Drafting a Women’s Pleated Trouser
Learn how to draft a women’s pleated trouser using your basic pant sloper as the foundation. We will teach you how to draft two front pleats, a waistband, a fly front and then how to add quarter top pockets to the design.
The sloper that you will need for this lesson can be found and drafted in our lesson, Basic Pants Sloper.
View our other women’s pant drafting lessons: Basic Pant (Pants) Sloper, Drafting A Women’s Bell Bottom Pant, Drafting Women’s Palazzo Pants-Two Variations, Drafting A Jean-Style Pant (Pants), Drafting A Legging, Knit Stretch Reductions – Pant (Pants) Slopers and How To Fit A Classic Pant (Pants).
| Module | Description | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson Prep | 1-8 |
| 2 | Slashing & Spreading the Pleats | 1-2 |
| 3 | Drafting the Quarter Top Pocket | 1-4 |
| 4 | Drafting the Fly Front | 1-3 |
| 5 | Waistband | 1-4 |
| 6 | Belt Loops & Final Pattern | 1-3 |
MODULE 1 • Lesson Prep
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | This lesson will teach you how to interpret a fashion illustration to draft a classic women’s trouser with two pleats, a fly front and quarter top pockets. |
| 2 | The pant sloper for this lesson can be found and drafted in our pattern making lesson, Basic Pants Sloper. |
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