Tuesday I got them to the point of basting the legs together for him to try on.
Dark lighting. Black pants. Eh. But you can see the slim fit on him.
Good lighting!! :)
Less good lighting.
Wednesday I sewed the revised seams, cut, basted the carriers and got the waistband sewed on.
Tonight I finished them; stitched in the ditch, sewed the carriers in place, hemmed them and inserted a hook & eye. I tried explaining that there's a button on the inside waistband but he didn't want that.
I Love. Love. Love the fly front in these! The pockets are nice too. He couldn't take his hands out of them.
I got a stupid shine spot. Dang it. I need to re-crease them too. But, I'm getting much, MUCH better at blind hemming!!
Fabric:
50/50 poly/wool blend from Hancock
Likes:
General styling of the pants.
The fly front.
The carriers.
Dislike:
They're basically stovepipes as drafted...The 36 has like a 13.75" leg opening. Sheesh. But it's my fault for not noticing that. Burda shows that on the envelope
Changes:
No welts. I had no time for that.
I added 1" to the length but only needed 1/2"
I didn't topstitch the waistband.
Verdict:
"They look real!"
Uhh. Thanks son :-)
