a pair of loose fitting sweatpants some stretchy jersey fabric in the print or color of your choice. a pair of sharp scissors pins a sewing machine elastic material for the waistband Keep in mind that a lot of palazzo pants are made with printed, Indian- or bohemian-inspired fabric.
Don’t worry if there is a lot of excess fabric at the top of your pants. Later on, you will trim this excess fabric and customize your waistband for the fit you want.
After you have finished cutting the basic pattern, pick up your sweatpants and set them aside.
When pinning fabric, place ball-head pins so that the points are facing in towards the fabric and the balls are on the outside of the fabric. [9] X Research source
Make sure that your stitch is about one to two inches from the edge of the fabric to ensure a strong seam. After you have finished sewing, trim off any excess thread from the areas you just sewed.
The leg fabric should now look more like pant legs with a space between them. This space will be the inseam of your pants. Keep the fabric’s print facing inwards. Do not turn it inside out.
After you have finished sewing the inseam, go along the sewn edges and trim off any excess thread.
After you have found a comfortable height for your waistband, remove the pants. Try to keep the waistband folded at the level that you like it. You may even want to place a couple of pins to keep it in place.
If you want your waist to be a little lower than you measured, you can always cut a bit of fabric off of the folded waistband material that you just trimmed off. However, keep in mind that this is optional.
After you have cut your elastic band, sew the edge that you cut to secure the band in a circle. Just sew across the elastic band near the edge of the side you cut.
Check the edges to ensure that they are all even. The edges will need to be lined up in order to sew the waistband onto the pants.
Make sure that the pins go all the way through the waistband material and the waist. Space them about three inches apart all along the edge of the waist.
You can remove the pins as you go or take them out after you have finished sewing the edge. After you have taken out the pins, flip up your waistband and try on your new palazzo pants!
