Pattern/Technique: Sculthorpe Pants by Muna and Broad, size ii
Modifications: Lengthened pant legs by 3” and used a 1” hem on the finished bottom hem.
Materials: 2.5 yds Kaufman Brussels Washer Linen (52”) in Black.
Note: Cut 4 pieces of 7” x 1” interfacing for side panels
Used 32 1/2” to get a 31 1/2” waistband (1” overlap). In retrospect this was actually pretty snug, even with topstitching (topstitched at 1” & 1/2”).
New skills: n/a
Lessons: See notes from past make here.
Brussels Washer Linen is super linty when washing/drying and has a pretty scratchy texture after the first wash. Thankfully this didn’t persist after multiple washes.
Had some trouble with stitching in the ditch on the waistband and used my fingers as a guide + added more pins to compensate for this.
What I'd do differently: Minimalistmachinist on IG shared a technique to use a zigzag stitch to topstitch elastic, which reduces how much it stretches out (vs. topstitching with straight stitch). I'd like to give this a try on a future set of elastic waist pants.
Could stand to add an additional 1” of length to the pant legs.
Use a longer waistband elastic for better comfort.
Care: Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry
Epilogue: Wore holes through the inner thighs on 10/13/22 after hiking the Skyline Trail on Cape Breton Island. Planning to salvage the elastic for a future set of Sculthorpe pants. Thanks for your service pants!
