kyrsyan
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My brain is bouncing ahead to one of my next projects. I'm seam ripping multiple pairs of Levi's to make some skirts.
One is going to be a patchwork tiered skirt. Another a wrap skirt. If I can pull enough together, I may see about adapting a fitted yoke waist and then attached vertical panels. One of them is likely to have the decorative fraying at the seams, just for the effect. I have a tatted twist scarf, in denim colors, that will likely become part of another one.
One that I'd really like to play with is a 1/2 to 3/4 circle using the waistband from the jeans. And then custom cutting sections so that the back pockets, side pockets, and zipper all sit like they would on the jeans. It would be blockwork/patchwork. And I'm thinking about having fun doing it with flat stitched seams.
The problem is I cannot seem to find any patterns for denim that aren't either for lightweight denim or a pencil skirt style. Length isn't really an issue because I can add that. But Levi denim isn't lightweight. And I don't wear pencil skirts.
I also looked for patterns that used wool or twill. And they don't exist either. Everything is for lightweight drapey fabrics or knits.
I've checked Simplicity, McCall, Burda, Butterick, and Vogue. As well as a whole bunch of private pattern makers for plus size women. My brain almost hurts from how many patterns I've looked at.
I can likely draft one but then there's the tedium of making a mockup to be sure of fit, and fiddling with it. And sometimes drafting it can be a massive pain. I mean modifying an existing pattern can take a chunk of time. Making one from scratch is just a headache that I'd like to avoid.
So suggestions? Any overseas pattern makers that Google may not have shown for a US based search? Or an old pattern you know of, and maybe have a number for? Or a period pattern that I could adapt?
This is one of those where the material a pattern is designed for really matters because of the difference in design for a soft drapey cotton vs a medium to heavy weight denim.
One is going to be a patchwork tiered skirt. Another a wrap skirt. If I can pull enough together, I may see about adapting a fitted yoke waist and then attached vertical panels. One of them is likely to have the decorative fraying at the seams, just for the effect. I have a tatted twist scarf, in denim colors, that will likely become part of another one.
One that I'd really like to play with is a 1/2 to 3/4 circle using the waistband from the jeans. And then custom cutting sections so that the back pockets, side pockets, and zipper all sit like they would on the jeans. It would be blockwork/patchwork. And I'm thinking about having fun doing it with flat stitched seams.
The problem is I cannot seem to find any patterns for denim that aren't either for lightweight denim or a pencil skirt style. Length isn't really an issue because I can add that. But Levi denim isn't lightweight. And I don't wear pencil skirts.
I also looked for patterns that used wool or twill. And they don't exist either. Everything is for lightweight drapey fabrics or knits.
I've checked Simplicity, McCall, Burda, Butterick, and Vogue. As well as a whole bunch of private pattern makers for plus size women. My brain almost hurts from how many patterns I've looked at.
I can likely draft one but then there's the tedium of making a mockup to be sure of fit, and fiddling with it. And sometimes drafting it can be a massive pain. I mean modifying an existing pattern can take a chunk of time. Making one from scratch is just a headache that I'd like to avoid.
So suggestions? Any overseas pattern makers that Google may not have shown for a US based search? Or an old pattern you know of, and maybe have a number for? Or a period pattern that I could adapt?
This is one of those where the material a pattern is designed for really matters because of the difference in design for a soft drapey cotton vs a medium to heavy weight denim.
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