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title: 'Lumira leggings'
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sidebar_label: Lumira leggings
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<DesignInfo design="lumira" />
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## Designer Notes {#notes}
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I started working on this design when I decided I needed more leggings to cycle
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in the fall and winter. My previous pair was made with a commercial pattern,
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and they have served me well. The easy solution would have been to just make
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some more. But if I need some of these, there should be more people that do.
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I decided to make this pattern so it allows for a waistband to be part of it.
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This should make for a good fit on a wide range of body types. It can
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optionally create a gusset that is relatively large in the back. This is both a
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nice design feature, and provides support for the rear. To exemplify this, you
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could use a contrasting fabric for this part.
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The pattern's gusset can be extended to the front to allow for a bulge. And
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since I wanted this pattern to be able to be used for cycling, there is an
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option to use a chamois, the padding you find in most cycling shorts.
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This is a pattern that has no outside seams, so interesting designs on the
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fabric will not be distorted.
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Wouter
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## What You Need {#needs}
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To make Lumira, you will need the following:
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- Basic sewing supplies
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- About 1.5 metres (1.7 yards) of a suitable fabric (see [Lumira Fabric
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options](#fabric))
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- Elastic for the leg openings and waist.
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## Fabric Options {#fabric}
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### Main Fabric
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This pattern requires a stretch fabric. The stretch needs to be perpendicular
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to the grainline. There is no stretch required along the grainline, but a 4-way
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stretch fabric can definitely be used. Not all stretch fabrics have the same
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amount of stretch. The default ease value of -5% works well for fabrics that
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have 60% stretch. If your fabric has a different amount of stretch, you may
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want to adjust this setting accordingly. Reduce the ease when your fabric has
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more stretch. Getting the ease right is _very_ important for getting a good
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fit.
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:::tip
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If the ease setting is larger than 0 (positive ease), any type of knit fabric
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can be used. Keep in mind that even with the ease set at the maximum, you
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probably will not be able to use a fabric with no stretch at all (a woven
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fabric).
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:::
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These fabrics come in different weights. Pick one that works for how you intend
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to use it. Thicker fabrics provide more support and warmth.
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For yoga pants, take something that has a medium thickness. Supplex is a good
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choice for this. It also works well for cycling. For other athletics use
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fabrics that would be appropriate for that. Most fabrics that contain spandex
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will work.
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:::tip
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Since this pattern has an outside panel, you can use contrasting fabrics to
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make interesting effects.
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:::
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## Cutting Instructions {#cutting}
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### Materials
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- **Main fabric**
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- Cut **2 leg** parts
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- Cut **2 panel** parts
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Optionally
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- Cut **2 waistband** parts on the fold
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- Cut **2 pocket** parts
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