tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105601 Craft and Tech Notebook chebe 2023-08-22T15:34:38Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105601:144990 2023-08-05T14:37:22Z 2023-08-22T15:34:38Z public 3 The fabric choice in the <a href="https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/144643.html">top</a> was driven by the fabrics I wanted to use in the trousers. The trousers in question being a soft tuxedo-style; <a href="https://www.burdastyle.uk/smoking-trousers-plus-size-03-2013.html">BurdaStyle Smoking Trousers (Plus Size), March 2013</a>, numbered 140B, (same pdf as the '<a href="https://www.burdastyle.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=marlene">Marlene (as in Dietrich) Trousers</a>'). The provided image doesn't really show anything, so let me describe them. These are a non-stretch straight-leg pattern to be made up in crepe. It closes with an invisble zipper in the centre-back, and there are back waist darts. The (front) pockets are curved, and the waistband has a two-overlapping-at-centre-front-curved-pieces detail, that is actually sewn together, with two buttons as just decoration. The pattern also has optional side stripes, which it suggests to use a sequin fabric with.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/144990.html#cutid1">Many details</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><p class="image" style="text-align:center;"><br /><a href="https://lostaurora.net/gallery/galleries/blog2023/20230807_burda032013-140b_02_finishedFront.jpg"><img width="486" alt="Front view of a full-length pair of black crepe trousers, with curved diagonal pockets, and a waistband of two overlapping curved pieces, seemingly held together with two black buttons, hanging from a black trouser hanger against a white wardrobe." src="https://lostaurora.net/gallery/galleries/blog2023/20230807_burda032013-140b_02_finishedFront.jpg" height="648" border="0"></a> <br /><br /><strong>Burda Smoking Trousers, finished, front view</strong><br /><em>Photo by <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://chebe.dreamwidth.org/'><b>chebe</b></a></span></em><br /></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chebe&ditemid=144990" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments