I finally made pants.
Actually this is my 2nd pair of pants.
I wrote a big ‘ol post months ago about the Ginger Jeans I made…
Side bar: I made jeans!
Side bar subheading: the Lander Pant disaster of a muslin I made doesn’t count and we’re Not Talking About It.
…but I can’t get decent photos of anything on my body, least of all light-sucking black-on-black denim. I’m really struggling to get photos. I had hoped this was a skill that would improve over time, but there’s no light when there’s time and no time when there’s light, and there are no uncluttered rooms or pretty backgrounds.
Ah, well. Here’s my messy, cluttered front porch. And my not-jeans.
Pattern: Mercury Collection by Marilla Walker, view C
Size: 3 waist graded to 4 everywhere else
Mods: I must have short legs. I chopped a lot off. I might shorten them even further to a couple inches above the ankle. Then again, I might not.
It seems fitting (ha ha, pun intended) that after making jeans I would do a 180 in just about every pants-making respect possible. Linen instead of denim, an elastic waist instead of fly, clownishly wide legs instead of slim, a style whose only fit requirement is that the elastic is snug enough to stay at your waist while being wide enough to go over your tush. They feel ridiculous to wear, but they were super easy to make and I’m pleasantly surprised to find I can wear them without them wearing me. Good enough! One office-wear garment done.
