This is how to sew a summer wrap-around pant! It's really easy to sew, only straight stitching lines and an easy pattern.
You may know this wrap around skirts that girls wear in summer?
If you live somewhere in southern asia it's no problem to wear them as a man, but here in central europe the people are not used to it and may give you strange looks.
But this wrap around technique is really good and so I made me a manly wrap around pants. If you use the right fabric it's even better than shorts! But you can of course make the the pants as long as you want, also short. ;-)
I used blue linen for mine. It's cool and looks good and you don't have to bother about orientation of the fabric.
You may know this wrap around skirts that girls wear in summer?
If you live somewhere in southern asia it's no problem to wear them as a man, but here in central europe the people are not used to it and may give you strange looks.
But this wrap around technique is really good and so I made me a manly wrap around pants. If you use the right fabric it's even better than shorts! But you can of course make the the pants as long as you want, also short. ;-)
I used blue linen for mine. It's cool and looks good and you don't have to bother about orientation of the fabric.
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Because I sewed my pants years ago, I couldn't make a detailed photo-documentation of all steps, but it's so easy, even beginners can do it. I provide sketches and pictures of the finished pants.
In the first picture you can see what the pattern looks like.
Because it is a rather free design you don't need to worry too much about the size. Start with a fabric that is 10cm bigger and trim it in the end. If it gets too big, just make a new hem and trim the rest.
You need two size values: Your waits and the length of your legs, or the length that you want your pants to be.
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Well I try short:
The orange thing is the crotch. Just sew the two parts together here.
Now look at the picture in step 5.
Put the crotch, where it should be and flap around the 4 ends.
With the 'ribbons' or 'ties' the two ends of the back gets connected in the front. While the two front ends get connected in the back.
The legs are open to the side and are just overlapped depending on how long the value 'A' is.
And I think the 'ribbons at the hems' are really what you called ties at the waist. I only knew 'tie' as a piece of cloth that men wear around their neck.
I guess you're on the right track! Do you have a pattern of how normal pants are made? I might have a look at it
The 'circular space inside the pants' refers to the waist-size (?). In the picture I attached labeled 3. As the pants are flat until you wear it I didn't have no better idea to describe it.
In step 5 the red seam goes from your belly button to the lower end of your backside. Step 6 is a drawing of the front hem with the ribbon included, viewed from the side. You just fold over the fabric twice and put the ribbon inside before you sew it over.
I hope this helps you a little bit. Would you like to make a pattern? Maybe we can make a collaboration?
I forgot to mention ONE REAL BIG ADVANTAGE:
This pants could be pulled on and off without the need to pull the leg through a tube! This is especially important for people with a leg in plaster!