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edges,eitheroverlock,cutusing
pinkingshearsorsewzigzagstitch.
Presstheseamsopenandtrimany
loosethreads.Youshouldnow
haveonelargebackpanel.
(^06) Pinthefrontpaneltothe
finishedbackpanelasshown,with
RStogether,thensewthelong
sidestogetherandfinishasper
Step5. Presstheseams and trim
anyloosethreads.
(^07) Pinthecrotchseamtogether
andsew,againfinishingtheseam
asperin Step5. Presstheseam
andtrimanyloosethreads.You
shouldnowhaveanun-elasticated
pairofbloomers.
(^08) Nowtocreatetheelastic
casings.Startingwiththe
waistband,turnthetopedgeto
thewrongside(WS)by0.5cm( ")
andpress,thenturnoveragainby
justover2.5cm(1")andpress.
Dependingonhowconfidentyou
feelwithsewing,at thisstageyou
maywanttoputa fewpinsin to
hold it in place while you sew. Sew
thewaistbanddownasclosetothe
edgeaspossible,leavinga 2.5cm
(1")gaptothreadtheelasticinto.
(^09) RepeatStep8 forthelegholes,
turningtheedgestotheWSby
0.5cm( ") firstandthenbyjust
over1.5(^5 / 8 ").Pressandsew,again
sewingasclosetotheedgeas
possible.Leavea 1.5cm( ") gap to
threadtheelasticinto.
(^10) Cutthe2.5cm(1")width
waistbandelasticaccordingtothe
measurementtable,attacha safety
pintooneendandthreadit allthe
waythroughthewaistband.Pinthe
endstogether,slightlyoverlapping
them,thenseweitherusingthe
machineorbyhand.Trimthe
threadthenjigglethewaistband
untiltheelastichaspoppedinto
thecasing.Sewthegapclosed.
(^11) Cuttwolengthsof1.5cm(^5 / 8 ")
wideelasticaccordingtothetable,
thenthreadtheelasticfor the leg
holesasperStep10.
(^12) TurnRSoutandtrimaway any
loose threads to finish.
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Sophie& Co.fromher
homestudiosince2015,
nowwitha one-year-old
anda four-year-oldby
herside.Sheleftherjob
in marketing,dusted
offhersewingmachine
andturnedhermind
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