Making my own pants: A pictorial

More....more

Thanks for having the courage not only to try it...but post it here

This is great! Thanks for posting. I'm going to spend the summer taking apart and trying to alter some old shirts in the hopes that at some point I can make my own.

Great job. Such patience.
One of the belt loops appears to be further away than the other.

Originally Posted by emptym

Click to expand...

I'm sure this is very helpful. Would you do us the favor of explaining how?

I think lessons in pattern drafting and manipulation go way beyond the scope of this thread and this forum.

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH

Click to expand...

Very nice, however for your next pair take a look at this and remember, it is all about the ironwork while sewing! Incredibly important for truly great results.

http://tuttofattoamano.blogspot.com/...ompletion.html

then

http://tuttofattoamano.blogspot.com/...al-divide.html

Thanks for the links. Great blog!

Wow. I am going to tip my tailor next time around.... This seems like difficult work.

Thanks for posting your work. Definitely something I wish I could do.

How much prior sewing experience did you have before you tried this?

Have you checked out David Coffin's book on trousers? I have the one on shirtmaking and it's helpful.

Originally Posted by inlandisland

Click to expand...

Thanks - will try. Again, I love your blog. I am just going to implicitly trust that your edits to my draft will make it better.

What will the changes in the pattern do? Or, what is their purpose/what are they fixing?


Very cool btw!

This thread is BBQ sauce awesome. Great fit for a first go as well. Those pants look solid, and I think you picked a great color to boot! Inspiring stuff!

Originally Posted by softy

Click to expand...

Great job. Such patience.
One of the belt loops appears to be further away than the other.

Yes, it is - I fudged the waistband significantly due to inexperience.

Originally Posted by pvrhye

Click to expand...

How much prior sewing experience did you have before you tried this?

I've been doing alterations on my own pants, shirts and a couple of jackets for the past year or so.

Originally Posted by 1969

Click to expand...

Have you checked out David Coffin's book on trousers? I have the one on shirtmaking and it's helpful.

No, but I've seen some of his videos online... I will check out the book.

Originally Posted by Icehawk

Click to expand...

What will the changes in the pattern do? Or, what is their purpose/what are they fixing?


Quite a lot I think, but I don't have enough experience or technical knowledge to answer -- What Jeffery said is probably true - "I think lessons in pattern drafting and manipulation go way beyond the scope of this thread and this forum." You would have to start at the beginning and do some research on the topic.

Originally Posted by emptym

Click to expand...

I'm sure this is very helpful. Would you do us the favor of explaining how?

Originally Posted by jefferyd

Click to expand...

I think lessons in pattern drafting and manipulation go way beyond the scope of this thread and this forum.

Originally Posted by Icehawk

Click to expand...

What will the changes in the pattern do? Or, what is their purpose/what are they fixing?

Fine. Sigh.




The waist should slope slightly downward from back to front- here it juts upward at A and is tight around the crotch. Dropping the front waist and reducing the waist at center front as shown will correct this. This, and the scooping at a will help with the moose knuckle.

The seat is very tight at B and the side seam shoots back at C. This is a multi-point correction.

The waist dips at D and there is excess and pulling at E. All of these things are related.





The seat seam must be scooped out to more accurately match the shape of the seat at E, and the inseam should be straightened as this curve is too extreme for any cloth, cotton in particular. More curve = more ironwork necessary. Since the seat has been reduced at E it will have to be increased somewhere. Pivoting forward at B will add the necessary width, and by carrying this line up, will help correct the side seam issue. D is raised a bit to correct the dipping waistline and pivoted forward when the seat is scooped out. What has been lost at points A, D and C on the front (which has been reduced to help the side seam issue) is added at C on the back. Since the back thigh has been increased, we will remove a bit off the front at a

really impressed.
love the color too.

Originally Posted by jefferyd

Click to expand...

Fine. Sigh.




The waist should slope slightly downward from back to front- here it juts upward at A and is tight around the crotch. Dropping the front waist and reducing the waist at center front as shown will correct this. This, and the scooping at a will help with the moose knuckle.

The seat is very tight at B and the side seam shoots back at C. This is a multi-point correction.

The waist dips at D and there is excess and pulling at E. All of these things are related.





The seat seam must be scooped out to more accurately match the shape of the seat at E, and the inseam should be straightened as this curve is too extreme for any cloth, cotton in particular. More curve = more ironwork necessary. Since the seat has been reduced at E it will have to be increased somewhere. Pivoting forward at B will add the necessary width, and by carrying this line up, will help correct the side seam issue. D is raised a bit to correct the dipping waistline and pivoted forward when the seat is scooped out. What has been lost at points A, D and C on the front (which has been reduced to help the side seam issue) is added at C on the back. Since the back thigh has been increased, we will remove a bit off the front at a

Really, really educational, Jeffery. As always, I feel like your posts are as illuminating for non-tailors as they are for tailors. I always walk away from your posts feeling like I have a better eye for details. Thanks again.