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Posted on: 10/21/09 3:04 PM ET
A flyer arrived in the junkmail this morning and in it was an ad for pants with an internal mesh panel for "shape enhancement". I know these sorts of pants have been around for a while, but since I was cutting some pants out this morning and the flyer was on the kitchen table. I started to think.
Do you think it would be possible/feasible to add a powermesh panel in the front of pants? My go-to pants pattern has a pocket that extends to the fly- much like mens trousers, and it seems to me that it would be an easy add in.
Any suggestions before I ruin an expensive piece of fabric?
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Do you think it would be possible/feasible to add a powermesh panel in the front of pants? My go-to pants pattern has a pocket that extends to the fly- much like mens trousers, and it seems to me that it would be an easy add in.
Any suggestions before I ruin an expensive piece of fabric?
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Connie Bontje
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Posted on: 10/21/09 4:04 PM ET
In reply to ConnieBJ
You can buy power mesh, so I think that it is certainly doable. If you don't like it you can always cut it out.
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Posted on: 10/21/09 4:24 PM ET
In reply to ConnieBJ
I have thought about this a lot, though I haven't tried it yet.
The pants I have seen in stores marketed as tummy shaping (Lee is selling lots of these lately) rely on the method you describe - the pockets are sewn into the fly. The material seems to vary, based on the brand - some just use regular old pocket lining. The styles are usually jeans or pants that are close-fitting at the hips - I think the panel might pull a looser trouser out of shape at the side seams.
I think a side-zip style would work nicely, though you might have to tack it at the center seam to keep it from shifting or rolling. You could also put a panel in back as well, if you needed to counter-balance the front panel in a looser-style trouser. Sort of a built-in girdle...
You wouldn't need much fabric to try it. You could even baste a panel onto the side seams of some pants you already have, just to try out the idea.
Someday I'll actually make some pants and give this a try. :)
The pants I have seen in stores marketed as tummy shaping (Lee is selling lots of these lately) rely on the method you describe - the pockets are sewn into the fly. The material seems to vary, based on the brand - some just use regular old pocket lining. The styles are usually jeans or pants that are close-fitting at the hips - I think the panel might pull a looser trouser out of shape at the side seams.
I think a side-zip style would work nicely, though you might have to tack it at the center seam to keep it from shifting or rolling. You could also put a panel in back as well, if you needed to counter-balance the front panel in a looser-style trouser. Sort of a built-in girdle...
You wouldn't need much fabric to try it. You could even baste a panel onto the side seams of some pants you already have, just to try out the idea.
Someday I'll actually make some pants and give this a try. :)
Posted on: 10/21/09 5:17 PM ET
I've seen that called a pocket stay, a trouser stay & a fly extension.
(in case that's useful for googling)
Here's one review that includes some pictures of their process. Annette's review
-- Edited on 10/21/09 5:18 PM --
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(in case that's useful for googling)
Here's one review that includes some pictures of their process. Annette's review
-- Edited on 10/21/09 5:18 PM --
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Mel (Melbourne, Australia)
Posted on: 10/21/09 5:37 PM ET
Judy Barlup's book _Pants Design and Construction_ gives instructions on drafting and adding a pocket with stay. (Since my stomach is rather flat but I have a huge backside, I keep waiting for someone to design a flattering back pocket butt stay...)
Posted on: 10/21/09 8:27 PM ET
I have a pair of yoga pants (actually, I have them on right now!) with a power mesh insert and I really like them. And a pair of RTW jeans with one. Yes, they do have to be close fitting or they would pull out of shape. The fly tends to gap a bit when I sit down, but not when standing, as I had feared they might. A side zip would be ideal, I agree. And the waist of the pants should ideally be up above any "spill over" which my jeans aren't. I have to rely on my top to cover that...
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Posted on: 10/21/09 10:00 PM ET
In reply to ConnieBJ
Sandra Betzina tells you how to do this--within reason--in one of her books (maybe Power Sewing), regarding making pocket extensions that go all the way to the fly front.
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Elona
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Posted on: 10/21/09 10:06 PM ET
In reply to ConnieBJ
Hi Connie!!
There's a BIT of info here: Threads magazine #142 Special Fitting Issue (orange cover) on page 42, bottom "Stretch a panel over the tummy".
My PERSONAL tip: Light the house with votive candles ONLY and wear something ridiculously eye catching near your FACE (or cute, like a FOKS)... WHAT tummy??
Rhonda
There's a BIT of info here: Threads magazine #142 Special Fitting Issue (orange cover) on page 42, bottom "Stretch a panel over the tummy".
My PERSONAL tip: Light the house with votive candles ONLY and wear something ridiculously eye catching near your FACE (or cute, like a FOKS)... WHAT tummy??

Rhonda
Posted on: 10/22/09 0:50 AM ET
In reply to Rhonda in Montreal
I got one on you. Get your tummy fat grafted into your bosom. Two for one.
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Posted on: 10/22/09 10:23 AM ET
All good suggestions! I've got powerstretch in the house, so I am going to try some things out.
Rhonda, I'll check out that issue of Threads- thanks.
...and Rhonda and PopoAgie- you two are too funny!
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Rhonda, I'll check out that issue of Threads- thanks.
...and Rhonda and PopoAgie- you two are too funny!
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Connie Bontje
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