Mar 27, 2025
This fabric I ordered to make a shirt with turned out to be stiffer than I thought so I pivoted and used it for a pair of improvised split side pants. The construction is based on a tiktok I saw a year or so ago and really only uses one crotch seam (and lots and lots of hemming + waistband ties).
The pleats should probably have been darts, but pleating is my favorite way to fit flats (fabric) to rounds (like e.g. my hips & butt).
Oh and have I mentioned the pockets?
Cost: 9 € (for fabric, thread's from the stash) Work time: ~8-10h
I have a few notes in case I do these again in future but for now I'm really happy with how fast and easily it came together and how well they turned out.
#handmade#selfmade#sewing#sewblr#pants#split side#cotton#stonewashed#feathers#diy#In future I might put the top ties at the sides too#and move the crotch a little further to the front#it would make the sides overlap further front too#and make the pockets a little easier to sew and more accessible to get into#it would also eliminate the need for the front pleats probably#also how fitting that the first thing I post here#has feathers on it#scratch makes