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Textiles and Garment Construction
Figure 3.1: Fly openings
Procedures for working on a fly opening (iii) Cut two pieces for the fly-flap
(i) Mark the stitching line 3cm away from the shaped facing. Put the
from the upper edge of the opening, right sides together (facing each
left hand side for men and right other) and machine the longer
hand side for women. Stitch the edges on the fitting line. Trim, clip
front part of the trouser together and turn so that the right sides are
from the crotch to the opening. outside. Baste layers together;
Fold and tack the under edge of neaten the cut edges then press.
the opening 3cm outside the centre
front line in the turning allowance.
Upper edge Upperedge
(iv) Fix the zip to the under edge: Place the
under edge on the right side of the zip
(ii) Face the upper edge on the wrong tape. The fold should be close to the
side. The first stitching should end in zip’s teeth. Tack trousers to zip tape.
the line with the centre front seam. Lap fly-slap behind the edge and the zip
Clip at seam base and turn the facing so that it extends 3 cm. Tack through
to the wrong side. Neaten free edge the three layers including trouser
and baste the edge to keep it flat. layer, zip tape and fly-flap. Machine
from top to bottom of the opening.
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