What is this? So much posting? I don’t even know! If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen these. I made them before Portland Frocktails, but hello! There’s no blogging when there’s Frocktails to plan! The very fact I made these is just nutzolla!
I made View A of the Free Range Slacks from Sew House 7 (SH7) in a squishy wool blend of mysterious origins. I think my friend Mary gave it to me in a bag or maybe it was Peggy…. I should get better at noting who/what/where fabric. lol. On a burn test it definitely burned but also left that telltale pool of petrol-based synthetic. It breaths magnificently, so I know it’s mostly wool, and it washes up like a dream.
I cut a straight size 8, zero adjustments. I measured the crotch before hand, and even my long-hips and low butt fit into it without any mishaps. All worked out great. If you’re much taller than me…I’m 5’9″ on a good day, but have the torso of my 6′ friend… you may want to double check adding height.
I used the instructions to French seam the bottom 6″ of the pants for a clean roll up look, but to be honest, I’ll likely be lazier on future iterations.
Obligatory pants-sewing butt shot. Super comfy. Seriously. I wear them all time. It’s a month later and I’m wearing a pair right now.
A word about the t-shirt. This is the Hey June Union St T-shirt. This shirt is drafted perfectly – the weirdness you may see is totally my fault. I don’t remember what size I cut, likely a medium…. but I cropped it, and it looked like this:
Which is kinda too baggy for what I wanted. So then I hacked it again at the sides – totally a lazy move. I wanted it tighter…. but see… my ribs under my bust are 31.5″ and my bust apex is 38″ and that makes me, in proper bra sizing, about a DD/E cup. I often get away with a 34D or sometimes a 36C in American sizing…. but honestly they’re not comfortable. I’m better in a 32DD. This means, if I really take down a shirt to the size I need, even in a knit, I need to be doing a proper full bust adjustment (FBA.) The shoulders fit perfectly, the armscye is high and tight with good shaping like I like it… the fit issues are because I didn’t pop in an FBA. I wear the hell out of it anyway.
And for fun, here’s the Free Range Slacks with my own Ione in a wool challis. You can see how the pants look with a tucked in shirt, versus an intentionally cropped look.
There are a lot of pizza-friendly pants patterns out now. Have you tried any? I honestly wasn’t sure I’d like the elastic front on these, but am surprised to say I don’t even notice. They’re not drafted with too much ease there so I’m not getting a ton of bunching up in the front. I saw Gillian made the Pietra shorts, and they look really good too. I might need to give those a go…
Full disclosure: Peggy, the owner of Sew House 7 (SH7), is a friend, and I was sent this pattern to proof read the instructions before it went to print, as her usual proof reader was feeling under the weather. I’m not a professional proof reader, but another set of eyes is always a good thing. She did not have me test the pattern nor did she ask I make it, or blog it, or whatever. So…there’s that. Annnnnddd, I’ve made it clear before in other SH7 makes, before I even knew Peggy, I really like her patterns. Her drafting is top notch, she has more experience in her little pinky than she’ll every let on…and she’s the bees knees.
These look great! They don’t look like fully elastic waist pants – if that makes sense! The back view is awesome, if it’s not creepy to say so 🙂
hahaha! I know you like looking at my butt, Chloe. 😀 Yes, that totally makes sense. They don’t do that ballooning out under the elastic – they’re drafted with juuuuuuust enough ease to be elastic pants, but no more than needed.