How to Sew Zip-Off Pants - Turning Pants into Shorts

Angela Wolf shows how to design and sew zip-off pants. This is a great pant for fishing and outdoor activities, quickly turning pants into shorts. Learn how to sew a separating zipper, as seen on It's Sew Easy tv.
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[@MorganJServices]

I watched and studied every second of the video. My first attempt at the task turned out perfect. It was a pair of pants for a very large man at church who could not find a professional seamstress in our town who would take on the job! I have become the amateur sewing repair 'go to' of my church group because of terrific gals like you would share their phenomenal skills via KZbin videos.

[@AngelaWolf]

Congratulations!!!! So glad to help :)

[@gabyi3646]

I probably watched this 100 times today to make my pants convertible, thank you!!!!

[@AngelaWolf]

You're so welcome! :)

[@alinaspencil]

Thanks so much for this! I found a pair of nylon pants at the thrift store for $1, then scavenged parts from two old convertible pants, and made the $1 pants into a convertible pair for travel. I could not have done this without you, and you saved me a lot of money, too!

[@AngelaWolf]

congrats! now that is a good buy!!!

[@angiehotchkiss8963]

Awesome technique! I was just commenting recently to my son about trying to find women’s zip off pants for hiking. Now I can do it myself 😊 Thanks for a great tutorial ❤️

[@gabipapcke8644]

Thank you for the simple explanation.

[@katiarepublic7057]

This is really going to help me with a cosplay I'm making! I've only had a vague idea of how to sew zippers but this video has made me a bit more confident. For my cosplay, I'm going to be sewing horizontal zippers like in the video, but also vertical zippers to hide/unhide a pattern that will run up the shorts portion of the pants. Once it's finished, I'll probably share it on Twitter!

[@erickyei9096]

Wow. Loved it.

[@ncjr372]

Amazing thank you

[@Kemkeme]

Thank you so so much, this was very helpful

[@jessicasloan5792]

This was really helpful and my pants/shorts turned out great

[@MorganJServices]

BIG, HUGE THANK YOU for this tutorial!

[@AngelaWolf]

thanks Lisa :)

[@eddie19091977]

Perfect skills. Every move is calculated. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gloriaorozco8706]

Tank you for this video, I need this

[@sandyheller5438]

Thank You. What a great tutorial.

[@AngelaWolf]

thanks for watching :)

[@FFA005]

Great video :)

[@neutralseatheadrest]

helpful af 🤓

[@blazenarihtar2108]

On the pants that became zip off bottoms, how many inches between the marking lines?

[@judithjohnson9319]

Useful thank you but is there a reason why the bulky half of the zip is on the top portion rather than the bottom? Wouldn’t it be more comfortable when the bottom of the legs have been unzipped to not have the clasp and bulky end of the zip on the shorts?

[@AngelaWolf]

Good thought, I just copied the pair I had bought :)

[@HealthStartAustin]

I have a question. Did this technique shorten the length of the pants by several inches?

[@AngelaWolf]

Yes, but depends on the zipper - the zipper can make up enough to compensate the seam allowances. You could also use different fabric to make up for that - if you can find a similar color :)

[@HealthStartAustin]

@@AngelaWolf Thank you for your response. I'm creating a zip-off overall for a hike in Japan. I assume the allowance for the fold at the top of the zip-off needs to be the width of the zipper. That would be about 1.25 inches in the case of YKK #5 separating zipper. Does that make sense?

[@MorganJServices]

Angela, can you help? How do I deal with the puckering on the top stitch. The rolled up portion of the pant leg (after the zipper install) is less wide than portion of pant leg being stitched to. I am altering pants for a 300 pound man. His pants at the thigh just above the knee measures 30". The 2 zippers installed without a problem, including the fabric to cover the zipper and protect skin.

[@mightbetails]

to back stitch do i just hit the reverse while stepping on the pedal or should i just look up a tut?

[@AngelaWolf]

what machine are you on?

[@potatozinc]

Do you think it is practical if I do it to jean pants? Or are jeans too stiff?

[@AngelaWolf]

Depend on the weight of denim, but I would probably pass on doing this to jeans

[@blazenarihtar2108]

How many inches is the space between the marking lines?

[@AngelaWolf]

Which lines - the side seams or decorative stitching?

[@blazenarihtar2108]

The lines on the pants that you made into zip off bottoms