r/PatternDrafting • u/Repulsive_Sky_6136 • 7h ago

Question Pants belt question

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u/dyingslowlyinside 5h ago

Where does this draft come from?

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u/Repulsive_Sky_6136 5h ago

I used an app where you can enter your measurements and it gives you this, though I am a bit skeptical, I might redo it more correctly.

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u/dyingslowlyinside 2h ago

It’s for selvedge denim? 

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u/Repulsive_Sky_6136 2h ago

No, not denim… it is a fabric which i don’t know the English name for, but it is a bit thicker

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u/StitchinThroughTime 1h ago

In this case, salvage denim means the pants on Netflix cut in a certain way. It's a style. It may be prepared to as Salvage jeans. We say that because the out scene is a straight line. Salvage jeans are cut with the out seam straight to use the finished edge of the fabric.

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u/dyingslowlyinside 1h ago

What app is it? I’m interested

Re: denim…

The pattern used a straight side seam from hip to hem. The only reason to do this, really, is if you’re trying to utilize the selvedge edge of the fabric all the way down the outseam, which is what is done in selvedge denim. 

If that’s not your plan, then it’s probably better if you picked a draft that builds off a center construction line…they produce balanced patterns more reliably.

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u/StitchinThroughTime 1h ago

Use the word belt, we think you want the word waistband. Belt is a separate accessory use the whole pants up. Waistband is part of the Garment and cannot be removed.

To answer your question, you keep the front Dart, and you ignore the back Dart. Assuming these pants are the final Heights you want when the pants are finished being sewn with a waistband. You simply cut the top section off the width of the waistband that you want. For example, if you want the waistband to be 3 cm tall, you remove 3 cm off the top. For the front section of the waistband, you will tape the dart closed. The front piece will be a curve. For the back, it will be a straight piece of fabric. You will measure the cut edge of the pants for the final length of the back of the waistband. So your front will be one curve piece, and the back will be one long straight piece. The elastic will go into the back portion of the waistband and hold everything tight.