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hello welcome back to my channel my name is wendy and previously
i made a video about drafting the perfect fit bodice block and we put it to test on a very
fit demanding piece i showed you two methods one that is free takes a little bit extra work
as well as one that costs some money but then after that you're set for like
a wide variety of uses today we're going to try to do the same but now for the legs
i really seem to just shy away from making pants so let's tackle that again two different methods
i'll put all the links you need in the description if you open that up you'll also notice that this
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that i'm gonna keep in mind size fluctuations as well in this pattern drafting process because
that's a reality and i want to figure out show you guys how to accommodate for that
uh both of the methods i'm going to be putting them to the test by making a cute loungewear
set out of them okay this is the inspo i've seen this type of like terry cloth
lounge set thing going on at revolve as well some of you might be familiar with the skims version i
don't want mine to be super fuzzy let me grab the fabric i'm working with i've got a one-sided knit
terry it has a very comfortable amount of stretch i think it actually will make a really really
comfy cute outfit to wear around the house where we often find ourselves these days
let's find out if it's actually as comfy and cute as i hope with the letter low kit
in the tank top this was the pattern that was used it gets you a front and a back i mean we've done
the letter low kit quite a few times and this fabric has some stretch so i feel i'm hoping
this is just going to be like standard procedure at this point julia's helped me cut out the
pattern pieces they're all folded along the front center line of symmetry because this terry cloth
is actually quite stretchy we were a little risque and cut without seam allowance hoping good choices
have been made let's assemble shoulders right sides together sides right sides together just
like in the video where i made my own turtlenecks i'm using number three the lightning stitch which
gives a little bit of stretch if you don't have that number four will do as well classic zigzag
the right thing to do now is to try it on there's gonna be so much lint first
draft as you can see had a little bit of extra fabric that could have been taken in
at the shoulders as well as the sides you can see some lumpy gapping along the armhole the
lint situation is real as well adjusting the shoulders is another way to just easily adjust
the height of the neckline putting those changes into place cutting away the excess fabric you
can see this second one so much better no more strange gaps along the armhole everything seems
to be lying smooth all along to finish off the neck hole wormholes and bottom i'm going to be
using my thinner elastic to attach the elastic there's two stitches in total first one zig zag
stitch the elastic to the edge of the fabric then fold it in twice and do one more zigzag stitch
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let's start with the free option i found a pretty decent blog post on the shapes of fabric.com that
shows you how to draft a basic pant pattern and so going off of my current measurements and
trying my best to follow their instructions julia helped me out by drafting the pants pattern that
we're working with it was definitely a bit helpful that they included a 170 centimeters medium-sized
example because coincidentally that's kind of roughly my original size so then it gave a good
sanity check on the numbers this gets us a back of the pant and as you can see personal choice made
here to have it pretty high waisted and the front this is roughly pant length but i will only cut it
to the inner leg height that kind of achieves like a biker short length i'm a bit nervous because the
blog said that it was tricky to get the crotch depth correct so i hope hope we followed the
instructions well the first step is a swap we take one of the fronts one of the backs line
them up along the inner leg and sew them together do the same with the other pair of front and back
next open it up so you're looking at the u shape line it all up so it's right sides together and
sew along the inner crotch seam if it's my first time with the pattern i usually like to start
at the bottom center where all the seams line up since
that's the most important one to get the x correct one side of the curve done now for the other side
and the last step separate the two legs bring the front and back waist to touch right sides together
shake it out a little bit and you've got two side seams to sew right sides together all right trying
this on inside out one to reduce the fluff volume and two to make it easier to pinch the seams
this actually looks okay i'm always so surprised when i measure myself and somehow things work out
since i'm sewing this with a stretch material what i'm looking for is a pretty even stretch
across the entire garment was not too spacious nor too tight and didn't have any awkward bunching
at the inner leg which i hate so i guess the adjustments are on the easier side i want to level
the waistline you can see the front kind of forms a slight v and it's crawling up way higher in the
back i also just think the legs would look a little nicer if they were shorter i'm going to
take them in about 12 centimeters and here it is after the adjustments i want to point out
that ideally your side seam is going straight down the side in my case this is extra high
waist and accommodating a belly so i'll be a bit lenient if there's a slight curve going on
the waist as you can see much smoother from the front to the back and i'm way happier with this
shorter length i just feel a lot more breezy and carefree so i guess all that's left is to hem
and on the bottom of the legs i'm going to use the exact same technique as with the tank top
just with the skinny elastic where did i put it somewhere but on the waist i was kind of curious
