Get Pattern cut out and sew tailored ladies slacks
2006-07-28 04:00:38 · 3 answers · asked by TEXAS WAR EAGLE 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Go to a fabric store, they have a large selection of patterns. Find one that you like.
BUT - if you have never sewed before - I strongly recommend you get an easy pattern first! They are marked by easy, average and advanced. First make a pair of elastic-waist or drawstring slacks without pockets, to learn the basics... then move on to more complicated tailored slacks. If you start with something too hard, you may make mistakes and lose patience and interest...
Most patterns come with good step-by-step instructions. There are also books on the market (check one out of your library if you're looking to save money) that show you, step by step and with picture, how to sew.
One other tip - if this is the first time you sew something... practice making some stiches & seams on left-over pieces of the fabric your slacks will be made from first, so you get the hang of it. Each fabric is different to sew!
Good luck!!
2006-07-31 22:24:22 · answer #1 · answered by Ebie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't really have a specific draft that I wanted to follow, although I did have Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear sitting around so I referred to that off and on. I have found that those systems of drafting rarely translate well for disproportion so I am just as well off doing my own thing, so I just proceeded in what I think was a logical matter. The only area that I was wondering about was how long to make the back crotch extension. The draft in the book was really short so I lengthened it. Better too long than too short- better slightly too large than too small- it is so much easier to pin out excess than guess at how much more you need.
As you can see below, I often start my pattern and write notes to myself as I am proceeding.
In this case I went away and had lunch, came back and looked at the notes and pattern again with fresh eyes, and changed it, reducing the shaping on the side seams and increasing the darting into the waist.
I cut a toile in muslin and sent it off to be made up and I will fit her on Tuesday. I will be fitting the jacket on Tuesday as well, so it will be a busy and informative day. It is good to get as close as you can with the pattern but I think that it is during the fitting that it all comes together............mens tailors in manchester
2014-01-27 22:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
never... undergo in innovations that once, purely 50 years in the past, maximum tailors were men !! men did many of the sail-making and patching. My mom all started us with little projects like darning socks, some embroidery, etc. Then lets help her make "Frostline" kits (slumbering bags, jackets, parkas, etc). Then we all started making our own Frostline stuff: I nevertheless have the down-vest I made in 1980. My Brother and that i are literally not something short of masculine... Now DESIGNERS.... they're diverse poofters !! j/ok
2016-10-15 10:12:47 · answer #3 · answered by coombe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