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Linen Pants Sewing Guide

These instructions summarize how to make linen pants with two front and back leg pieces, two pockets, a waistband, and drawstring. Key steps include sewing the pocket lining to the front leg pieces, attaching the front and back leg pieces, finishing the waistband with elastic, and adding a drawstring to complete the pants. The instructions provide visual diagrams and detail each step of the construction process.

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Linen Pants Sewing Guide

These instructions summarize how to make linen pants with two front and back leg pieces, two pockets, a waistband, and drawstring. Key steps include sewing the pocket lining to the front leg pieces, attaching the front and back leg pieces, finishing the waistband with elastic, and adding a drawstring to complete the pants. The instructions provide visual diagrams and detail each step of the construction process.

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Linen Pants

Notes:
The construction of these pants includes two front two back leg pieces, two pockets and pocket
linings, a waistband and waistband lining, and a drawstring. You will also need to cut a 2” wide soft
waistband elastic piece 2“ less than your lower waist (where you want the pants to sit). Sew using
1/4” seam allowances. Finish seams with either a serger or zig-sag stitch. Press all seams after
sewing each step.

1. 2.

Pin pocket lining pieces together. Muslin piece as Match angled cut from lining piece to angled cut
shown in grey on top of linen piece. Sew seam as on front leg piece. Sew as marked in red. DO
shown in red. Repeat for other pocket. NOT sew on linen pocket lining, only muslin
pocket lining and front leg. Repeat on other side.

3. 4.

Open pocket. Press under to hold in place. Top- Pin front and back leg pieces together right-sides
stitch along over front leg piece and muslin lining facing. Sew outer leg seam starting at top and
as shown in red. Baste stitch all 3 layers where working down leg. Also, align inseams and sew
marked in green to hold pocket in place as you starting at top working down. Repeat for other
finish pants. Pocket will now be considered part of leg.
front leg piece.

5. 6.

Turn legs right-side out. Align center seam of Iron interfacing onto linen waistband strip. Sew
each leg piece right-sides facing. Sew this waistband strips (muslin and linen) together
curved seam from back to front stopping 2” right-sides facing. Press open. Pin linen waist-
before top of waist. band piece around pants waistband right-sides
facing benginning and ending at front center

7. 8.

Press waistband pieces open. Sew two 3/4” To finish, press muslim waistband piece down
buttonholes, 1” on either side of center as marked under linen. Sew elastic piece ends together and
in red. Finish center seam sewn in step 5 includ- pin evenly in waistband. Stretch evenly as you
ing waistband. sew elastic into waistband using a topstitch 1/4”
above and below seams. Finish drawstring by
pressing 3.5” wide strip in half lengthwise. Sew
closed leaving opening to turn right-side out.
Topstitch. Thread through waistband to complete!

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