If your leggings do have a side seam you can just create your detail on the front and back of the legs.
Diy cut up leggings.
Mark your line with a pin or a piece of chalk or a pen or whatever.
Try old pair of black leggings on and determine how high on the leg you want your cuts.
Don t be shy if you ve never picked up a needle and thred.
The leggings is ready.
Also this detail will look best on leggings that are not super tight and have a good amount of stretch.
Stitch the gap closed.
Read for a rockin back to school look that might be against the dress code.
If you re just not that into bearing your upper thighs start an inch or so above the knee.
As it is a bias cut pressing is not optional top stitch along the edge.
If you are a diy fan then these are the leggings that you want to create.
A simple walk through town or looking on social media and you ll quickly notice just how popular leggings are for women teens and girls.
Leave a 1 gap open to insert elastic.
Do not cut along the folded edge of the fabric.
Turn under the top edge 1 4 inch first and then 1 inside.
If you ve been wearing short skirts sans tights all summer go higher.
Then use your double needle and sew in place.
Cut elastic of size waist round minus 1.
Scissors make sure they are sharp enough to cut fabric well.
Cut the fabric along the top bottom and inseam.
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To cut out your fabric pieces for sewing leggings use a rotary cutter and cut along the top bottom and inseam of your pattern.
Then fold under your raw edge a 1 2 inch and pin in place shown on left.
Remember to keep the rest of the leg opening out of the way while hemming with your double needle.
First cut off your leggings a half inch longer than you d like them.
