tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post7212876567097957193..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Pants Are WeirdGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53475378249227652072013-03-23T02:25:24.083-04:002013-03-23T02:25:24.083-04:00Thanks for the great sharing! I don't know how...Thanks for the great sharing! I don't know how to choose <a href="http://www.rosewholesale.com/cheap-online/mens-pants-c40/" rel="nofollow">Cheap Men's Pants</a> for my man, can you give me some tips? Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943322861664370081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-29885605798180526562012-03-04T08:21:40.365-05:002012-03-04T08:21:40.365-05:00In sewing school we made our own pants last term.....In sewing school we made our own pants last term... Wasn't very difficult. You just have to remember to iron out a certain part of the crotch area on one of the pieces before sewing them together... Unfortunately, since my studies are in Finnish, I'm at a loss on how to explain it. My crotch on my pants turned out just fine, close enough not to look strange, but far enough to avoid the dreaded camel-toe.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924267979548765131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40961043838751550512011-12-05T12:08:36.189-05:002011-12-05T12:08:36.189-05:00This seems to be old post but I still want to shar...This seems to be old post but I still want to share my thoughts.<br /><br />I can never find pants that fit me the way I want, so I have to sew them myself. I have perfected my trouser pattern so that nowadays I can pretty much make any kind of pants that fit. Allthough, depending the material I might have to do some alterations on half-finished pair.<br />Trousers aren't the easiest thing to do. I have to thank my good teacher in vocational school. She had clear and understandable notes for drafting and sewing pants. <br />Crotch is the trickiest bit. If the front curve is tuu curvy it creates baggy area where us women don't have the "stuff" men have. If it is too straight it can create what us women fear called "cameltoe". Sometimes perfect fitting could be adjusted just by millimeters. Curve continues on the back ofcourse. If backseam is too short pants tend to slide down and reveal your knickers (or even more) when you bend over. These are the fitted pants. Then ofcourse there is all sorts of loose fit-styles which aren't so picky about the perfect fit.Rhiahttp://www.evildressmaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-37269320762678754172011-10-28T16:31:21.513-04:002011-10-28T16:31:21.513-04:00Compare a Burda crotch with a Big 4 one. See whic...Compare a Burda crotch with a Big 4 one. See which one puts you in mind of a real body more. Use that forever after. That's my approach.Marie-Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52603118119034036872011-10-17T15:36:07.729-04:002011-10-17T15:36:07.729-04:00http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pants-for-any-body...http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pants-for-any-body-pati-palmer/1000542980?ean=9780935278088&itm=6&usri=sewing%2bpants<br /><br />This book (Pants for Any body) was the book that my mother used when she was making my pants. I am about 5'11" and when I was a pre-teen, I grew FAST. SOOOO incredibly fast, that my mom made most of my clothes. I remember that she ALWAYS used this book. Due to my long legs and short waist, it was really hard to find any jeans long enough. There were ALWAYS problems with buy store bought jeans: If they were long enough, they were too wide. If they were the right width, they were too short, if they had teh right width and height, the crotch looked funny. This book solved all those problems. When my mom made my clothes, they always fit right :D<br /><br />I HIGHLY recommend this book as a review book. I'm 22yrs old and beginning in my moms footsteps of becoming a seamstress. It's one of her many books that I will DEFINITELY buying for myself.blink*fraidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801271805015579881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-55340826472369580182011-10-17T07:53:28.721-04:002011-10-17T07:53:28.721-04:00I am so glad you feel this way too! Ok glad might ...I am so glad you feel this way too! Ok glad might not be the right word but it makes me feel a little better that you are human and do have a weak spot ;) <br />I too am not good with the pants. I have tried and it was a disaster! They were given away. I bought the same book you did and hope to work on it some soon as well. <br />I have similar issues as you with the added bonus that I have very large thighs. <br />Good Luck! Keep trying!Chrissy Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709214076932313962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71459878926109654872011-10-17T00:35:52.341-04:002011-10-17T00:35:52.341-04:00Wow!! Tons of comments! I haven't read your p...Wow!! Tons of comments! I haven't read your post in two days- because I have been sewing a few things, and one of them being the Clover Pants!! I definitely have fitting problems with these pants also- Sunni looked so cute in hers at the Sewing Summit- I want to not hate my shape- so I can look better in Pants.... Perhaps I also need to read the "pants for real people"Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884929299028783839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-44126223273847143082011-10-15T19:51:30.992-04:002011-10-15T19:51:30.992-04:00I have found some useful tips in Pants