The other trousers

Following on from last week’s post of the Me-Made-May18 trousers, I’ve finished the second pair and finally fulfilled my pledge.

These are a different draft to last week’s close fitting trousers (Aldrich’s basic trouser draft, if you follow these things).

These are wide legged trousers with a high waistline, patch pockets and a button fly.  Other details are double belt loops, a wide hem and plenty of topstitching.

A button fly is simple: just leave the zip out of a regular fly front.  I added a strip of interfacing inside the fly shield to give an extra layer of support to the buttons.

I originally bought a zip for the front fly. I changed my mind to buttons partly to have a more visible front opening because I was afraid that the patch pockets might look like the trousers were on back to front.

The buttons on the card were my first choice but they were a fraction too small. The ones at the bottom left didn’t match the topstitching, the ones above them were rejected for the splash of yellow in the centre, and I ended up buying the top left ones to use.

The trousers look better with a belt.

The fabric has been maturing in my collection for at least a decade.  It’s a stretch woven (guessing nylon/cotton/spandex?) bought from Pitt Trading while on holidays in Sydney.  It’s not a very forgiving fabric to sew but comfortable enough to wear.  I’m thinking of making another pair in wool.

Cheers!