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JEAN-IUS!

DRAFT YOUR OWN!

YOU WILL NEED

■ T-shirt with your favourite fit
■ 2 pairs of trousers/jeans
■ 0.5m lining fabric
■ 0.5m interfacing
■ Pattern paper
■ Poppers
■ Matching or contrasting thread
■ Basic Sewing Kit

NOTES

■ Suggested seam allowance 1cm
■ You could use 1.5m of fabric and lining, instead of the trousers.

DRAFTING THE PATTERN

Step one With your t-shirt inside out, fold it in half so the back meets back and the front neck is visible and place on your paper making sure you have space around your t-shirt. 01

Now your t-shirt is flat, mark on your paper the

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