Trousers Tutorial, part 5 - Trims

Cut four lengths of both the ⅛" gold/black piping and the ½" gold braid/naval lace equal to the length of your side seam plus 2-3". 

Sew the piping and braid together to form four lengths of ⅝" trim as per our tips in the jacket bib/collar trim section. 

Pin a length of trim to each side of the side seam, with the open edges of the gold braid as close to the division-colored piping as possible and extending past the upper and lower edges of the trousers 1-2".

Using your zipper/piping foot, gold thread, and the needle that gives you the best results, topstitch the ⅝" trim into place close to each side of the ½" gold braid.

TIP: Rather than pinning both lengths of trim to the trousers' side seam, you may find it easier to first do one and then the other (as pictured above and to the right).

The side of your trousers should now look like this:

Repeat for other side. 

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