Pant & Skirt Closures Skill Building Session

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Want to switch the style of closure on your next pair of Pants?

In this Skill Building Session there are three different Pants Closures:

• Lapped Zipper
• Button Fly
• Zipper Fly

Included:

• Seven Videos
• PDF Companion
• Zoom on September 23rd for questions, tips or demonstrations.

Learn How to Sew each style of closure with added context on what are the key things to make each come out fantastic or what to expect to make it easier to apply it to any pants pattern. There are videos for sewing each style closure. Plus a Bonus video for an alternate Zip Fly pattern style.

Instructions are included in videos on how to draft the pattern pieces  for each style closure plus ideal materials, notions, and how to adapt your pattern or what you need to make each one happen.

Pattern Pieces are included for Button Fly and Zipper Fly closures.

The PDF companion has written sewing instructions, pattern pieces for the Zipper and Button Fly plus added tips.

There are two styles of Zipper Fly sewing instructions with information on how they compare with one another, how to draft pattern pieces for a zipper fly with a built-in fly facing. In the PDF companion there are pre-drafted pattern pieces included for either style. Videos cover how to sew either.

Detailed List of what is included in this Skill Building Session

Seven Videos:

• Lapped Zipper Setup
  • Ideal seam allowances
  • Zipper Types needed
  • Compatible Waist finishes 
• How to Sew a Lapped Zipper
  • Step by Step instructions with context
  • Exactly what is needed to make your sewing successful
• Button Fly Setup
  • Pattern setup (how to make your pattern suitable
  • How to Draft the pattern pieces
  • What makes a successful Button Fly
• How to Sew a Button Fly 
  • Step by Step instructions with context 
  • Tips on Buttonhole placement
• Zipper Fly Setup (with Built-in Fly Facing)
  • Comparison of Zipper Fly with a Built-In Facing or Separate Seam Fly Facing, Pros and Cons
  • How to Draft the Pattern Pieces needed
  • Ideal Zippers
  • How to setup your existing pattern
• How to Sew a Zipper Fly with a Built-in Fly Facing
  • Step by step instructions with context
• BONUS: How to Sew a Zipper Fly with a Separate Fly Facing
  • Step by step instructions with context

PDF Companion

• Written Sewing Instructions
• Tips on using the included Pattern Pieces on any Pants Pattern
• Pattern Pieces for:
  • Button Fly
  • Zipper Fly with Built-In Fly Facing
  • Zipper Fly with Separate Fly Facing

Videos are Concise with time stamps that also have instructions.