tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post6659697707123618574..comments2024-01-10T19:09:52.752+10:00Comments on kbenco's projects: I hate trousers, BurdaStyle Magazine 12-2009-115kbencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-85049255409872032932010-06-30T06:01:12.670+10:002010-06-30T06:01:12.670+10:00I'm with the others - those pants look good to...I'm with the others - those pants look good to me - I'd be happy with that. Perhaps you've got "Isewedit" that condition that effects very competent sewers who wished they'd reached perfection.Mary Nannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577449410716501317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-5012199425693123642010-06-30T04:28:45.871+10:002010-06-30T04:28:45.871+10:00Honestly, I think the travel trousers look complet...Honestly, I think the travel trousers look completely fine. Hopefully they will grow on you when you have some distance from the making process! And agree that it is easier to make clothes than alter them.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-81637543383749542382010-06-30T03:22:36.015+10:002010-06-30T03:22:36.015+10:00I like your pattern and I think they fit as well a...I like your pattern and I think they fit as well as any RTW pair. I am about to make a pair of trousers for the first time in a loooooooonng time. I just want to do something different, but I have never had but one real success with trousers. I am hoping these will be my second.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688966589348240850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-74389985013956281832010-06-29T11:19:57.413+10:002010-06-29T11:19:57.413+10:00The puckers in the ones you made are nothing you d...The puckers in the ones you made are nothing you don't see in RTW in the same fabric. When you get back from your trip, find a fitting teacher and draft a pattern for YOU. Alternately, I can send you a copy of a four part series that was in Australian Stitches that show you how to draft a pants block from scratch. I loathe sewing pants, but now I am finally beginning to understand my shape and how to make a pattern fit it, I may start to like them. I agree with Sue, use these pants for your trip then dump then in favour of some fabulous fabric that will make something beautiful!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-77819938889548497022010-06-29T08:02:36.488+10:002010-06-29T08:02:36.488+10:00I don not have such trouble fitting pants (being a...I don not have such trouble fitting pants (being a bit more straight up & down and boy-like in the figure department) but I still don't like making trousers. Matching the right weight fabric to the pattern was my last failure too!<br />I don't think they are as bad as you think, but I do feel for you about the frustrations involved.<br />Use them for the trip, them move them out of your life...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-87967112558042956932010-06-29T04:50:15.854+10:002010-06-29T04:50:15.854+10:00I was thinking along the lines of Joy and BetsyV a...I was thinking along the lines of Joy and BetsyV as well. It seems like that pucker-y seams is just the nature of the beast with that stuff. All of the RTW I've seen is like that, too. And the fit of your pair is clearly superior to the RTW pair!KID, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317731987862366557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-56862348346914057752010-06-29T02:07:23.682+10:002010-06-29T02:07:23.682+10:00Oh dear, I was hoping that Burda pattern was going...Oh dear, I was hoping that Burda pattern was going to fit and flatter our collective figure. <br /><br />I do agree with Joy, though, on the fabric. My RTW hiking pants (Columbia and REI brands) both have puckery seams. I think maybe that fabric is just going to pucker.<br /><br />Loved the parka, BTWBetsyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824251716471351275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-24244251055536160562010-06-29T02:03:58.973+10:002010-06-29T02:03:58.973+10:00To me both pairs look like typical RTW. If I buy p...To me both pairs look like typical RTW. If I buy pants, that's how I look. I spent a 9 month qwest on fitting pants. With every new pattern I have a place to start, but they will never be perfect the first try. I know to make big and plan for a week of fitting. Every change takes lots of thought, if I want a good final result. Wear these now, you'll look no different than any other tourist. When you come back start your own qwest. We'll be here to cheer you onward.sdBevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631048121680395678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-48275057732558802682010-06-29T00:10:23.315+10:002010-06-29T00:10:23.315+10:00Actually I think both pairs are attractive. That k...Actually I think both pairs are attractive. That kind of fabric in RTW tends to pucker at the seams anyway, so in that sense yours look how they "should" look.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756048999067152284noreply@blogger.com