Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: UK 28-44

Approximate sewing time: 1 day
 

Description

James is a pair of semi-fitted, straight pants with elasticized hems secured by top stitching. They have front slash pockets, mid-thigh gusseted cargo pockets with twill tape tabs, knee tucks, a faux fly, and an elasticated drawstring waistband, sitting slightly lower, and ending at ankle-length.

Please Note: The paper pattern does not come with printed instructions. To access the instructions, kindly utilize the QR code provided on the pattern sheets to download the PDF file.

Recommended Fabric

Thick French terry, sweatshirt fleece, ponte di roma, heavyweight cotton, gabardine, denim, corduroy.

Choose knit fabrics or suiting fabrics with the following properties:

- Soft, breathable, stretchy or slightly stretchy, medium to heavyweight;

- The fiber content can include natural fibres (wool, cotton, linen), artificial fibres (viscose), blends (wool + polyester, cotton + polyester, cotton + elastane, etc.) and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane);

Notions

• Lightweight fusible interfacing, 140cm (55″) wide, 0.2m (1/4 yd) for woven fabric or 0.1m (1/8 yd) for knit fabric. For knit fabric, may be replaced with pre-made straight grain stay tape, 0.4m (3/8 yd).

• Elastic, 4.5cm (1 3/4″) wide, 1.20 - 1.60m (1 1/4 – 1 3/4 yd)

• Twill tape, 1.5cm (5/8″) wide, 1.5 - 2m (1 5/8 – 2 1/8 yd)

• Matching thread