Bermuda Shorts Sewing Patterns for Men and Kids, Ready to Produce
Bermuda shorts are a seasonal garment produced in batches: spring and summer concentrate the demand, and there is no room to redo a pattern. The Bermuda shorts patterns in the catalog include cargo, athletic, printed, and swim styles, for men and kids, with the complete size range and a sewn sample.
The Modeltex catalog has 16 Bermuda shorts sewing patterns (11 for men, 3 for boys, 2 for women), all approved with a sewn sample and with the size range available on each product page; the most affordable PDF starts at US$23 with the standard size selection.
Cargo, athletic, and swim Bermuda shorts in the catalog
There are cargo Bermuda shorts with side pockets or flap pockets; athletic shorts with contrast piping; printed shorts with side pockets; drawstring shorts with back pockets for kids; and fitted swim Bermuda shorts, including one with a printed side panel for kids. They are for men and for kids, each group with its own size range.
Cargo pockets and waistbands: where Bermuda shorts get complicated
The cargo pocket, with a flap and sometimes a gusset, adds pieces, fabric, and sewing time, and it is the part that fails most often: reinforce the corners and the join with the leg using bartacks. An elastic-and-drawstring waist needs eyelets or buttonholes; on kids' shorts, secure the drawstring in the channel so it can't be pulled out. Swim Bermuda shorts change everything: the fabric and the stretch seams mean you work them as a spandex garment, not a woven one.
Length, rise, and fabric: what to adjust if the fabric changes
The length usually reaches the knee and should be checked after washing, because gabardine and cotton twill shrink. A cargo pair in gabardine shouldn't be replaced with microfiber without testing: the pocket drape and the leg volume change. Printed ones are cut with the print running the same direction on both legs and matched at the side seam. The rise and the fit are worked out as in a pair of pants. Check the length in the smallest and the largest size of the range, because a length that looks right doesn't grade the same at both ends. With pockets, piping, and side panels, a true-size plotter print gives you every piece whole, with no sheets to tape.
Common fabrics for Bermuda shorts: gabardine, twill, microfiber, swimwear spandex, printed cotton fabric.
Available Bermuda shorts sewing patterns
- Chino Bermuda Shorts with Back Patch — chino-style Bermuda shorts with a drawcord and back patch — from US$23
- Swim Bermuda Shorts — fitted knee-length swim shorts with printed side panel — from US$23
- Denim Bermuda Shorts 1MD — five-pocket denim Bermuda shorts with cuffed hem — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 09 — wide denim Bermuda shorts with faded wash — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 08 — denim cargo Bermuda shorts with pockets — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 06 — athletic Bermuda shorts with contrast trim — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 04 — cargo Bermuda shorts with side pockets — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 02 — cargo Bermuda shorts with flap pocket — from US$23
- Denim Bermuda Shorts 105 — faded denim bermuda shorts with a high waist and side buckle — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 360-M — denim cargo Bermuda shorts — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 367-M — cargo Bermuda shorts with side pocket — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts B-98-MD — boys' cargo Bermuda shorts with side pocket — from US$23
- Women's Bermuda Shorts 56 — cargo denim bermuda shorts with flap pockets — from US$23
- Swim Bermuda Shorts B — swim shorts with printed side panel — from US$28
- Bermuda Shorts 07-M — Bermuda shorts with embossed geometric print and side pockets — from US$23
- Bermuda Shorts 05-M — distressed denim Bermuda shorts — from US$23
Frequently asked questions about Bermuda shorts sewing patterns
What is the difference between Bermuda shorts and regular shorts?
Length: Bermuda shorts reach the knee or close to it, and regular shorts sit at mid-thigh or higher. That changes the pattern: more fabric, a different leg opening, and bigger pockets, like cargo pockets. For a producer, Bermuda shorts use more fabric and are quoted separately from shorts.
How are cargo Bermuda shorts made?
With flap pockets on the legs, sometimes with a gusset, in gabardine or cotton twill, and a waistband or an elastic-and-drawstring waist. The pockets are built before closing the side seams, with double stitching at the corners and reinforcing bartacks. They are the Bermuda shorts with the most pieces and sewing time, so cost them separately from the plain ones.
What fabric do swim Bermuda shorts need?
Swimwear spandex for the fitted style, sewn with a stretch stitch and cut with negative ease. If the shorts are sublimation-printed, the base has to be polyester. Test the sample with the final fabric and elastic before cutting the run, because the fit depends on both.
Do kids' Bermuda shorts use the same size range as men's?
No: kids' styles have their own size range, from 2 to 18, with kids' proportions; they aren't a scaled-down men's pattern. The catalog has kids' Bermuda shorts with a drawstring and back pockets, cargo, and swim. If you sell for the whole family, use each pattern in its own size range and don't adapt the adult one.
Guides for producing Bermuda shorts
- Fabric consumption per garment
- Which fabric to use for each garment
- Tech pack for the garment workshop
- How to draft a basic pants pattern
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