how it would look finished with a wider band okay actually i decided i wanted to make a waistband so
i've got the thick elastic encased in some fabric and i'm just doing a finishing stitch on the edge
before i sew it to the top opening of the shorts right sides together that didn't go so bad well
i guess we'll see when i try it on in the end but um let's see how the blood or low one shakes out
i'm gonna throw it to past wendy to walk you through the pattern that was chosen for
the letter low shorts this was the pattern used i could have also possibly used fitted pants and
just cut them to the short length but this seemed close enough however there's a few adjustments to
be made first adjustment is to lengthen the front center seam because i want it to be high waisted
but i also have more shape to accommodate in the front so here's the original french seam for the
shorts originally 23.5 centimeters and i needed mine to reach 44 centimeters so it lengthened all
the way up to here likewise for the back center seam i measured all the way from the inner leg to
a high waisted back and so this is the original center seam in the back 32 centimeters and i
lengthened it up to 47 centimeters we've achieved the extra height needed for the high waist fit
around the belly but then this top section here has to all add up to be the same as my under the
bust measurement it ended up being that if i just added about half a centimeter i could make it work
and so from here to here is the original half a front and i added half a centimeter and drew
it up here so now she's fitted at the underbust she's high waisted all the lines were smoothed
out to extend from the original design you want to start roughly with the pattern at the hip
and then just drag it out to the waist the last thing that you want to make sure lines up between
your front and your back is the side seam so i measured and smoothed out these two
so they'd be the same length this is why this extra little patch was added up here
to give it an extra centimeter now if the blog and letter letterlo had produced identical patterns
i would not be doing this part of this exercise but they're different so i got kind of curious
which one gives us a better fit sometimes in patterns you give little here you take a
little there and they can still work out to look the same this here is the pant front according
to the blog post and this is the letter low pant front i'll try to line up the blog version seems
to give a little bit stronger of a curve on the center front seam and it gets you a wider cut
of a pencil maybe these letter low shorts will be a bit more fitted this here is the pant back
from the blog and this is the letter low back again a slightly stronger booty curve with the
drafted version than the letter low version oh but then the letter low one is wider this time
we're gonna have to see how that works out julia's helped me out again with the cut
out shapes two layers here and two layers here i'm gonna assemble it just like i did with the
previous pair of shorts and then we'll try it on oh okay it looks like with the letter low
pattern the side seam just like shifted way more to the front hello i'm about to film the modeling
shots and i just wanted to jump in here to say i was actually wearing those shorts backwards
so stay tuned until the end to see how they compare to each other because things get better
my like butt and belly have balanced out that i like can't tell what's front or back anymore
this one we also cut to have extra fabric at the top to fold down for waistband and
cuff so i guess all of that is okay but otherwise it's actually fitting very comfortably
and i feel like this is also a win to try not to have two identical shorts
on the legs i did a stretch blanket stitch on the raw edge and then flipped it up and did
my lightening stitch to give it a wider hem kind of looks more sporty i would say with
the waistband same stretch blanket stitch on the edge to prevent the fraying and the lints
and then i just folded the fabric over and locked the waistband inside just keeping it simple at
this point to try to get a good comparison of the fit between these two methods here's
the outcome of my first attempt at perfect fit pant pattern drafting go to sleep my little joanie
have a sweet dream tonight there'll be lots and lots for us to do tomorrow but for now just lay
your head down close your eyes and i'll be right here by your side so let your troubles pass you by
just know your love no matter what and everything will be all right the world is
it's a very very close competition between these two shorts i mean let me know if you disagree but
i think i'm gonna go with the blog drafted version simply because the legs seem to fit
the way my legs sit just a little bit nicer but to the credit of the blog post as well as letter
low neither of them resulted in significant modifications needed and both of them were
able to accommodate me making adjustments for my super exaggerated high waistline that's just like
so much more comfortable for me these days if you give either of these methods a try please
let me know in the comments how it goes for you um don't forget to check the links in the description
because they're all there some of you may be disappointed that my first time trying to draft
perfect fit pants was a pair of stretch shorts yes i need baby steps since this went well the
next step is stiff on accommodating fabric made into full length pants we're going to be making
overalls in a video soon so hope you guys stay tuned for that if you have been spending more time
at home than usual in the last year hope you guys have found ways to create your own comfy and cozy
spaces as well as taking good care of your mental health especially
with the tragic news that's been going on in the states lately violence against asian americans
and also mass shootings um neither of which is is good stuff generally i've tried to make
my channel a place where you guys can relax and chill for a moment so i hope i was able
to do that with you guys today and i'll see you all in the next video love you bye