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

Waistband basics

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