Braxton Woven Short

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CONSTRUCTION:

FRONT POCKET/ PLEAT:

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Fold the front waist pleat matching notches, pin. Sew from waist to the + marked on the pattern.

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With WST (wrong sides together) fold the pocket piping (8) in half lengthways, press and stay stitch the long edges together to hold in place.

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Fuse the angled edges of the pocket bags or the front pocket openings using the stay (9), this is to prevent the pocket opening from stretching once sewn.

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With RST (right sides together) sew the pocket bind to the pocket opening on the front leg and press.

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With RST sew the pocket bag (10) to the pocket opening sandwiching the binding in between as you sew. Press the pocket seams and understitch on the side of the pocket bag.

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With RST sew the pocket bearer (11) to the pocket bag to create a pocket. Neaten the outer edge of the pocket with an overlocker/serger.

Sew an edge stitch along the pocket opening seam on the side of the front leg.

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Pin the pocket bag and pocket bearer together and baste stitch along the waist and side seam to hold the pocket in place.

FLY ZIP:
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Neaten the rounded edge of the fly facing (7) with an overlocker/serger. With RST sew the fly facing to the centre front seam on the right leg. Neaten the left and right front seams. Turn the fly over to the right side and understitch on the side of the fly facing.

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With WST press the fly bearer (6) in half lengthways and stay stitch the long edges together. Neaten the long edge and base with an overlocker/serger. Sew one edge of the zip tape to the left front.

Using a zipper foot sandwich the zip tape between the fly bearer and the front seam and stitch together, turn to the right side and edge stitch close to the seam on the side of the front leg.

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With RST, sew the front crotch seam starting at the inleg seam stitching as far as the notch.

Fold the right front to the left and stitch the zip to the fly facing approximately 2cm (¾”) in from the seam edge. Be sure to keep the bearer out of the way.

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With the bearer still out of the way, return the right front to its place and topstitch around the right fly.

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Return the bearer to its place and from the inside, stitch the bearer to the curve of the fly facing to secure to the right front.

LEGS:

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With RST sew the back darts and press towards the centre back.

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With RST sew the front and back in-leg seams. Neaten with an overlocker/serger and press towards the back.

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With RST sew the back crotch seams together. Neaten with an overlocker/serger and press toward the wearers right.

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With RST sew the front and back side seams together. Neaten with an overlocker/serger and press towards the back, sew a stay stitch to the waist to prevent stretching.

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Neaten the hem with an overlocker/serger and fold the hem to the inside. Pin in place and topstitch or hand stitch.

WAISTBAND:

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With RST sew the front and back side seams of the waistbands together and press open. Note, the longer waistband is sewn to the left front with the fly bearer extension.

With RST sew the two waistbands together along the top edge and down both short ends. Understitch the seam on the side of the inner waistband. Clip the corners and turn out to the right side.

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With RST sew the outer waistband to the waist of the shorts matching the notches as you sew.

Neaten the lower edge of inner waistband with an overlocker/serger and pin the inner waistband in place. Stitch the waistband down with a stitch in the ditch from the right side of the short.

COMPLETION:

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Sew a buttonhole to the right waistband and a corresponding button to the left waistband.

Press your new short.

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