Sparrow Pant + Short

New pre pressing square tile

1 — Pre-Pressing

Posted
09—December 2021

Before sewing your Sparrow Pant + Short we will pre-press some the pieces.

Sparrow Pant + Short Sew Along — 1 — Pre-Pressing
Dec 9 2021

Time to start sewing your Sparrow Pant or Short! We are making the pant in this sew along, but the steps are the same if you are sewing the short.

1 Front waist band pressing
2 front leg waist band folded

First, take the front pieces and fold the waist edge over 1cm to the wrong side, and press. Fold the waist edge over another 5cm to the wrong side as indicated by the notches, and press. The finished waist depth is 5cm.

6 front hem pressing one hand
8 pre pressing hem with card

Fold the bottom hem of each front over 1cm to the wrong side and press. Then, as indicated by the notches, fold the hem up another 6cm to the wrong side and press. The finished hem depth is 6cm.

When pressing, try using a piece of light card to help achieve a nice, crisp edge.
3 back leg pressing
4 back leg waist band folded

Next, take the back pieces and fold the waist edge over 1cm to the wrong side, and press. Fold the waist edge over another 5cm to the wrong side as indicated by the notches, and press. The finished waist depth is 5cm.

5 hem pressing two hands
7 front hem turn back two hands

Fold the bottom hem of each back over 1cm to the wrong side and press. Then, as indicated by the notches, fold the hem up another 6cm to the wrong side and press. The finished hem depth is 6cm.

9 pre pressing tie

We will now press your drawstring pieces. Fold the pieces in half lengthways with the wrong sides together and press. Unfold and then fold the outer edges in 1cm in meeting at the centre crease line. Press. Fold your drawstring in half lengthways and press again. Your finished piece will measure 1cm in width.

10 button hole fusing flipped

If you are adding a drawstring to your pants, you may want to apply fusible interfacing at the buttonholes. Adding interfacing will add stability and strength to the buttonhole area.

On each front, fuse a 2.5cm x 2.5cm piece of interfacing to the wrong side where the buttonholes are located. There is a Buttonhole Template included with your pattern to guide you.

In the next post we will start sewing the drawstring and pockets on your Sparrow Pant or Short!

Check out the Sparrow Pant + Short pattern in our Online Store here. We also have the Sparrow Shirt pattern so you can sew the Sparrow Set!

Don't forget you can always email us via [email protected] if you need advice!

Sparrow makes from our wonderful community are also popping up over on Instagram, follow @makebytfs and use #TFSSparrowPant or #TFSSparrowShort so others can check out your creations!

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