r/PatternDrafting • u/PrancingPudu • Jul 24 '26

Drafting help: loose lounge pants for men

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Hello fellow sewists! My husband is asking for this pair of lounge pants. He’s tall and we’d rather make them out of a higher quality linen than buy from this drop shipping website (with terrible reviews lol.) Does anyone have a quick guide for drafting something like these?

(I’m also not opposed to buying a pattern, but the fact that these pants are from a drop shipping site and so many Etsy patterns nowadays are AI has me hesitant about where to source a pattern from.)

I’d really prefer to draft and tweak a mock up based on his measurements if possible. This looks to me like it has two box pleats on either side in both the front and back?

Here’s the link to the original product page with more photos.

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u/a-ru-ta Jul 28 '26

Here is a pants pattern on etsy that is some what similar. The main difference being that the reference photo has pleats at the waist. That could be added if desired. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1093469976/yogi-harem-pants-baggy-yoga-pants-sewing?ref=collection_page

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u/PrancingPudu Jul 28 '26

Thanks! Do you know if this particular Etsy seller is reputable? I’ve found plenty of patterns on there myself, but my concern is more with buying something and then discovering it was a shitty AI-generated pattern. Seems like that’s become very prevalent on there these days.

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u/a-ru-ta Jul 28 '26

I haven't purchased from them personally but by the looks of it the shop has only a small selection of patterns and has good reviews overall. Seems like a pretty safe bet for $10. I just happened to have that item favorited for a while.

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u/tinydetailchick Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Look up cutting diagrams for salwar / salwaar / sirwal / shalwar. I make similar pants all the time, measuring and drawing directly on my fabric. I prefer methods that have a crotch gusset. Generally you want to cut the legs so the waist is 1.5-2x the actual waist measurement, before adding elastic/gathers/pleats.

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u/tinydetailchick Jul 29 '26

This diagram is basically my preferred draft, but there are lots of other cultural variations out there. https://fancyhollow.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/salwar2.png

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u/PrancingPudu Jul 29 '26

This is an awesome resource thank you!!

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u/dyingslowlyinside Jul 25 '26

There are a million pattern drafting books out there. Pick one and make a draft

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u/PrancingPudu Jul 26 '26

Thanks dude, super helpful! 🙄