After my muslin version of these pants, I knew that they would fit in this incredible stretchy Marc Jacobs wool. Very unseasonal, until I land in Seattle in two months...So, I knew they would fit but I didn't realise at all just how much more stretchy the wool is compared to that totally zero stretch hemp/tencel. In the hemp pants, the bagginess at the butt was a positive thing because it made it possible to fit in the pants. In these, hm.
I left these at full length (hits perfectly at my ankle as a full length pant.) and cut an XS. Construction was good, although it's the first time I've worked with such a loose weave. Not easy to get stitches out of! I didn't quite get my seams lined up for the zip....but then I noticed that I could get the pants on without the zip. Oops. Then I realised I had exactly 6 hours until I needed to pack up my sewing machine to go. There went my concentration.
So lovely people, is there any way to fix this problem that you see below at this stage of sewing??? Otherwise I could call these my lounge sweatpants...I did manage to fit another scrap of this fabric into my luggage but I'm not sure it's enough to cut another leg (for example.)
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| Without the waistband, a problem is found |
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| The front isn't too too terrible |
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| With waistband - so much room that I could pull them on without the zip! |
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| HELLLPP! I'm DROWNING! |
ummm hello there, abs! nice
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