Milan Palazzo Pants
In this class, we’ll sew a pair of palazzo pants with small openings at the ankles and an elastic waistband. The step-by-step video tutorial makes them super easy to sew—and patterns in sizes 34 to 56 are included!
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Join Lulu Ferris to watch the complete class and sew along at your own pace.
What you’ll make
Sew high-rise palazzo pants with wide legs, an elastic waistband and small openings at the ankles. A crossed front seam adds definition to the flowing silhouette.
The waistband has belt loops and a long self-fabric tie belt. Depending on the knit, the same design can look relaxed, sporty or more polished.
What you’ll learn in this class
- Prepare and sew a stretch knit with suitable needles and seams.
- Join and control the crossed front seams.
- Construct and reinforce the ankle openings.
- Assemble the legs, inseams and crotch seam.
- Insert waistband elastic without twisting it.
- Sew a turned tie belt and attach belt loops.
Choosing the knit
Use a knit with stretch, movement and drape. The samples use brushed rib knit and viscose jacquard knit; the jacquard example contains at least 2% elastane.
Modal or viscose can add fluid movement. A firmer knit or stretch sweatshirt fabric is also possible, but it will produce a more structured, tracksuit-like result.
Make it your own
Topstitch the front leg seams when the fabric needs help lying flat, or leave them unstitched when a softer knit settles neatly on its own.
Add two, three or four belt loops—or omit them and the tie belt. Finish the hems with straight, twin-needle or zigzag stitching to suit your machine and fabric.
Style the pants with the London Bodysuit or T-Shirt and the Eliza Cardigan.
Sizes and measurements
The pattern covers sizes 34/36 through 54/56. Its chart spans waists from 64–70 cm to 104–110 cm and hips from 90–96 cm to 130–136 cm.
The listed total pants length ranges from 96 cm in size 34/36 to 101 cm in size 54/56.
The class includes the sewing demonstration, graded A4 and A0 patterns, and an information file with the measurement chart.
Pattern & materials
Patterns are included with membership
Active members can download every available PDF and materials list.
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