I have seen it done also where people have sort of extended the bottom hem of the pants to make ties at the ankles so that the legs don't flap open or get in the way.
Natalie >Anyway, I'm trying to adapt a Burda pattern to be more like >traditional thai fisherman 'wrap' trousers, which are open at the >outer sides (and therefore cooler to wear and hang nicely) and >wondered if anyone had tried making a pair based on originals they >had purchased perhaps on holiday. Folkwear have re-published their pattern for these kinds of trousers. They are simply the front and back of a pair of very wide-legged trousers, joined at the crotch and inside legs only. You then take the back part, and tie them round the front - I actually use hooks and eyes here. Pick up the front part and tie them at the back, overlapping the back at the sides. (You can do this the other way around - I find this way easiest.) I made my pair from an old pair of trousers, and just widened the side seams, but I went a bit too far, and even on me, an English size 24 there is too much fabric in the legs! Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
