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The very best trouser makers take upwards of a year or more to make a single pair...and that's even before the sheers touch the fabric.
Last night I spent some time starting to adapt my paper pattern according to the changes that JefferyD suggested... Not done yet, but I think I can see in my minds eye how it will help with the pulling at the hips and some of the twisting at the back. The point about working with a patterend fabric is something I've thought about - I just wanted to have one or two pairs done in a solid so that I would be more competent when working with a plaid or check and not completely waste my effort and fabric. Taking the pictures wasn't all that time consuming, so I'll probably do something similar to see where I can improve, but it will likely be quite a while before I have anything to show off again.
The very best trouser makers take upwards of a year or more to make a single pair...and that's even before the sheers touch the fabric.
Amazing work =)
One suggestion. rather than separately marking each front and back panel, fold the cloth along the side edge and mark the front and back panels side by side, then cut the pieces out with the cloth doubled. Then you can learn to thread mark thru the two cloth layers.
This thread has inspired me to make my own Roman aqueduct.
This thread has inspired me to make my own Roman aqueduct.