for Real Pe...I have found some useful tips in Pants for Real People. That said, I have a "one-seam" pattern on CD from Wild Ginger. This has become my TNT pattern. One think Wild Ginger has you do is measure from your front waist to the floor and the same from your back waist. Do not be surprised if your back waist to floor measurement is longer. Lay front and back pattern pieces together at the side seams then gently add that amount to the center back with a curving waist seam. You may still have to make some other adjustments but this can make a big difference in the dip in the back.patsijeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362426384481772370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57845084937747740052011-10-15T05:34:29.124-04:002011-10-15T05:34:29.124-04:00Pants are difficult!! Maybe because the particular...Pants are difficult!! Maybe because the particularities of our bodies do matter so much regarding pants! Not so much with skirts, specially if they are loose, but pants have to fit like a glove... I have two tricks regarding pants. One, better if the material is a little bit elastic. Like 2% is enough to get comfortable pants. My second trick, if you find a pattern that fits you..SAVE IT for the future!!!<br />Cheers everybody!Mertxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26836307008375535172011-10-14T16:41:02.615-04:002011-10-14T16:41:02.615-04:00Pants are so hard! In theory, they should be easy ...Pants are so hard! In theory, they should be easy - if you can fit a sleeve, why can't you fit a leg? Yet somehow, I always get stuck! Your Clover pants, though, have inspired me to try again :)<br /><br />Check out my post on sewing with sweater knit fabric: thelittleironpress.blogspot.com (I am new-ish to blogging and need all the support I can get :)Alicjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417232559586016819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26735476731854447482011-10-14T13:47:25.517-04:002011-10-14T13:47:25.517-04:00Took apart a pair of RTW trousers that fit well --...Took apart a pair of RTW trousers that fit well -- rare indeed! -- but were too shabby to wear anymore. The front crotch seam was quite short, and the back crotch seam very long and ... curly? Tipped far forward? At any rate, it kept curving up past what I would have thought was the match-up point for front and back seams. Maybe all those years of flat paper pattern adjusting were wasted. It seems that an equal balance from front-to-back does not fit nearly as well as the whoppy-jawed pattern I derived from those commercial pants. I've made 3 pairs in a month from that pattern, and they're all great. Oh, and it had a contoured yoke, too. Sits right at natural waist.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999430801003441981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58254405787238337062011-10-14T09:44:23.841-04:002011-10-14T09:44:23.841-04:00That book is great - I have made two fitted pants ...That book is great - I have made two fitted pants attempts so far - one with and one without Pants for Real People - and you can tell the difference. <br /><br />There are several pages on "Crotch Oddities" that are helpful <br /><br />For me, I found the pages on fitting full thighs and a large derriere very useful. I wish they had a model who had exactly my figure, since I still end up with extra fabric up front - but for that I guess I should take a class!wingamajighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130319805109029429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47389666584330588642011-10-13T19:47:46.891-04:002011-10-13T19:47:46.891-04:00I have yet to try fitted pants for this very reaso...I have yet to try fitted pants for this very reason. Right now I'm telling myself that I'll attempt them when I've got more sewing experience under my belt (so to speak! lol) but for now bloomers are as far as I've gone.CuriousRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393500622281782647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-31795994308006372942011-10-13T19:42:15.534-04:002011-10-13T19:42:15.534-04:00I think it really helps to have a trusted friend o...I think it really helps to have a trusted friend or partner (with some sewing sense) help with taking the measurements. Also, taking a side measurement while seated is a good number to have. For me, where the tape measure meets the seat of the chair I'm sitting on seems to line up perfectly to where the pattern piece starts to curve. I too think you've chosen a good book to use as a reference.LunaLoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548922359553685477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52528528276103738502011-10-13T19:36:43.235-04:002011-10-13T19:36:43.235-04:00Having been born with what is, for want of a bette...Having been born with what is, for want of a better description, an non-traditional backside, I cannot tell you how glad I am that I sew!<br /><br />It's not just crotch depth, or the place where the front crotch ends and the back crotch meets it, you know. For me, it's the angle of the back crotch, which must allow a certain magical amount of bias to creep into the equation, where my curves just need more love, if you know what I mean. LOL.<br /><br />If I were limited to pants made to fit flatter backsides, I'd be limited to wearing skirts!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18200656125348330422011-10-13T18:58:23.753-04:002011-10-13T18:58:23.753-04:00I know all other garments are relatively easy to &...I know all other garments are relatively easy to "see" in 3D while one is working on them, so perhaps pants have some extra dimension - like 4D?