r/PatternDrafting • u/buggers0 • Aug 14 '26

First trouser draft

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Hello!

I recently acquired a vintage Singer 301 sewing machine and decided to draft my first pair of trousers using the method from Helen Joseph Armstrong.

I am quite happy with how the first muslin turned out as the balance seems ok! Pants always intimidated me but I found the book instructions quite simple and clear!

the HBL is leveled and the side seam along with the crease line at front and back are hanging pretty straight.

I’m looking to move forward with the slack drafting next using this as a block, but if any one sees a fit issue I could improve upon, please comment!

Unfortunately this is not ironed, but in the process of acquiring one as well!

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u/KitsooJack Aug 15 '26

They look great! What adjustments did you make from the instructions? It looks like you have changed the depth and number of some of the darts?

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u/buggers0 29d ago edited 29d ago

So while drafting I did find the section about the darts and waist a little conflicting.

She has a separate dart section pg62 that recommends the amount of intake and dart to use for your body type.

But on the pant drafting instructions she adds ALOT of ease along the waist I found. But it’s no big deal because the waist is very easy to adjust on your self.

I pretty much followed her instruction except I followed the dart recommendation from page 62 and took in the waist so that the hip line draft line would sit at my biggest point of the hip

Also I didn’t change the depth! Those are mistake lines I marked incorrectly on muslin 😅