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Nightmare finding casual trouser pattern... Porphyria 06-23-2006
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Posted by Porphyria on June 23, 2006, 3:39 pm
My partner has trouble finding trousers to fit him correctly, and as
we're a little tight at the moment with money I was planning to make
him a pair...

...but....

....can I find a pattern? No! I was looking for something casual,
combat/army style (the sort that were recently 'in fashion' until jeans
became the next big thing AGAIN), but I can only seem to find patterns
for trousers that my grandpa would wear, and little luck for finding a
female equivilent that I could alter.

Any help would be much appreciated! I've searched the group but only
seem to come up with fitting and alterations for existing
trousers/those who have a pattern.


Posted by Jean D Mahavier on June 23, 2006, 3:45 pm

> My partner has trouble finding trousers to fit him correctly, and as
> we're a little tight at the moment with money I was planning to make
> him a pair...
>
> ...but....
>
> ....can I find a pattern? No! I was looking for something casual,
> combat/army style (the sort that were recently 'in fashion' until jeans
> became the next big thing AGAIN), but I can only seem to find patterns
> for trousers that my grandpa would wear, and little luck for finding a
> female equivilent that I could alter.

Try http://www.sewingpatterns.com/index-kwiksew.html

I glanced through there and saw a couple you might be able to use. One is a
'convertible' pair (looks like zip-offs) but you wouldn't have to do the
zipper
thing.

HTH,
Jean



Posted by Kate Dicey on June 23, 2006, 5:17 pm
Jean D Mahavier wrote:

>
>>My partner has trouble finding trousers to fit him correctly, and as
>>we're a little tight at the moment with money I was planning to make
>>him a pair...
>>
>>...but....
>>
>>....can I find a pattern? No! I was looking for something casual,
>>combat/army style (the sort that were recently 'in fashion' until jeans
>>became the next big thing AGAIN), but I can only seem to find patterns
>>for trousers that my grandpa would wear, and little luck for finding a
>>female equivilent that I could alter.
>
>
> Try http://www.sewingpatterns.com/index-kwiksew.html
>
> I glanced through there and saw a couple you might be able to use. One is a
> 'convertible' pair (looks like zip-offs) but you wouldn't have to do the
> zipper
> thing.
>
> HTH,
> Jean
>
>
Burda usually have some good ones like this too.

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Posted by Sarah Dale on June 23, 2006, 4:24 pm
Porphyria wrote:
> ....can I find a pattern? No! I was looking for something casual,
> combat/army style (the sort that were recently 'in fashion' until jeans
> became the next big thing AGAIN), but I can only seem to find patterns
> for trousers that my grandpa would wear, and little luck for finding a
> female equivilent that I could alter.

Burda 2713 purchased last November (2005) - Cargo pants for men -
haven't made up anything other than test shorts for my DB, but they went
together well and fitted him fine.

Only problem is - I don't think Burda carry this one anymore!

Sorry - not much help!

Sarah

Posted by BEI Design on June 23, 2006, 7:33 pm


Porphyria wrote:
> My partner has trouble finding trousers to fit him correctly,
> and as we're a little tight at the moment with money I was
> planning to make him a pair...
>
> ...but....
>
> ....can I find a pattern? No! I was looking for something casual,
> combat/army style (the sort that were recently 'in fashion'
> until jeans became the next big thing AGAIN), but I can only
> seem to find patterns for trousers that my grandpa would wear,
> and little luck for finding a female equivilent that I could
> alter.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated! I've searched the group but
> only seem to come up with fitting and alterations for existing
> trousers/those who have a pattern.

I don't know what "combat/army style" might be, but:

Simplicity 5581 might work, they're kinda cargo pants, just lengthen
the pattern to full length and add extra yardage.
http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=thumbnail.cfm&cat=1&type=0&sec=0&id=20&StartRow=10

Vogue 7094 is also cargo-style pants:
http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/voguepatterns/shop.cgi?s.item.V7094=x&TI=20014&page=2

HTH,

Beverly



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