Great fitting jeans are rare
I have found my pair many years ago and I am still wearing them. The denim became thin and fragile and I am afraid it will give up the ghost any day now. So I have taken the pattern off them before anything terrible happens, I am going to clone them and enjoy the fit and comfort for as long as I can fit in them.
I have done many knock-offs in the past – skirts, trousers, jackets, bras and even re-usable diapers. Many of us have a favourite garment we can’t live without.
What is yours?
Hi Lena, thank you for the video! I need to replicate a pair of jeans that I love but are too worn out, so I will keep this video as a reference, and I’ll watch your fitting process, hopinf that you are going to share it with us.
I also kept watchin your progress with the blouse that you were making based on a top you saw in a movie. Did you have a chance to finish it?
Olga
Hi Olga, yes I am going to “fit and tell” the jeans. Sorry for abandoning the Lilly’s blouse project, I thought nobody was interested so I have put it aside for a bit. I am intending to sew it though, and I will document the process :) Thank you for your feedback!
Very interesting – thanks for sharing – I’m looking forward to the progress of these jeans!
Thank you Lena for your jeans tutorial. It is very generous of you to make this video available and your instructions are very clear and useful.
Thank you Kathy. Feel free to suggest topics! :)
This is so clear, thank you!
When you measure the stretch factor is that to make sure that you buy fabric with the same amount of stretch? I guess now that I’ve typed it, that it is. I’m just a bit wary of making patterns, taking body measurements etc and then sewing in stretch fabric. Should you add no ease to your measurements? I read somewhere about “negative ease” but maybe that’s more to do with knitwear.
Hi Kate! Yes, you have to add negative ease if you want to take advantage of fabric’s stretch, so your pattern will be smaller than your measurements.