click here 2022 was a good year for me to work on the gap in my handmade wardrobe that was pants! After I made my Black Ginger Jeans, I went right into sewing these next (so yes, I have been sitting on these photos for about a year). I have sewn quite a few pairs of Ginger Jeans, but never with corduroy. In fact, I don’t think I’d ever sewn anything with corduroy before this!
Details
Pattern
watch Closet Core Patterns Mid-rise Ginger Jeans
Fabric
Can U Get Tramadol Online Stretch cotton corduroy in dark olive from Blackbird Fabrics
Size traced and sewn
https://brako.com/en/qe4dwmtwy Size 14
here View B (skinny legs)
Pattern adjustments
go here Added 3″ to length (I’m 5′ 10″)
Construction notes
follow link I did baste fit these like a good girl, but I then went into autopilot and trimmed the zipper after I basted on the waste band. That would have been fine if that was the “for real” sewing of the waistband, but since I then had to take the waste band back off, the zipper pull promptly fell off. Getting that back on was a real moment of “did I just permanently fuck up these jeans?”, which usually happens to me at least once while sewing jeans. Luckily, I got the zipper pull back on with the usual help of some YouTube videos and crafty maneuvering.
https://www.adroitprojectconsultants.com/2024/07/25/22s53kh848 Other than the zipper snafu, there really wasn’t much to sewing with this corduroy. It was mostly just making sure the nap—which direction the fabric smooths in—was all the same. Oh, and also being careful not to crush the nap when ironing which I also almost did. Other than that it wasn’t too bad.
Final Thoughts
https://www.insearchofsukoon.com/fiscc9atxf While this was labeled as stretch corduroy (98% cotton and 2% spandex), I don’t think it stretches as much as the stretch denim I have worked in the past. That said, I have this same fabric in navy slated for another pair of Ginger cords and might size up one more size for that pair. Technically, this pair fits okay, but they do feel a bit less stretchy than I want them to be.
https://living4youboutique.com/fn57osp6 I also wasn’t totally sure about the wide wale of the corduroy at first. I like it just fine now, but, of course, I have my eye on some of the delicious micro wale cords that Stylemaker stocks this time of year. I got a Stylemaker’s gift certificate for Christmas and am headed back to Maker’s Hideaway next week with my “Seattle Sews” crew. I just might have to paw their stretch corduroy in person again and maybe bring some home this time. I can always use more pants!
https://www.adroitprojectconsultants.com/2024/07/25/8n1yugw4og They look great! I’m working on my second pair in black denim, stovepipe leg this time. I’ve been putting off the zipper fly because I always mess that up at least once any time I make pants
https://hymnsandhome.com/2024/07/25/eipyyqxr Thanks, Amy! It’s always the zipper isn’t it? I sewed the zipper in backwards on the pair I sewed before this one!