tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post5604999258061178541..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Less is Less*K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-64239280478392048742011-09-25T10:08:12.540-04:002011-09-25T10:08:12.540-04:00LSCG: The misery of the ill-fated, but perfectly c...LSCG: The misery of the ill-fated, but perfectly constructed, garment. It's times like these it would be good to be a line tailor. You are so right about why the young uns wear their pants so tight! Excellent observation. Sad reality!<br /><br />Couture: That's an awesome idea - and yet, I can tell you, way too much work at this point. I'd have to deconstruct the pants altogether. I'm too lazy.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85092306284607697292011-09-19T09:30:38.103-04:002011-09-19T09:30:38.103-04:00If you find they aren't comfortable (I hate to...If you find they aren't comfortable (I hate to sit all day in pants that are too tight), you could always cut open those seams and insert a grosgrain ribbon down each side. A dark gray would be pretty. It would be like a tuxedo effect.Couture Allure Vintage Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381287774029728350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-37447769693525684582011-09-19T00:09:34.061-04:002011-09-19T00:09:34.061-04:00The pants look great -- at least on the floor! I ...The pants look great -- at least on the floor! I know the pain of making beautiful things that don't fit -- I had a skirt with plaid pleat insets that was perfectly made and NEVER fit me. I think I made it a full size too large and by the time I gained enough weight to fit into it, my shape had changed. It was a sad experience. <br /><br />I'm quite picky about pants and I think one of the reasons why younger people wear their clothes so tight is that they don't remember clothing before everything had lycra in it. Most of us oldsters buy our clothes the size that fits in the dressing room, but kids know the pants will stretch out so they buy a size too small. Problem is, it's the rare pair of pants that actually stretches a full size so everyone ends up in things that are either too big or too small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29734102950866432702011-09-18T21:20:50.181-04:002011-09-18T21:20:50.181-04:00CGC: I'm so careful, but the serger (in the en...CGC: I'm so careful, but the serger (in the end) does what it wants.<br /><br />Susan: Thank you! I can't believe how well the zipper worked. That has never happened before!<br /><br />Sewn: Smart solution!! I'm on it.<br /><br />T: I'm holding out for the stretch possibility. They are quite stretchy pants. And in the same way stretch jeans bag out after a wearing or 2, I have to hope the same will happen here. Or the recalibration will kick in hard.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-48735550361516618992011-09-18T19:17:42.643-04:002011-09-18T19:17:42.643-04:00And yes, the jeans are designed that way but since...And yes, the jeans are designed that way but since that's all I've ever really worn, I don't know how to look for a looser-fitting pant, y'know?Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80126392226018032952011-09-18T18:21:49.154-04:002011-09-18T18:21:49.154-04:00I'm pretty sure I'm one of those who wears...I'm pretty sure I'm one of those who wears things too tight (especially pants...)... and I'm not even under 30 ;).<br /><br />They are looking great from here. Is there room to let out the side-seam even a smidge? It might not take much. Although, if they're a stretch woven they may stretch out with wearing, so I'd be sure to give them a day in action before judging. And there's always the recalibration...<br /><br />(I tend to make mental notes to myself when laying out the pattern---oh, I'm going to cut this a little bigger, that a little wider---and then totally forget when I'm actually cutting 30 seconds later.)Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-59572866395590678972011-09-18T17:07:44.562-04:002011-09-18T17:07:44.562-04:00Put a long cardigan over them! That's what I ...Put a long cardigan over them! That's what I do when my pants are too tight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88711847655089878062011-09-18T15:44:31.426-04:002011-09-18T15:44:31.426-04:00Such beautiful work! Look at that perfect zipper i...Such beautiful work! Look at that perfect zipper installation.<br /><br />As I've said before, I live in fear and awe of the serger. The serger ate one spot of the V8565 pants I made in inexpensive pima cotton to test the design/fit. I was able to reinforce using a pick stitch, so I wear them for housework and they're fine. You would think I would NOT have tried to serge the same pants in silk jersey, but I did, because like you, I love the clean construction. Well, I got lucky. Awesome!<br /><br />But I hate it that the next serger glitch lurks in my future.<br /><br />I'm really tempted to make V1166, even though it doesn't have the rectangle icon, because the line drawing shape looks really similar to that of V8565. Maybe the shape icons have to do with the top/tunic, not pants? Anyway, I understand that V1166 is more fitted so I would need to make a muslin.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-16239027542412775632011-09-18T13:18:04.948-04:002011-09-18T13:18:04.948-04:00Yeah, you have to watch those serger gremlins that...Yeah, you have to watch those serger gremlins that shove your garment further into the knives than you planned. Been there, done that, donated the t-shirt to Goodwill because it was too small after that. ;-)CGCouturehttp://countrygirlcouture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-91576324828152231702011-09-18T12:17:07.303-04:002011-09-18T12:17:07.303-04:00Raven: I don't find RTW that difficult to fit ...Raven: I don't find RTW that difficult to fit - but making one's own gives the opp to perfect things for one's size at any given time - theoretically :-)<br /><br />S: I know! I see it all the time and I want to stop those women and say, Sweetie - it's easy to look fantastic when the (insert clothing item here) fits...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-12482537339867727552011-09-18T12:05:26.223-04:002011-09-18T12:05:26.223-04:00The pictures are beautiful. Pants still scare me ...The pictures are beautiful. Pants still scare me so I'm in awe.<br /><br />Completely agree about some people wearing clothing too tight and thinking that it fits. I have one coworker in particular who is a beautiful person on the inside, has a lovely curvy figure and has no clue how to dress it. Everything is too small, pants, shirts, everything. Sigh, she would look so much better (and actually thinner if that's what she's going for) if it didn't look like she was still trying to squeeze into clothing that fit 15lbs ago. And she definitely fits your under 30 definition.<br /><br />I have a pair of beige summer pants that are a bit snug and have a specific weight set point. In a dark fabric with less drape, they would be okay, but they show where my thighs start, it's not so much whiskers as diagonal fold lines. My solution is to wear them with longer tops (and below that set weight point so the zipper isn't pulling).Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-34954456400691765972011-09-18T12:03:25.846-04:002011-09-18T12:03:25.846-04:00The pants look beautiful!
If I were ever to take ...The pants look beautiful!<br /><br />If I were ever to take up sewing, it would be to make pants. I'm tired of the constant struggle to find a decent pair that fits. It's the only negative of an office job. Life would be easier if I could just wear my jeans everyday.Ravenhttp://loiseaunoir.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com