Step Six:

Waistband.. If you have a serger serge waist of shorts.. If you don’t you need to press 1/4″ of waist.. Next turn waist down 1″ and press. I usually use 2 pieces of 1/4″ elastic for waist.. you can also use 1 piece of 3/4″ elastic.. for 3/4″ elastic.. stitch down waist closest to the serged or 1/4″ folded edge leaving 1 1/2″ open at back to insert elastic. cut elastic waist measurement + 1″. I usually attatch a safety pin to end of elastic and thread it thru opening.. being carefull to keep other end of elastic outside the casing.. Once elastic is completely thru casing make sure that it’s not twisted.. Overlap ends of elastic and zigzag together.. Then topstitch back opening closed.. for 1/4″ elastic you basically do the same as above except you add another row of stitching 1/2″ from the edge of waist leaving, again the 1 1/2″ opening.. Insert elastic closest to the top of the waist first.. Joining elastic as above.. then close the middle opening.. Insert bottom elastic as above, join, close bottom opening.

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