I was sewing these at the eleventh hour before I left New Zealand. Literally - I sewed until the minute I had to pack up the sewing machine and take it away. I got all the way to the waistband and at that point there was nowhere to go, they were so huge. I had really expected a lot out of these pants, and while I knew I am not advanced enough to manage the amazing fit of Lauren's spotted pair, I had even made a muslin!
It was time to take a long break, so I did. A looong break. And finally I felt ready to just do whatever had to be done to make them fit and get rid of the butt wrinkles from hell.
-Removed about 3 inches from the front crotch, tapering out at the sides. This wasn't done quite evenly and one leg is a tiny looser than the other. But whatever.
-Removed about 1 cm from the upper sideseams, tapering to nothing above the pockets since I didn't want to change them at all.
Those two changes made these pants fit. Then I put on the waistband and I stretched it out a lot as I sewed. The fabric has a lot of stretch, and this way the waistband ended up nice and snug - I had removed the zip for the fitting process and just basted the sides, and I called it a success when I had to put the zipper back in!
I still don't consider these the ultimate Peter & the Wolf pants. They are particularly unflattering due to the pockets visually widening the hips - I think this might be minimised in a finer fabric. Not to mention the butt, I'm not even sure how to conquer the butt-fitting problems. But they are wearable and cozy, so I will not be sending them to the secondhand heap quite yet.
Final summary:
Papercut Patterns Peter & the Wolf pants
Fabric: Marc Jacobs Herringbone wool from Mood
Size: XS
me: always an XS in Papercut
Changes: lengthened the legs slightly so they would be full length pants.
It was time to take a long break, so I did. A looong break. And finally I felt ready to just do whatever had to be done to make them fit and get rid of the butt wrinkles from hell.
-Removed about 3 inches from the front crotch, tapering out at the sides. This wasn't done quite evenly and one leg is a tiny looser than the other. But whatever.
-Removed about 1 cm from the upper sideseams, tapering to nothing above the pockets since I didn't want to change them at all.
Those two changes made these pants fit. Then I put on the waistband and I stretched it out a lot as I sewed. The fabric has a lot of stretch, and this way the waistband ended up nice and snug - I had removed the zip for the fitting process and just basted the sides, and I called it a success when I had to put the zipper back in!
I still don't consider these the ultimate Peter & the Wolf pants. They are particularly unflattering due to the pockets visually widening the hips - I think this might be minimised in a finer fabric. Not to mention the butt, I'm not even sure how to conquer the butt-fitting problems. But they are wearable and cozy, so I will not be sending them to the secondhand heap quite yet.
Final summary:
Papercut Patterns Peter & the Wolf pants
Fabric: Marc Jacobs Herringbone wool from Mood
Size: XS
me: always an XS in Papercut
Changes: lengthened the legs slightly so they would be full length pants.
I think the butt looks cute now. But maybe put a thong on next time you're photographing your bum like that! Or better yet, no underwear at all! Haha
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