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Harem Pants Diagrams

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Harem Pants Layout on Fabric

Harem pants cutting diagram
These simple harem pants are cut from 42 - 45" wide fabric, the standard width at the fabric store. Buy 3 yards and pre-shrink.

Harem Pants Construction

Harem pants construction diagram
  1. Sew the RED crotch seams together. Now your pants will be one large piece.
  2. Sew the GREEN crotch seams together. Now your pants will be one large cylinder.
  3. Sew the BLUE seams together. These run along a selvage. Now you have one leg.
  4. Sew the PURPLE seams together. These run along a selvage. Now you have two legs.
  5. The light lines at top and bottom are the waist and ankle casings. These run along the cut edges and are 2" wide. Press under 1/4" at the cut edges, then press under 1.5" and stitch down. This makes a casing to run 1" no-roll elastic through.

Pantaloons Layout on Fabric

Pantaloon cutting layout

Pantaloons Construction

Pantaloon construction diagram
  1. Sew the RED crotch seams together. Now your pants will be one large piece.
  2. Sew the GREEN crotch seams together. Now your pants will be one large cylinder.
  3. Sew the BLUE seams together. These run along a cut edge. Leave an unsewn 4" gap between the crotch seam and this leg seam. Now you have one leg.
  4. Sew the PURPLE/ROYAL seams together. These run along a cut edge. Leave an unsewn 4" gap between the crotch seam and this leg seam. Now you have two legs.

Comparison of Harem Pants and Pantaloon Layout

Comparison of Harem pant and Pantaloon layout
Comparison of Harem pant and Pantaloon layout. Running the length of the pant down the fabric selvage will often provide a better drape, which is usually a desirable Harem pant quality; running the length of the pant across the fabric, from selvage to selvage, will often provide a bit more body, which is often a desirable Pantaloon quality.

Construction with a Gusset

Pant Gusset for extra room at crotch
Pant gusset at the crotch adds extra depth, reduces stress, and can be replaced when worn-out.

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