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Getting the back leg right. (Moderated by Deepika, Sharon1952)
Posted on: 12/15/09 8:09 AM ET
This may well be covered in some post here already but I could not find the answer so decided to just ask.
When tracing RTW jeans I understand how to do every part except the back leg. I'm "thinking" I need to lay them flat with the front on top and pin them down the middle of the leg lengthwise then trace one side seam first and then sort of roll it to the other side to make it flat. Does that sound right or does someone else have a better/easier way to do it? Just taking them apart would probably give me the most accurate pattern pieces BUT do I want to go through that aggravation?
Thanks for any help
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When tracing RTW jeans I understand how to do every part except the back leg. I'm "thinking" I need to lay them flat with the front on top and pin them down the middle of the leg lengthwise then trace one side seam first and then sort of roll it to the other side to make it flat. Does that sound right or does someone else have a better/easier way to do it? Just taking them apart would probably give me the most accurate pattern pieces BUT do I want to go through that aggravation?

Thanks for any help

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Listen with your ears-hear with your heart!
Posted on: 12/15/09 8:38 AM ET
In reply to thirteenstitches
I found pants to be too hard to trace that way, so what I did was cover the whole back leg with painters tape, filling in to the seamlines.
Then I peeled it off as one whole piece, laid it on my tracing material, and traced on some seam allowances.
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Then I peeled it off as one whole piece, laid it on my tracing material, and traced on some seam allowances.
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Michelle
http://cheapandpicky.blogspot.com/
http://cheapandpicky.blogspot.com/
Posted on: 12/15/09 11:14 AM ET
In reply to Michelle L
What a great idea
Thanks. Why didn't I think of it?
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Thanks. Why didn't I think of it?
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Listen with your ears-hear with your heart!
Posted on: 12/16/09 7:52 AM ET
When doing a piece like the back leg of jeans or sleeves which can't be laid flat all in one go I usually put a line of pins or tape down the straight grain somewhere near the centre of the piece. (You have to peer closely at the weave sometimes and use a bit of guesswork if its distorted in the wash). Then I do the pattern in 2 pieces, refolding the garment in between, and join up the pattern afterwards.
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Posted on: 12/16/09 3:30 PM ET
A while ago I found the site from David Coffin.
In this movieclip he shows how to copy a pair of pants. I haven't tried it yet so can't say anything about that.
As I'm a visual learner I like seeing instead of reading.
In this movieclip he shows how to copy a pair of pants. I haven't tried it yet so can't say anything about that.
As I'm a visual learner I like seeing instead of reading.
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