These are his favorite, they are made out of a light-denim and have had regular use until now. The side-seam ripped out. So time for a new pair.
I am using some black corduroy I found in my stash. I washed and dried it while I was ironing the pattern so I could trace it out on some tissue paper. I am using the same size as before which is a 36" waist.
I am using the cousin of the sewing machine I used for the original shorts. These are the only two sewing machines I have named. I used Alice for the original, now I am using Ann for these.
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| Alice, a Free-Westinghouse model ALB |
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| Ann, a New Home type F |
I don't have a zipper-foot for Alice or Ann so I used my Bernina 640 to sew in the zipper. I also used my Bernina for the buttonhole.
I flat-felled most seams. The outside legs were serged with my Singer QuantumLock 5.
Joe likes the way they fit. Hopefully he gets as many years out of them as the 2013 pair.
Thanks for stopping.
7 years is a pretty good run! I bet they held up better than anything you could have bought back in 2013. The Suede pattern make me chuckle and I had to immediately go google him to see where he might be today.
ReplyDeleteSuede Says, i haven't seen him in a while. I was also shocked by the singer serger, i bought that serger new back in 1994 along with their 4 thread serger, it totally changed the professionalism on my garment sewing. I think i am ready for a babylock or new air thread serger.
ReplyDeleteExcellent pair of shorts with great fit. Didn't even know what project Will was on, as he has many going. Didn't realize the length of time that went by. Have my City Shorts, I also wear, made by Will. :)
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