Trousers #1

I really enjoyed making these trousers, They where the first pair i had ever made, so they are not as 'trouser-like' as they could have been.

I took influence from the Skirt I had made in the first week, with the High-Low staggered hem and the exposed zip (to an extent) 

Used my Favorite style of fastening, The exposed Zip, but in a much more minimal and clean way.  

To Make them, I cut the fabric on the cross grain, using only a tracing of the crotch/inside leg seam. so the trousers, one may say are half draped, half pattern cut.

this enabled me to get the full circle skirt effect on each Leg.

This i found particularly enjoyable as there was a sense of experimentation/ not knowing the outcome...

The main Difficulty came In Hemming...

I didn't want to do a plain Roll Hem...I wanted to do a hem and stitch by hand to add weight and an almost attempt at Couture sewing. Couture techniques are very interesting to me.. and i constantly use 'Couture Sewing Techniques' by Claire B.Shaffer as a reference.

The book suggested that I should ease the hem with heat and steam, but i think this didn't work so well due to the fact the fabric was a Linen ? so i just stitched it flat where I could and made the occasional tuck where needed to remove excess fabric.

Small Tucks