Patiala Salwar

This is the draft for a full Patiala Salwar. It will be easy to understand for someone who already knows or has some idea about sewing a Salwar. Measurements: 1. Seat 2. Length of the Salwar 3. Leg round (bottom opening) 4. Crotch Length (15 is the standard measurement for grown ups)

Material Required: 3.5 Meters (42 inches width. Lesser the width, less will be the gatherings) Drafting Instructions: a. Waist Band:
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Grain Line Cut 2 Layers

2 12=

Seat/6 +1 (generally the band length is 7 for a normal person. Add 2 to this for folding on top and seam allowance at the bottom. So the band length will be 9) Seat/2 + 5 (depending on how loose fitting is required). Same as 1 2. Join 1-2-3-4. Fold on 1- 2 and Cut out 2 layers.

23= 34=

b. Bottom: Side Panel: Fig1 1 4 4

Fig 2 1 4

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Cut 4 Layers (2 Pieces)

6 6 3 5 2 5

12= 23= 25= 36=

Full Length Band length (i.e., 7) + 2 8 10 (depending on the built of the person) Leg round/2 + 1 2 Join 1-2-5-6-4 and cut along this line. When opened you should have 2 pieces of side panel 4-6-5-2-5-6-4-1 as shown in figure 2 above.

Middle Panel (for gatherings): 1 3

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4 2 Pieces

2 2 Pieces 5 6

13= 12= 34=

Complete width of the material same as 4 6 of the side panel + Crotch Length Band length (i.e. 15 7) + 1. Join 1-2-4-3 and cut along this line to get 2 pieces. same as 3 4 same as 1 2. Cut along 2-5-6-4 to get 2 more pieces. There should be 4 pieces of the middle panel.

25= 46=

Sewing Notes: 1. Attach the canvas to the leg round and complete the leg round. 2. Attach one piece of Middle panel to one side of the Side Panel, i.e., join 4-6 of the side panel with 1-2 of the middle panel. Similarly join 4-6 of the side panel with 1-2 of another piece of the middle panel. 3. Join the sides of the leg portion. 4. Join both the leg portions along the crotch line. 5. Complete the waist band. 6. Join each leg portion with the waist band by taking pleats along the 4-1-4-1- 3 portion of each leg portion. Make sure the pleats are of equal width. The pleats should start from the centre of the front portion of the waist band and extend unto the centre of the back of the waist band. 7. The pleats of each leg portion should be facing each other. This completes the full Patiala Salwar. Since the pleats extend from the front to the back completely, it is a full Patiala.