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Posted on: 10/13/19 1:00 AM ET
When we sew the front leg piece and back leg piece together and need to stretch the back leg to the front leg , where should we start to sew ? Start from the crotch point or start from the hem?
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Posted on: 10/13/19 4:24 AM ET
I would start from the hem.

The pants I've sewn have the back inseam shorter than the front inseam, in which I would strongly recommend stretching the back pants piece to match the front, rather than easing the front to the back.
  
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Posted on: 10/13/19 11:18 AM ET
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Thanks Cheeseplant. I made a mistake. I meant stretch the back leg to match the front leg. Which piece should be closer to the feed dog?
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Posted on: 10/13/19 11:21 AM ET
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The longer piece belongs next to the feed dogs.
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Posted on: 10/13/19 12:46 PM ET
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The reason that the back inseam needs to be stretched to fit the front inseam is to keep the pant back from bagging under one’s behind. Stretching of the back inseam generally begins about 6” or so below the crotch, and this allows the stretching to be spread out and become invisible after the inseam is sewn. Some patterns include a mark to indicate where stretching should begin. For those patterns that don’t include that, it should become obvious when the seams are matched up before stitching. The remainder of the inseam from that point down should be sewn as 1:1, so the pant leg drapes smoothly.
  
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Posted on: 10/13/19 2:58 PM ET
Thanks all for your advice.
  
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