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Jessa - Tilly and the Buttons

Jessa - Tilly and the Buttons

Tilly and the Buttons

Skill Level: Improver

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THAT BOOTY BOOTY!

Ultra cool with a seventies twist, the Jessa trousers or shorts will soon become your faves. With wide, gently flared legs on the full-length trousers or turn-up hems on the shorts, they close with a concealed front zip fly.

The high waist, curved waistband and back darts will flatter your bum, while the triangle tab fastening, deep patch pockets and faux pocket flap will have you swooning while you sew. 

Jessa includes jargon-busting instructions, helpful sewing tips, and colour photos showing you each step – making it easy for you to create gorgeous clothes you can be proud to say you made yourself.

SKILL LEVEL - Improvers

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS Medium-weight woven fabrics such as denim, corduroy, cotton drill, linen or triple crepe. Stretch isn’t required but a small amount of elastane will make them extra comfy.

SUPPLIES

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

150cm (60in) wide

Trousers

1.7m

(1 7/8yd)

2.5m

(2 3/4yd)

Shorts

1.2m

(1 3/8yd)

1.6m

(1 3/4yd)

115cm (45in) wide

Trousers

2.9m

(3 1/4yd)

Shorts

1.7m

(1 7/8yd)


  • Matching thread
  • 0.5m (5/8yd) x 90cm (36in) wide iron-on interfacing (similar weight to your fabric)
  • 18cm (7in) jeans zip
  • 2 x 15-20mm (5/8-3/4in) hooks and bars OR 1 x 12-18mm (1/2-3/4in) button with shank and 1 x hook and bar
  • Optional: 1 x 10-15mm (3/8-5/8in) button for faux pocket flap
  • Sewing machine and basic tools, including zip foot or adjustable zip foot

         

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        What Does This Skill Level Mean?

        This page is to help give you a precise and accurate description of what we mean by each of our skill levels for our courses so you can best gauge whether a course is right for you!

        If you are still unsure after reading this page, feel free to email us or come and have a chat in store and we can help you further.

         

        Beginner

        You are a beginner if you are completely new to the skill at hand or haven't practiced the skill in a long time, such as having used a sewing machine at school but having left school over 20 years ago.

        Not all our courses marked beginner are suitable for complete beginners to sewing, such as our beginners to dressmaking or our beginners to overlocking classes. If you are looking to start from the very beginning in your sewing journey, we always recommend you start with Beginners to Sewing and progress from there. Even if you feel you know some of the basic skills taught in Beginners to Sewing, we recommend you do the full course as this will give you complete, up-to-date, and fresh experience with the basics and make progressing more comfortable!

         

        Improver

        You are an improver if you have some recent experience with learning the basics but haven't had much chance to explore beyond. Our improvers classes will usually teach you a new skill not covered in our beginners courses, for example our Improvers to Overlocking class would presume you know how to operate an overlocker comfortably and teach you how to make a lettuce hem!

        If you feel relatively comfortable with the basics and want to learn more, these are the courses for you. These courses are also great for confident sewists to learn skills with professional supervision to make sure you're making the most of them! Come, ask questions, learn, and leave with a wider range of sewing techniques.

         

        Intermediate

        You are an intermediate learner if you feel very confident with the basics and have some extra skills under your belt already. Our most common intermediate classes are our classes that explore pattern drafting or manipulation. This requires you to have confidence and experience with dressmaking patterns so you have the best chance of understanding how the manipulations work, and what shapes usually occur.

        The intermediate classes will teach you the foundations of more advanced sewing knowledge such as larger scale projects, tailoring, pattern alteration, and advanced machine techniques.

         

        Advanced

        You are an advanced learner if you feel confident with intermediate techniques. These classes are made for those who have vast experience but would like an extra pair of eyes or a bit of moral support for quality and exploring new projects. It can also be useful for those who maybe just haven't explored the specific technique yet, for example - you have made tailored trousers but haven't tried making jeans yet.

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