Pattern/Technique: Ninni Culottes by Named, size 50
Modifications: No mods. Used the Zanzibar pocket tutorial (see last Ninni post) that I saved to my Drive (Resources folder).
Used 1 1/4” woven non-roll elastic, cut to 37” with 1” overlap to get a 36” waistband. Added zigzag (2.1W and 2.0L) topstitching at 1/2” from top & bottom of waistband, which resulted in a final circumference of 38”.
Materials: 2.75 yds (44” wide) Ruby Star Warp & Weft Holiday.
New skills: n/a
Lessons: Add bartacks on the edge of pockets after sewing the pocket pieces together. The bartacks will make it hard to get your needle all the way to the edge of the pocket.
I used Wondertape to baste each of the pocket pieces in place on the outside seam which worked great; I was also extra careful to position the tape at the very edge of the flat pocket piece so that the adhesive would be in the seam allowance and wouldn’t make my needle gummy.
On this set of Ninnis I serged the edges of the outside leg pieces before attaching the pocket pieces, and in the future I’ll also serge the flat edge of the pocket pieces too before attachment. (I had a small mishap trying to serge the attached pockets where I serged into the pants fabric itself and had to rip out a small section.)
What I'd do differently: Because the wrong side of the fabric has a lot of floats, I’m a little concerned about these wearing/breaking from friction in the crotch. I didn’t add a lining at this time, but I may add one in the future if this becomes an issue.
I also tried styling a matching set with the Seamwork Bo top (last slide in gallery) and I don’t think the small pattern quite works. I’d love to try again with a larger print pattern.
Care: Machine wash cold, dry flat.
