Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, you’ll draft the fly front and front trouser legs. Starting with the fly, you’ll add the overlapping section and create the fly-facing and zip guard, complete with notches and seam allowances. Then, you’ll draft the right trouser leg, adding key reference points for darts, knee line, and hem. With these pieces ready, you’re set for trouser assembly.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drafting the Fly and Trouser Legs - Part 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sewing and Design Specialization. Master sewing techniques: from using a sewing machine to creating garments like dresses, trousers, peplum tops, and backpacks.

Partial transcription of the video

“Let's get started on drafting the trouser fly front. Before we do that I want to show you an example of a fly front on a pair of men's trousers. Traditionally when you make a fly front there's a slight overlap to hide the zip which means that when we draft the front of the trousers there'll be two fronts one for the left and one for the right and that is for this reason. If you look closely there's a 0.5 centimeter overlap which will just hide that zipper. It'll be inverted in the women's pattern that I'll be working on but this is just by way of an example. So let's get started. We're goin...”

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Course summary for: Sewing and Design Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 10257 students
• 11 units
• 83 lessons (15h 27m)
• 36 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design, Fashion

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Botanical Illustration, DIY, Embroidery, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Pattern Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Textile Design, Upcycling