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Waistbands – a couture method

BEFORE you cut your garment, decide how wide you want to make the waistband. The following instructions are for a waistband 2.5cm (1in) wide, so the waist seam is increased to this width. See photo 1.

Next, cut your waistband three times the finished width plus 1cm (⅜in). Also add an

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