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Taught by Gretchen Hirsch
These vintage-inspired tap pants will become a sleeping or lounging staple. Expert seamstress Gretchen shows you how to draft a pattern based on your own measurement for a customized fit. She shares her tips and tricks for how to sew with slinky fabric and how to add two different kinds of lace to the waist and hem. You'll finish off this boudoir essential with a darling little bow - then get ready to get cozy.
What you’ll get:
Learn how to:
- Draft a custom pattern
- Work with slippery fabrics
- Add a picot edge elastic
- Use stretch lace
What you’ll get:
- An easy-to-follow lesson on how to make tap pants
- 8 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Itemized supply list
- Step-by-step instruction by designer Gretchen Hirsch
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
00:57
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04:12
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03:31
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08:39
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07:22
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09:30
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09:18
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11:42
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12:57
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
Tools:
- Sewing machine with sharp needle
- flexible measuring tape
- drafting paper
- gridded clear ruler
- French curve or small saucer
- scotch tape
- paper scissors
- rotary cutter
- embroidery scissors
- pins
- Stretch charmeuse or other drapey fabric
- picot elastic
- scalloped stretch lace
- ribbon

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