Flared Pants with Side Zipper

Name: Flared Pants with Side Zipper
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5038
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5038

Women's full-length trousers, fitted through the hips and flared from the knee, with a narrow interfaced waistband and a zipper in the left side seam. No pockets and no front fly. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight fabrics with some body that hold the flare: gabardine, wool or blended suiting, crepe, linen blends.

Tech. Description

Flared Pants with Side Zipper

Women's full-length trousers, fitted through the hips and flared from the knee, with a narrow interfaced waistband and a zipper in the left side seam. No pockets and no front fly.

When To Wear

For the office, with blouses, fitted knit tops and jackets.
With heeled shoes or boots, which the flared hem covers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the waist and hips, widening from the knee to the hem.

Length: Full length.

Waist: Narrow straight waistband, interfaced, with an extension at the back edge of the side opening; one dart on each front and each back piece.

Closure: Zipper in the upper part of the left side seam, sewn in from the inside with a hidden hand stitch; a buttonhole at the front end of the waistband and a button on the extension.

Front: Plain front with no fly and no pockets.

Finishing: Hem allowance pressed to the wrong side and sewn by hand.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Four main pieces, darts, a hand-sewn side zipper and a straight waistband with one buttonhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight fabrics with some body that hold the flare: gabardine, wool or blended suiting, crepe, linen blends.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband)
Zipper for the left side seam
1 button

Cutter's Must

Back Half – 2 pieces
Front Half – 2 pieces
Waistband – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing: Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the side seams, leaving an open section at the top of the left seam for the zipper closure. Stitch the inseams. Stitch the front and back crotch seams in one continuous line.
Press the seam allowances for the zipper along the edges to the wrong side. Sew the zipper in from the inside with a hidden hand stitch.
Fuse the interfacing to the Waistband. Stitch the waistband to the upper edges of the pants, leaving a seam allowance for the closure at the back edge of the slit. Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the ends neatly; turn it right side out. Fold under the inner edge of the waistband and stitch it onto the attachment seam. Make a buttonhole at the front end of the waistband. Sew a button onto the waistband extension, matching the buttonhole position.
Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and stitch it by hand.