But before I can start any pattern cutting proper, I need to harvest the usable pieces of fabric from the trousers, so I can see what I have to work with.
To start with I tried unpicking the stitching of the legs, but quickly found that the seams are double-stitched for strength, so don’t come apart that easily. The edges of the fabric is also overlocked to stop the edges fraying, so even if I could remove all the stitching, it would leave the edges unusable as they will be peppered with holes.
At the tops of the trousers there really is little point trying to rescue anything above the back pockets. There is nothing on the suit that I could make from fabric that small in size, so I cut across the tops of the leg as close to the pockets as I possibly can (see above).
I then do the same around the fronts between the fly and the side pockets (see left).
Once I have done all this I then am left with four pieces of usable fabric: two fronts and two back panels (see below, one set of each).
So far I have undone three pairs of the trousers, which gives me more than enough to get me started.
But before I can really get in there, I need to be 100% sure on my pattern . . . .
Farewell sweet trousers, may angelic Ood sing thee to thy rest. Lo, fear not! For ye shall be reborn anew!
ReplyDeleteOh how I adore that fabric...
ReplyDeleteWhy wont GAP take the hint and rerelease this pair like Paul Smith did with their shirt?
I swear these companies have no idea what is going on half the time and market things in a daze.