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How to make leggings
You don't need to spend the big bucks at American apparel to get the look that you want. With some stretching fabric and a little bit of work, you will be making your own hand made legging collection.

Posted by Chelsea M. from Nashville, Tennessee, United States • Published 25th October 2009 • See Chelsea M.'s 6 projects »

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Step 1
Start off with a pattern. This shows you how to make the measurements you need to make your own pattern. If you don't want to go through the trouble, you can simply buy a pattern.

I used McCall's M5759 pattern and made a few minor adjustments
Step 2
Fold your fabric length wise with both the right sides facing up so that you can make two identical pieces.

Lay the pattern in the middle of the fabric.
Step 3
Pin the pattern to the fabric
Step 4
Cut around the pattern. I kept some length to the legs because I wanted the leggings to go down to my ankles.
Step 5
Separate the two leg pieces and fold each of them in half length wise with the right sides facing in.

pin the edges
Step 6
Sew the inner leg edges of each leg using a double stitched seam
Step 7
Stop sewing right before you get to the crotch on each leg.
Step 8
Press the seam allowances of each leg
Step 9
Now you have 2 legs with pressed seam allowances
Step 10
Fold one of the legs right side out.
Step 11
You have turned one leg right side out. Slip it into the remaining leg.
Step 12
Stitch around the crotch using a Double Stitched seam.

Press seam allowances
Step 13
Pull the leg out of the other and now it's time to make the band

Fold the upper edge of leggings inside along the fold line.
Step 14
Press the Fold
Step 15
Stitch along the fold line leaving a small opening to fit the elastic into.
Step 16
Measure your waist line and add 2 inches onto the band.

Put a safety pin through the elastic band and pull it through the waist line
Step 17
Pull it through until it comes out the other side
Step 18
Sew the elastic together and sew the opening of the waist band up.
Step 19
Fold your leggings right side out and try them on!

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Heather D. · 2 projects 24th August 2012

Oh thank goodness - I though I was going to have to go dig around in my mother's pattern box for a pattern, now I can just use this! Definitely going to show a version once I've made these up!