Ready to level up your garment skills? This focused, 3-hour class walks you step-by-step through sewing a zipper fly (fly front) as used in pants and jeans. You’ll create a sample fly front to keep in your skills library for future projects and patterns.
This class is part of our series of one-off garment skill builders. Join other sessions in the series, including: Pockets, Seam Finishing, Hems, Buttons & Buttonholes, and more.
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner - Intermediate · Ages 16+
Skill Requirements
You’ve taken a couple of beginner classes (such as a tote bag class) or sewn several projects on your own and can:
**Bonus prerequisite - Garment skill Building: Zippers (WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND yOU TAKING THIS CLASS PRIOR IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEWN ZIPPERS BEFORE. FLY FRONT ZIPPERS ARE VERY INVOLVED)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of class, you will:
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Understand the anatomy of a fly front for pants/jeans
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Prep and interface fabric correctly for zipper insertion
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Construct a traditional fly shield and facing
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Insert and topstitch a zipper fly accurately
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Learn clean finishing techniques used in ready-to-wear jeans
What We Supply
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Recirculated fabric for sampling
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Zippers for your sample
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Interfacing and notions needed to complete the fly
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Step-by-step guided instruction
You’re welcome to bring your own fabric/zipper if you’d like to test this technique on something specific. Quilting cotton or medium-weight woven fabric works very well for learning.
What You Bring (if using your own materials)
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2 pieces of woven fabric, 10" x 14"
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1 zipper, 5"–7" (nylon or metal jeans zipper)
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A small piece of lightweight fusible interfacing
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Your basic sewing kit (pins/clips, snips, seam ripper)
You’ll leave class with a complete fly front sample and the confidence to add this professional detail to your next pair of pants or jeans.
