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[Misstress_Lily]

I'm trying to make a basic indian costume for a friend he wants just a vest and shorts with a little flap thing and a head dress. I can make the vest, headress and flat no worries but it turns out I have no clue how to do pants all the mock ups have ended up too tight aroung the thighs and groin and really big around the waist.

Does anyone know where I cound find an online instruction or pattern? I've tried googling but I think I must be typing the wrong things in cause I'm not really getting anywhere.

Thanks for any help.

[wenz]

BurdaStyle have some free downloadable patterns, though not many for menswear. Not all are free, the mens bathing trunks are, but trousers aren't.

http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns?filter=...rtby=mostrecent

The Thai fisherman's pants are free and might just be what you need!

[El Presidente]

If it's ethnic style pants you're after these are good too...
http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_recpants.htm

But if it more normal style trousers you want I'd suggest a pyjama style pant if you want loose ones (I can send you a scan with a how-to) or bite the bullet and buy a commerical pattern because modern style trousers aren't particularly easy to draft (and get them to fit) from scratch.

(If your pattern is too tight in the thighs/groin, you probably need a longer fork area - the centre front and cnetre back seams that make the 'j' curve at the groin)

[MistressFey]

My pants 'pattern' is a pair of trousers I picked up at an op-shop that fitted about right and unpicked along the seam lines.

I've also picked up a lot of patterns over the years from thrift stores, they're generally between 20c to $1, and while they're horribly dated and sometimes the wrong size, I use them as inspiration, and it means I have a paper pattern for the collar shape or a curved seam such as the J-curve for pants.

Edited by MistressFey, 24 November 2008 - 09:55 PM.

[Misstress_Lily]

Hi thank you for all of your help I've actually found a pretty good online instruction thingy http://etherwork.net/ejmtph/sew/pants.html I just hope they fit this time