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Posted by Elaine Carpman on February 19, 2006, 4:27 pm
I was wondering if anyone has made pants using the Purrfection #1038 pants
pattern. It says it addresses the two main figure types,pears and apples and
has designed these pants to fit. If it will make it easier to get a good fit
I would like to buy it. See it here:
http://www.purrfection.com/pawprints/1038.htm
Thanks in advance
Elaine
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Posted by on February 19, 2006, 6:27 pm
Dear Elaine,
I wasn't very impressed by the models. None of their pants fits the
way they should.
Please understand that pants are very easy to make, but a bear to fit.
Once you have a pattern that fits your figure, you can use it over and
over. I've had mine for years, and aside from having to make it larger
and smaller as my weight changes, it is basically the same pattern I
developed in college in the late seventies/early eighties.
I have what I call an "H" figure; the same from midriff to hip.
Pleated trousers suit my figure type best, and I have made so many, I
think I could do it my sleep.
Take careful measurements. Hip, natural waist, inseam, outseam, crotch
length (I do that one front to back, then divide it in half, then add
two inches to the front (because my belly is bigger than my butt), and
deduct two inches from the back. Most people do the reverse, but for
my shape, the extra in front works.
The first thing you do when you make your muslin in press a crease in
the front by folding the front leg in half lengthwise up to the knee.
This marks the center front of the leg. Do the same thing for the back
legs. These creases are the grainlines, and must stay straight and
down the center of each leg throughout fitting. Then pinch,
slash--whatever is necessary to make them fit. They should fit high up
in the crotch, and hang straight from the butt with no wrinkles. The
front should fit smoothly, without pooches or wrinkles.
Once the muslin is fitted, mark the seams by rubbing them with a wide
marker, then rip them apart and remove the seam allowances. Make sure
you don't stretch them, and make a permanent pattern, adding back the
seam allowances once they are drawn.
Good luck!! There's nothing as satisfying as wearing a pair of perfect
pants.
Teri
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Posted by Elaine Carpman on February 19, 2006, 7:09 pm
Teri,
Thanks for your quick reply. I had altered a pants pattern in the past and
it took me quite a while to get it right. Now that my figure has changed
(not for the better) I had hoped for a shortcut but I guess it's back to the
drawing board to redo the pattern.
Elaine
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