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Black Pants - Seamwork Tessa
Projects

Black Cotton Pants with White Topstitching – Seamwork Tessa Jeans

More Summer pants. This time I was using some light to medium-weight cotton that would keep me cool. But I also wanted them to have stand-out stitching. I’ve had this white topstitching thread for a while but never used it so I wanted to see how it would look. Pants Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 2 yearsJanuary 27, 2023 ago
Navy Ripstop Pants modelled
Projects

Navy Ripstop Pants – Itch to Stitch Sequoia

The heat took its time arriving in Adelaide this summer, but it finally hit mid-December and I needed some more warm-weather pants. I wanted them to be a quick make so I went with an elastic waist and no fly using some material left over from another pair of summer Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 2 yearsJanuary 20, 2023 ago
Navy Track and Field Pants - Itch to Stitch Sequoia No 7
Projects

Navy Track and Field Pants – Itch to Stitch Sequoia No. 7

For the seventh time I’ve used Itch Stitch Sequoia Pants Pattern, but this time adjusted to be a tracksuit pant with a fully elastic waist,

By Carmen Grantham, 3 yearsAugust 3, 2022 ago
How to Sew a Fly Front without overlocker
Sewing

How to Sew a Fly Front Zipper without an Overlocker

How are your skills navigating curves with an overlocker? Mine are not great, and I seem to have a lot of trouble doing the curve around pants that have a fly extension as part of the pant front. To avoid this issue altogether I have used interfacing to enclose the Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 4 yearsFebruary 20, 2021 ago
Vogue 9067 Black Rayon Pants
Sewing

Vogue 9067 Pants

For summer I needed some comfortable lightweight pants. I have had Vogue 9067 in my stash for a few years and I’ve never used it before so I thought it was time to try it out. I choose View E which has an elastic waistband, tapered leg and side pockets. Read more…

By Carmen Grantham, 6 yearsFebruary 3, 2019 ago
Carmen Grantham wearing blue jacket with green bush in background.

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