How to Sew Tights for kids | Video tutorial
Updated: Dec 6, 2021
Sewing tights for kids is so much fun! First of all, it's creative. You can select any stretchy fabric you want, and really make the tights of your dreams. It's challenging and very rewarding, even for beginners. Tights are a versatile garment. You can use tights for almost any occasion. You can use this guide for any age. The procedure is the same. If you don't have any tights sewing pattern you can scroll to the bottom of the page to buy our pattern.
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What equipment do we need?
We need a cutter, clips or pins, Gluepen, and a ruler. We
do also need fabric and elastic braid.
We will make these tights stretchy, so we use a jersey fabric and an elastic braid in the waist.
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Cutting and Preparing the fabric
We like to do as much as we can before sewing the garment together. It will make the steps easier, and it will leave a better result.
Step 1 - Cutting:
The Happy-Sewing Tights have two pattern pieces, one for each leg.
We fold the fabric and cut them bout at once.
You can click on the images if you want to get a better look at the cutting. I use a rotary cutter because it's much easier than using scissors.
Step 2 - Folding:
We are folding the tights at the bottom.
Fold the tights at the bottom is important because it will give a nicer line and keep the fabric from ripping. I fold it around 2-3 cm on both pieces. I sew the fold with a Baby lock cover stitch machine. But you can use any machines you like. I recommend using a stretch seam.
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Sewing the pieces together
With all the cutting and folding done, we can finally start sewing the pieces together. We start with the crotch seam and then the inner seams.
Step 1 - The crotch Seam:
