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5.6 - SLIT - The belt

We are almost there: now we are going to tackle our elasticated waistband:

  • As for the bottom hem, place yourself on the wrong side of your skirt and make a 1 cm fill at the waistband
  • Iron to mark the fold
  • Fold again, 5 cm this time: this creates a sort of "tunnel" into which we can slide our elastic to make our belt
  • Iron again to mark the folds and pin

21. Filled hem for easy sewing elastic waistband mark the fold iron

  • Leave a space of about 10 cm that we will not sew right away: this space will allow us to slide our elastic into the "tunnel" later

 

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  • We sew all around (rib again) remembering to leave our space without seams
  • Cut off any excess threads
💡 Tip: to avoid forgetting this hole when stitching, we have taken the habit of placing 2 pins at each of its ends, instead of one