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Drawstring Shorts

Drawstring Shorts
Here's how to sew a pair of drawstring shorts.
Pants are the made the same way, just make the legs longer.

I can make a pair of these in about fifteen minutes. I make a lot of similar things, like ultralight windpants, fleece pants to wear under them, bib foulie rainpants, etc. It's amazing how fast it is to make something like this, which costs big dollahs in outdoorsy stores.

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Step 1

Find a pair of shorts you like.
Shove one pantleg sleeve into the other and flatten as seen here.
This will be your pattern.
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6 comments
Jul 6, 2011. 10:16 PMmrsthursday says:
Awesome.
Can it be that simple? My SO is a big 'un & can rarely buy a comfortable pair of shorts.
Sep 19, 2008. 3:42 PMTarps says:
It is important to have a noose in your yard in case things go wrong.
Sep 19, 2008. 8:49 AM=SMART= says:
Haha nice ! gotta love the first pic!
Sep 19, 2008. 6:07 AMbustedit says:
pockets?
Sep 18, 2008. 7:48 PMBrennn10 says:
Great instructions! This sets an awesome standard for the craft contest.
Sep 18, 2008. 3:37 PMCarpetGnome says:
Good instructions, very clear, yet open to modifications. And to top it off, you look very jazzed to wear them. ++

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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