The Leslie Pants - Paper Sewing Pattern - Juliana Martejevs

The sewing pattern for your new pants. With free video tutorial.

Comfort and style are mutually exclusive? Not with The Leslie Pants! The trendy silhouette meets pleasant fabrics and a comfortable elastic waistband.

Project duration: about 5 hours

Design

Our The Leslie Pants is not only très chic, but also insanely comfortable – a real all-rounder! With the sewing pattern you can easily sew the pants yourself.

You want the perfect fit?

There is nothing more frustrating than when a homemade garment ends up fitting poorly. That’s over now! Because when you take the time to sew a garment yourself, you deserve it to be perfect. That’s why our sewing patterns are now also available “Customized to your measurements”. How does it work? Order the option “Customized to your measurements”, measure yourself according to our instructions and enter your current measurements in our form. Our designers then construct your individual pattern. You will receive it within 1 to maximum 2 weeks after filling out the form as paper pattern or digital pattern by email and can start sewing without fear that your garment will not fit in the end as expected.

Content

• sewing pattern for the pants in English (in sizes XS-XXXL)
  
• layplan for fabric-saving cutting
  
• list of materials
  
• written, illustrated instructions in English and German
• detailed video tutorial(German with English subtitles)

Required materials

• medium-weight fabric without or with little elastane, e.g. virgin wool with a fabric width of at least 140cm (1.5yd):
  XS: 140cm (1.5yd) | S: 180cm (2yd) | M: 200cm (2.2yd)| L: 210cm (2.3yd) | XL: 215cm (2.36yd) | XXL: 225cm (2.46yd) | XXXL: 230cm (2.52yd)
  
• Lining with a width of at least 145cm (1.5yd): XS-L: 30cm (12in) | XL-XXXL: 35cm (13in)
  
• elastic, 2,5-3cm (1in) wide:
  XS: 60cm | S: 63cm | M: 67cm | L: 73cm | XL: 79cm | XXL: 85cm | XXXL: 93cm
  
• matching sewing thread
  
• Sewing machine with sewing needle suitable for fabric thickness
  Tip: We use a medium-weight suit fabric for the Leslie Pants made of 62% polyester, 32% viscose and 6% elastane with a weight of 265g/sqm.

Individual length
As different as we all are personally, our legs are also different in length! To make sure we all sew the perfect length of Leslie Pants we have constructed the pattern pieces in adjustable lenghts. That is, you will find a line where you can easily cut open and shorten or lengthen the pattern piece. Our designer Juliana shows you exactly how in the DIY video tutorial for The Leslie Pants.

Size chart for standard sizes XS-XXXL
Find the perfect size for you simply by using our size chart. Measure your chest, waist and hip circumference and check the chart to see which size most closely matches your own measurements. For The Leslie Pants, pay particular attention to the waist and hip measurements. But don’t worry, our Leslie Pants fit many different figure types due to the comfortable elastic waistband.

Waist measurements of the finished Leslie Pants:
XS: Optimal for a waist circumference of 62-66cm (24-26 in)
S: Optimal for a waist circumference of 66-70cm (26-28in)
M: Optimal for a waist circumference of 70-76cm (28-30in)
L: Optimal for a waist circumference of 76-82cm
XL: Optimal for a waist circumference of 82-88cm (32-35in)
XXL: Optimal for a waist circumference of 88-94cm (35-37in)
XXXL: Optimal for a waist circumference of 94-100cm (37-40in)

Video tutorial

You can find the video instructions for the pattern here. If you’ve never sewn before, watch our sewing machine basics video tutorial first. There you will learn about the components of a sewing machine and how to sew your first seam.