how to sew spats (7935 Views)

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  Step 1 of 6

  First you should print the pattern. Then make changes to the length. As you can see, the original spats are quite short. And remember that the higher you make the wider they have to be, so you should measure your calf to know the right width. And I also made the spats a bit longer on the front, as you can see.

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  Step 2 of 6

  Now that you have a pattern you should sew one spat out of scrap material. Of course you don’t have to, but I had to make quite a lot of changes to the pattern after the first experiment, so especially if you want them to be very fit you should sew an experiment piece first. I sewed it without a lining or anything, I just sewed those two seams on the front and back of the spat.

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  Step 3 of 6

  And as you can see I also made a dart to the pattern A, because it was too wide otherwise. I also made the upper part of patterns B and C a bit wider. Well, in the end I had quite a wide part for buttoning (about 5cm = 2in), but it didn’t really matter.

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  Step 4 of 6

  Because I made the lining I used 1cm (=0.4in) seam allowances everywhere. Here are the instructions for sewing, though they are not hard to tell.

  1. Sew the dart on pattern A and do the same to the lining.

  2. Sew the front and back seams and do the same to the lining.

  3. If you use interfacing for example in buttonholes, iron it now.

  4. Sew the lining to the bodice (do you say bodice in this case? Sorry my English…). I sewed it right sides face to face and left the bottom open.

  5. Turn the whole thing around and check whether there are some changes to be made, if not you can turn the seam allowances of the bottom part inside and stitch it.

  6. Stitch all the edges.

  7. Sew the buttonholes and buttons to their place and you are done!

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  Step 5 of 6

  And by the way, if you want to, you can sew an elastic band to the bottom to keep the spat in its place and to make sure the edges look neat. I sewed that afterwards.

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  Step 6 of 6

  And here's the result :)