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Thursday 20 August 2020

Patterns

 


Pattern or pattern?  This is both.  It's been a nice diversion from making up my own patterns but I still like a challenge and this was exactly what I got when my daughter presented me with a PDF pattern for some palazzo pants.  28 pages and a lot of sellotape later, I had an outline but no instructions!  Using an old sheet to make a toile, I tested the pattern and the fit, only to learn that the waistline was too low and the pockets were unworkable.  

The fabric itself proved to be difficult to source.  During the lockdown period, sewing has proved to be very popular and at one point many retailers had sold out of fabric.  Luckily Sew Essential came up with this joyous leaf print.  So here they are, Summer-ready palazzo pants.

Thursday 6 August 2020

The evolution of an idea