Basic measurements required for the leggings /chudidar are:
1 complete length of leggings, from waist to toe.
2 leg’s width at toe.
3. Number of gathering or chudis you want in your leggings,
for this extra 10-12” length is required.
4. length from you toe to knee( for example if it is 15” +
1” for folding + 12” for gathering it will be 28” (in the picture of draft it
is shown as = I to J and F to G )
5. Belt’s width and length( including folding from top for
elastic and stitching at bottom part)
6. length from knee to the ending part of belt.( this is G to H and J to K in draft).
Instructions :
Things to do before drafting and sewing bag for chudidar or
leggings.
Take 2 metres cloth.
Open it length wise.
Open it length wise.
Measure your belt( including 2” for top folding),
cut this part of cloth and keep it aside for further use.
With the remaining long piece bag is to be
prepared or stitched before drafting.
Take the whole length and fold.
Stitch the top fold ( picture below )
Stitch the bottom fold( in the same picture, two
stitches )
Now open it as shown in picture (picture below)
Place your finger to the side of cloth and stretch it towards right
side,
From b-c stitch part.(shown in picture)
Bag is complete , quite easy , isn’t it.
Drafting part:
Place bag as shown in Picture
At this stage you can iron it too
for ease.
Drafting Instructions:
Please refer to the drafting
image: ( for example on Left hand side)
C to E and F to G is the
measurement of toe to knee.( add 1” for bottom folding and ½” for sides if you
are adding hooks.)
F G H is a curve line from your
knee to the ending point of belt.
Sewing Instructions:
Complete belt according to your measurements.
Fold the upper part, stitch it from sides, if elastic has to be attached ,
attach it at this stage or after completing it.
Take one part of leg, fold the bottom most part
of toe. If hooks are to be attached on sides fold -6”length wise from both
sides for attaching hooks
Do the same with other leg part.
Attach both leg parts with belt , adjust extra
part of cloth in form of gathering.
Finally stitch from part FGH and KJI to complete your leggings.
For detailed instructions in sewing you may refer to my earlier post how tostitch salwar(bottom) it will be helpful to you.
Notes:
If you are taking printed cloth for
leggings and it print is in particular direction say top to bottom, don’t use
this bag method for sewing leggings because in this case print in one leg will
be in particular direction and in other leg it will be in different direction,
this will look awkward and funny too.
I hope this tutorial will be helpful to you,
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