Saturday, September 29, 2012

Vogue 8751: Grey Linen






More pants, I guess everyone is getting really sick of seeing them! I promise I will be sewing something else one day!

Same pattern as last time, I added the extra width (about 2cm to inner and outer seams) and in the end I decided that I can't quite get away with 3 buttons at the front as it means the zipper has to sit down too low so I cut the waistband back at the front which raised the zipper and got rid of the bunching I was getting with the last pair.

Other than the pink linen pants I've never actually owned linen pants, I've never even seen them in my size in RTW. I have read that the more you wash them the softer they get and that seems to be happening to the pink ones. The linen is a lot more comfortable than I thought it would be to wear, it has a bit of give and this one is pretty soft. As much as I love the bright pink pants I haven't worn them in public yet, so these are my sensible linen pants, lol.



I think I'm going to need to make my pants a bit tighter though, the last pair has stretched out a bit and so have these already, even with the stay tape at the waistband. This week I'm going to unpick the waistbands and tighten them up a bit, its annoying but I'd rather have to do this than make them too small in the beginning.

PS; if you live in Australia Lincraft is having a 40% off fabric sale (I think it starts next week for non-members?). I've been impressed with their bengalene but the ponte I got from there isn't wearing well, its pilled pretty bad.
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16 comments:

  1. Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)September 29, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    These are soooooo pretty! Loving all of the pants you've made lately.

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  2. JudithSeptember 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Another pair...keep going while they are turning out so well. That grey colour is just so versatile.
    Thanks for the shout on Lincraft - haven't seen it advertised! And I am on holidays at the moment, so plenty of time to prowl the store.
    Also, love the curly look...

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    1. SuzySeptember 30, 2012 at 8:30 PM

      Thanks Judith! The curly look is when I'm lazy, lots easier to put in rollers than straighten my hair some mornings!

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  3. MarieSeptember 29, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    They look awesome. How do they go with wrinkling?

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    1. SuzySeptember 30, 2012 at 8:34 PM

      Thanks, they don't seem to bad so far with wrinkling but I guess I'll see when I wear them all day!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Have you considered renaming your blog Suzy Bee Sews Pants?
    Great job, you are consistently sewing pants with a great finish.

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  5. waikikimumSeptember 29, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    Another great pair of pants. I have never sewn with linen but I bet they will be great for the warmer months. I got some ponte from spotlight and mine is pilling bad as well. I thought maybe they were bad quality but Peggy Saggers commented on one of her webcasts that Ponte does pill and she just uses a de-piller.

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    1. SuzySeptember 30, 2012 at 8:35 PM

      Thanks! Thats really interesting about the ponte, I thought it meant it was just bad quality and that the wool blend ponte wouldn't pill! So thats really good, maybe I just need a de-piller!

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  6. DibsSeptember 29, 2012 at 6:57 PM

    Ok, confession time now. I am very jealous of all the beautiful trousers you have been making. Please stop tormenting me. Lol.

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  7. LyndleSeptember 30, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Another beautiful pair! I love your waistbands too. I love seeing what you've sewn, and it's making me realise it is worth the effort to achieve a good fitting basic pattern.

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  8. AmandaSeptember 30, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    Okay, I am hiring you to make me pants! You are going great guns with these :D

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