In this lesson I give instructions of how to design different styles of women's pants. If you don not have patterns for basic pants, you can draft them according to instructions on this web-site. Click here . Please remember that the units used in these instructions are centimeters. How to make alterations for pleated pants Make alterations to the front piece of the pants' patterns.
Back piece is left unaltered.
Cut the front piece along the center line and from dart apex to the center of the leg cuff. Experiment with different widths of the pleats. I suggest that you start with the amount in the picture. The picture speaks for itself, I hope. Pleats are optional.