I'm back home and today is the day: Day One of the pants sew-along! I have chosen Simplicity 2700, and I'll be using a big wad of a lightweight - 8 oz? - black denim (with a touch of lycra for stretch, as Sarah and Violet suggested in their recent comments), unwadded of course for this project. This pattern is not a Palmer Pletsch pattern but includes 1-inch seam allowances for fit -- I guess that's not limited to Palmer Pletsch pants but is just smart pant-fitting, right? The new technique for me is the fly front. It takes me ten times longer to exit the ladies room these days as I have to carefully study the construction of the fly front of the pants I'm wearing, compared to the instructions in Simplicity 2700, before leaving the stall.
As I deplaned in Orlando last week, a fellow short-legged colleague of mine commented on the decent fit of the pants I was wearing, and she lamented the lifelong challenge of buying RTW pants as a 5' tall woman in a world of 5'4" and 5'6" standard blocks. I bragged about this little adventure you're guiding me along, and I think she was hopeful I would help a sister out and sew her some perfect-fitting pants while I was making my own. We'll see how this sew-along goes and then maybe I can think about a career as pantmaker to the stars.
Cutting the pants tomorrow! As of today, Mary Nanna the Pant Goddess has gotten started fitting her muslin! Check it out...
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hey well done, you're off the starting blocks! I saw that simplicity pattern and I thought they looked like a nice basic.
ReplyDeleteYou know really, they need to make their patterns young, middle aged and old because actually a lot of the fitting has to do with gravity and childbirth.
Still, I like the way they called them slim, average and curvy. Not slim, average and fat. Or slim, average and fluffy.
Like Mary Nana, I think this simplicity pattern is a great start. I would have used it if it wasn't for the uncertain delivery time to France.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting layout with specific body-type styles, have not seen that before. And Amazing fit sounds very promising :)And ditto on the home made pant vs RTW - once you get the fit and sewing right I think the home made ones can be vastly better than most shop offerings - and clearly others can appreciate it too!
ReplyDeleteinteresting.. what else have u tried sewing? underwear? I would think that if you know how to sew pants, then under wear would be easy.
ReplyDeleteI hope this goes well! (=
Amazing fit, huh? You can't go wrong, right?! Else, we better call the pattern company and say, "'Amazing fit', my @$$!"
ReplyDeleteI'm with Johanna Lu. Those who finally had success with their pants: wow! Them in their great fitting jeans are even more remarkable. Okay, enough chit chat... will have to stop first at Mary Nana's though.
I want to be able to make a pair of pants that fit. I really do.
ReplyDeleteHello There!! I have a link on my site for installing a zipper. (Sandra Betzina way)Thanks for the idea of the sew along. I have spent most of the day researching fitting techniques. I am excited and determined to make some pants I like. www.ddsworldofsewing.wordpress.com
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