5-Week Sewing Course - Falconer Pants

Ready to elevate your garment sewing skills to the next level? This comprehensive five-week course guides you through creating a pair of Helen's Closet falconer pants, a versatile and stylish garment that will become a wardrobe favorite.

Conquer your fear of zippers by learning to construct a professional zipper fly. The falconer pant design also includes belt loops and side panels with set-in pockets, offering plenty of opportunities to master essential sewing techniques. You can choose between a wide leg or cropped barrel leg style to suit your preferences. The effortlessly cool fit and thoughtful design details make these pants a rewarding project that showcases your growing sewing skills.

Under the guidance of our resident sewing expert, you'll learn the fundamentals of pants construction and fitting while mastering several garment-sewing techniques that will serve you well on future projects.

Core Topics Covered:

• Taking accurate body measurements to achieve a perfect fit
• Working with intermediate commercial patterns, including size selection, understanding pattern instructions, cutting pieces from paper patterns, and related skills
• Understanding essential garment sewing basics, such as proper fabric preparation, pinning techniques, cutting accuracy, ironing practices, and troubleshooting common issues
• Learning sewing terminology commonly found in commercial patterns
• Mastering the topstitch technique
• Sewing techniques for zipper flies, curved waistbands, belt loops, and side panels with set-in pockets

Materials You'll Need:

The pants pattern and materials are not included in the registration fee. We stock a variety of fabrics and all necessary notions available for purchase at a 10 percent student discount. Feel free to visit anytime before your class, or place an online order for store pickup. You will need:

• Falconer pants pattern by Helen's Closet. You can purchase the printed pattern here. You must download, print, and assemble the pattern before attending class.
• 2.5 to 4.5 yards of fabric, depending on your size and desired length (see the size chart in the photos above). Heavy fabrics like denim, twill, and canvas create a structured pant, while softer fabrics like linen and chambray produce a lighter, more relaxed fit.
• 17mm button or jeans button
• Pants zipper matching your size (see the size chart in photos above)
• A spool of all-purpose sewing thread in a matching color
• 1 yard of lightweight fusible interfacing

Prerequisites:

Intermediate sewing experience is required for this course. You must be comfortable working independently on a sewing machine and have sewn several garments recently.

Important Pattern Information:

This is a print-at-home PDF pattern available exclusively through Helen's Closet at helensclosetpatterns.com. Students must download, print, and assemble the pattern before attending class. To save time, you can have the pattern professionally printed at a large-format copy shop such as Brooklyn Motif.