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Popularised by the fifties icon Audrey Hepburn, sleek tapered trews are ideal for dressmakers who are keen to launch into their next challenge. With Amanda Walker’s tutorial, you’ll discover how to create a figure-hugging fit, plus master features such as in-seam pockets and a discrete zip at the back. A pop of printed colour will also flex your pattern matching skills!
1 Download the template at sewmag.co.uk, print and follow the cutting guide. Position the pocket bags along the slanted edges of the front trouser pieces, right sides facing. Match the notches, pin and stitch across. Turn the pocket bags wrong sides out, tease out the seam and press. Position the back pocket pieces behind the bags, matching the curves, making sure that the side edges are running smoothly below the pocket edge.
2 Pin and stitch from the top waistline around the pocket bag to the side seams, then neaten the edges. Press the pockets flat, then stitch the pocket layers to the trousers at the side edge and waistline, keeping the stitching within the seam allowance.
3 Match the two front trousers together around the centre front crotch, then sew and neaten the seam allowance and centre back crotch seam edges. Match the seam together and stitch as far as the zip notch. Sew
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