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mandie_rwI fitted the mockup of the trousers today, which I then used for lining. Surprisingly they weren't too horrible to re-fit...mainly because the back of the waistband has that buckle and tab thingie going on, so the finished trousers will still be adjustable. Good.
I took a pretty big wedge out from the outside seam, from waist to hip, and pinched out about 1.5" all the way down on the inseam, but that was it. Helps that '60s men's trousers seems to be fairly dumpy anyway (not to mention late Victorian women's riding trouser patterns I've seen are hella dumpy) so there's no great need to try and make them flattering anyway, LOL.
Got the wool pieced together - since it was in two pieces, there wasn't one that was long enough for trouser legs. Which is fine, since the seam will be hidden by the short skirt anyway. Also good because I didn't bother lining up the plaids. xD I'm hand-basting all the lining and wool pieces together - honestly I'm so lazy it's not something I'd usually do with wool and a cotton lining since they're usually "sticky" enough to stay, but trousers are a whole new realm of Ways To Mess Up, so I'd rather things not be able to shift anywhere! About 1.5 pieces basted currently.
I took a pretty big wedge out from the outside seam, from waist to hip, and pinched out about 1.5" all the way down on the inseam, but that was it. Helps that '60s men's trousers seems to be fairly dumpy anyway (not to mention late Victorian women's riding trouser patterns I've seen are hella dumpy) so there's no great need to try and make them flattering anyway, LOL.
Got the wool pieced together - since it was in two pieces, there wasn't one that was long enough for trouser legs. Which is fine, since the seam will be hidden by the short skirt anyway. Also good because I didn't bother lining up the plaids. xD I'm hand-basting all the lining and wool pieces together - honestly I'm so lazy it's not something I'd usually do with wool and a cotton lining since they're usually "sticky" enough to stay, but trousers are a whole new realm of Ways To Mess Up, so I'd rather things not be able to shift anywhere! About 1.5 pieces basted currently.
