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Hey Everyone. I LOVE Ponte Knit… It’s super easy to sew, and it has just the right mix of stretch and stability to make it perfect for jeans. My design idea with this new stretch pattern I’m working on is to create a “fully fashioned” pair of jeans, NOT jeggings or pull-on stretch pants. I’m super happy with the look and fit of my first test pair Image may be NSFW.
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It was interesting to combine stretch and non-stretch fabrics when I was working on the front pockets. The knit facing that is sewn onto the woven cotton pocket bag started to bunch up and stretch out of shape when I started sewing across the top edge. By the time I stitched 3/4 of the way across, I realized that I had to stop and stitch from the opposite direction to prevent a big mess. That did work reasonably well… You can see how it looks in the video. I wanted to keep the construction quick and easy… so instead of stitching right across the top, I started in the middle of the top edge… Doing it this way allowed me to stitch all the way around without getting any stretching. …Here’s a little illustration to show you what I was stitching Image may be NSFW.
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Anyway, I also lined the knit coin pocket with woven cotton to stabilize it… Check it out and let me know if you have any questions. Thursday we’ll get to the fun part… I’ll show you the front fly zipper construction…Plus, I’ll model the jeans so you can see how they fit Image may be NSFW.
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