Pattern/Technique: Sculthorpe Pants by Muna & Broad in size ii
Modifications: added 3 in of length to pant leg
Materials: 2.75 yds Kaufman essex (cotton linen blend) in Navy.
New skills: n/a
Lessons: Be careful to read where to attach interfacing. I fused the interfacing to the pocket piece instead of the side pants panel. I was able to work around the mistake thankfully.
While stitching the folded waistband I used the following technique:
Inserted pins parallel to the waistband in the ditch to gauge overlap. Sewed pants on my janome machine using aurifil 40 weight thread to prevent any skipped stitches.
I did a lot of dialing in on elastic length on this set of pants, using previous pairs as reference:
Grey Ikat Ninni Culottes: 34”, no topstitching. Elastic feels good, not too tight or loose.
Black Sculthorpe Pants: 32”, topstitched. Elastic feels a bit tight.
I cut the elastic for these to 37”, which would give a 36” waistband with 1” of overlap. The elastic feels really comfortable and I skipped topstitching because I didn’t want the waistband to stretch any more. I think with topstitching I’d go down to a 35” waistband to account for expansion.
What I'd do differently: I’m happy with the elastic on these and I want to continue to dial in the correct waistband elastic size with zigzag topstitching.
Care: Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry.
