Denim Mastery
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Welcome to Denim Mastery
Course introduction
Cutting and pressing denim
Introduction to cutting denim
Cutting jeans patterns on denim fabric
Pressing denim
Seams and stitching
Topstitching settings and techniques
Sewing bartacks
Overcasting
Sewing order for jeans
1. Front pockets
Introduction to front pockets
Front pocket basics
Sewing the coin pocket
Sewing the pocket shields
Sewing the pocket lining
Sewing order for front pockets
2a. Zipper fly
Introduction to fly closures for jeans
Jeans zippers basics
Sewing the fly facing and shield
Stitching zipper and attaching fly shield
Stitching the front crotch
Sewing order jeans zipper
2b. Button fly
Button fly basics
Preparing the shield and placket
Stitching the button placket and fly shield
Stitching the crotch seam
Attaching the buttons
3. Yoke and back crotch
Introduction to yoke and back crotch
Yoke and back crotch basics
Sewing the yoke
Sewing the back crotch
Sewing order yoke and back crotch
4. Back pockets
Introduction to back pockets
Back pockets basics
Shaping and topstitching back pockets
Placing and attaching back pockets
Sewing order back pockets
Back Pocket Placement Guide (pdf)
5. Side seams
Introduction to side seams
Side seams basics
Sewing and topstitching the inseam
Sewing the outer seams
Sewing order for side seams
6. Waistband
Introduction to waistbands
Waistband basics
Topstitching waistband.mp4
Waistband sewing.mp4
Sewing order for waistband
Drafting a curved waistband
7. Belt loops
Introduction to belt loops
Belt loops basics
Bias tape maker belt loops
Twin-needle belt loops (with tape maker)
Coverstitch belt loops (with tape maker)
Belt loops with a serger
Belt loops attached inside the waistband (Method 1)
Attaching belt loops over waistband (Method 2)
Sewing order for belt loops
8. Buttons and buttonholes
Introduction to buttonholes and buttons
Buttonholes basics
Sewing buttonholes
Sewing order for buttonholes
Buttons
9. Rivets
Introduction to rivets
Rivets basics
Attaching rivets
10. Hemming
Introduction to hemming
Hemming basics
Sewing the hem
Sewing order for hems
The Jeans Tool Kit
Introduction to the Jeans Tool Kit
Front pocket pattern adjustments
Fly patterns adjustments
Back pocket patterns
Jeans Pattern Tool Kit: Instructions (pdf)
Jeans Pattern Tool Kit: Patterns (pdf)
Back Pocket Toptstitching Designs (pdf)
Bonus: Time-Saving Tips For Sewing Jeans
How to sew jeans faster
Sewing jeans batch cheat-sheet (pdf)
Final words
Thank you for taking this course
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3. Yoke and back crotch
3. Yoke and back crotch
Denim Mastery
Buy now
Learn more
Welcome to Denim Mastery
Course introduction
Cutting and pressing denim
Introduction to cutting denim
Cutting jeans patterns on denim fabric
Pressing denim
Seams and stitching
Topstitching settings and techniques
Sewing bartacks
Overcasting
Sewing order for jeans
1. Front pockets
Introduction to front pockets
Front pocket basics
Sewing the coin pocket
Sewing the pocket shields
Sewing the pocket lining
Sewing order for front pockets
2a. Zipper fly
Introduction to fly closures for jeans
Jeans zippers basics
Sewing the fly facing and shield
Stitching zipper and attaching fly shield
Stitching the front crotch
Sewing order jeans zipper
2b. Button fly
Button fly basics
Preparing the shield and placket
Stitching the button placket and fly shield
Stitching the crotch seam
Attaching the buttons
3. Yoke and back crotch
Introduction to yoke and back crotch
Yoke and back crotch basics
Sewing the yoke
Sewing the back crotch
Sewing order yoke and back crotch
4. Back pockets
Introduction to back pockets
Back pockets basics
Shaping and topstitching back pockets
Placing and attaching back pockets
Sewing order back pockets
Back Pocket Placement Guide (pdf)
5. Side seams
Introduction to side seams
Side seams basics
Sewing and topstitching the inseam
Sewing the outer seams
Sewing order for side seams
6. Waistband
Introduction to waistbands
Waistband basics
Topstitching waistband.mp4
Waistband sewing.mp4
Sewing order for waistband
Drafting a curved waistband
7. Belt loops
Introduction to belt loops
Belt loops basics
Bias tape maker belt loops
Twin-needle belt loops (with tape maker)
Coverstitch belt loops (with tape maker)
Belt loops with a serger
Belt loops attached inside the waistband (Method 1)
Attaching belt loops over waistband (Method 2)
Sewing order for belt loops
8. Buttons and buttonholes
Introduction to buttonholes and buttons
Buttonholes basics
Sewing buttonholes
Sewing order for buttonholes
Buttons
9. Rivets
Introduction to rivets
Rivets basics
Attaching rivets
10. Hemming
Introduction to hemming
Hemming basics
Sewing the hem
Sewing order for hems
The Jeans Tool Kit
Introduction to the Jeans Tool Kit
Front pocket pattern adjustments
Fly patterns adjustments
Back pocket patterns
Jeans Pattern Tool Kit: Instructions (pdf)
Jeans Pattern Tool Kit: Patterns (pdf)
Back Pocket Toptstitching Designs (pdf)
Bonus: Time-Saving Tips For Sewing Jeans
How to sew jeans faster
Sewing jeans batch cheat-sheet (pdf)
Final words
Thank you for taking this course
How to sew the yoke and back crotch using the flat method.
5 Lessons
Introduction to yoke and back crotch
Yoke and back crotch basics
Sewing the yoke
Sewing the back crotch
Sewing order yoke and back crotch