Flared Trousers Pattern

Anyone with a small talent for sewing can convert a regular straight legged pattern into a flare, generally adjustments to legs or arms are relatively easy.  This is great news for anyone who is keen to join the ranks of modern flare wearers!

Just follow our simple steps for cutting and sewing trousers.

Making Flares

Lay out your fabric on to a table and put together the pattern pieces as normal, but ensure you allow some extra cloth next to the ankles of each trouser leg area.  Now you can pin the pattern sections into place.  Chose how much wider you want your flared trousers to be.  This number will be how many inches you want the flare to be on one side, while the leg of the trousers is flat.  For example, if you want the trousers to flare out four inches from the normal pattern, you will want to cut two extra inches on the front side of the trouser leg and two inches on the rear side.

Once you have decided on how much flare you want, mark the new measurements on the cloth.  Next, locate the knee of the trouser leg.  You can do this by  folding the hem of the trousers up to the crotch line.  Mark a position, on each side of each leg, that is two inches above the knee.  This should be done before any adjustments are made to the length of the trousers.

Draw a new cut line from the knee area to the hem. As you cut the trouser legs, cut on the new line then taper towards the original trouser leg pattern, just above the knee.