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606407845216027155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59774411347589771572011-10-13T18:45:05.058-04:002011-10-13T18:45:05.058-04:00I've always had trouble with pants. The only p...I've always had trouble with pants. The only pair of pants I was able to make successfully was when I was cosplaying and made a fake hakama. That was a challenge.<br /><br />I always wish that my cousins would have baby girls because pants are just too hard to make. =\ I would be so excited to make cute miniature dresses.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159219518414787687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70403147664538745442011-10-13T16:36:31.973-04:002011-10-13T16:36:31.973-04:00Whenever I make pants, I end up with a front that ...Whenever I make pants, I end up with a front that reaches my bra, and a back that gaps and is too short. It's SO annoying!!!! Finally one day, I just turned them around, and wore the back in teh front - fit perfectly. Now it's even more confusing to remember that the back is the front and the front is the back!!! :) I'm serious, I wear my pants backwards and they are are comfy and fit perfectly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014482467888279370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8992286488957260292011-10-13T15:51:34.621-04:002011-10-13T15:51:34.621-04:00You are hilarious! The book you ordered will be a ...You are hilarious! The book you ordered will be a great help, it has been for me. I can fit pants for me because I understand my shape and what I need to do for me. that has helped me understand a little about how to fit a different shape. <br /><br />for years I didn't get it. for me it is simple, no bottom cut high crotch so there is no bagging, for my friend gorgeous round bottom low crotch, gives her room for the roundnes. <br />Sure there are other fitting issues but the 'no bum high crocth, 'bigger bum lower crotch' helps me get it right.<br /><br />the book will help.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873902018168238165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81312209254915531252011-10-13T15:45:11.580-04:002011-10-13T15:45:11.580-04:00Yes!! I am attempting to pattern draft my own pant...Yes!! I am attempting to pattern draft my own pants, and even after what seemed like a success with the sample fabric, the final fabric pants STILL fit weird. I hate sewing pants at this point. Ugh!!Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-7145591240600394742011-10-13T15:44:15.618-04:002011-10-13T15:44:15.618-04:00It's harder for curvy women to get a good fit ...It's harder for curvy women to get a good fit in pants. I have persevered and have figured out how to fit my body. There are a lot of methods out there and some of them are totally opposite. I like to tissue fit, but not pants. Go over to Peggy Sager's Silhouette patterns website and see her two pants fitting webcasts. She has a very simple but effective method for fitting pants. I did not use her method to fit my pants, but I am using it to fit a jeans pattern which is even harder than pants to fit for my body. <br />I strongly suggest that once you get a pattern to fit to your satisfaction that you copy it in some indestructible material and use it to make all of your pants just changing the style lines. If you can get a pair of narrow pants like Colette's to fit you than making wider leg pants will be a breeze.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36681304691649731902011-10-13T15:30:15.307-04:002011-10-13T15:30:15.307-04:00my biggest problem with the trouser is that I usua...my biggest problem with the trouser is that I usually sew ones which must be danced in. Not just mum boogie-ing at home but on stage dancing and possibly doing the splits. And they have to look right. Never having been taught I do the make it up as I go along thing, and sometimes have to make it up several times to get it right for the specific child. Sigh.mammafairyhttp://mammafairysews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76124143422032750612011-10-13T15:23:09.694-04:002011-10-13T15:23:09.694-04:00I don't think I've ever heard anyone so bo...I don't think I've ever heard anyone so bold as to describe themself as a pants fitting wizard! In my experience, it's a lot of muslin trial-and-error. <br /><br />PFRP is a good book. That said, where I feel that most fitting books could do better is offering more guidance on dealing with multiple alterations simultaneously, since most of us do have more than one fitting issue.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23508921682799509232011-10-13T14:27:10.973-04:002011-10-13T14:27:10.973-04:00I so should not have read this post and all the co...I so should not have read this post and all the comments just before I attempt to sew my first pair of pants. LOL And I admit I'm going to do it without a muslin, too. I think in large part because it all seems craaaaazy as you said and I wouldn't have the first clue at this point on what to fix if something didn't fit right. We'll see how sorry I am after. ;)Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47787840349779682262011-10-13T14:09:17.364-04:002011-10-13T14:09:17.364-04:00Pants used to be really hard for me, but now it...Pants used to be really hard for me, but now it's easier because it dawned on me to not cut them on the fold. Now I love making them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com