Australian Stitches

Petite Pants

itting pants involves fitting the contours of the body such as the crotch curve and thighs. For this reason and for more accuracy we used a toile for this garment instead of using the tissue-fit method. We measured the hip and checked this against the finished garment measurement marked on the front pattern piece to determine the pattern size to work with. Before cutting the toile, make any obvious adjustments such as leg length,

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