Harem pants, balloon pants, circus pants, sarouel pants… what do you call these baggy pants?
I thought I’d make a warm pair out of sherpa boucle fabric – by averaging three sewing recipes: Yan Sewing’s wide pants, Nunocoto Fabric’s circus pants, and Sayowl’s easy sarouel pants.
Baggy pants sewing pattern
Just so I remember, below was the blueprint for this sewing-without-patterns adventure.
Baggy sherpa pants pattern that was drawn directly onto the fabric with a ruler and chalk.
Masking tape was used to draw long straight lines.
For a size 8 me it fits comfortably, and the pockets are at perfect height. The crotch could be higher, but it looks good worn 😁
After a walk, I decided to add a 20cm x 2cm strip of jersey material to the inside seam of the crotch, so my legs don’t rub against the thick seam.
And I think these utility winter pants (my second pair of handmade pants) are great 😁
Sherpa babylock settings
This thick poly-sherpa boucle material was tricky to sew, so here were my babylock overlocker settings after some trial and error.
- Length (L) 3
- Width (W) 6.5
- Differntial feed (N) 1.3
It doesn’t like feeding sherpa with fluffy side down. Serge one piece at a time with sherpa side up, then use a lock stitch sewing machine to join pieces. (Can serge two pieces with sherpa side inside with a bit of initial tugging.)
Extra: Sherpa trakkie pants pattern
After sewing my baggy pants, I thought these might feel even warmer if they’re closer to the skin.
I still wanted them to be super comfy and non-restrictive, so I made the width to be close to my pj trakkies.
The non-sherpa side is slippery enough to wear under skirts, so I made these without pockets. To reduce the bulk, I replaced the waistband with exposed elastic, and the elasticated hem with ribbed cuffs.
I also made the inseam overlock stitches on the outside, so I won’t feel the seams.
These are my “trakkie-leggings” to wear under my long skirts in winter 😆
It fits great standing, sitting, and walking. But as these are no longer “baggy”, I would increase the inseam (below crotch) and decrease the rise (above crotch) so I could do leg stretches in them without pulling the crotch up. And maybe make the crotch measurements differ at the front and back.
(Update) Revised pants patterns
I perfected my basic pants pattern in my fourth pants making adventure 😊:
And after the fifth, I finally have my final baggy pants pattern that is comfy and allows me to stretch in them.🙌
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