I came across some nice blue denim and spontaneously decided I has always wanted some denim shorts- really the denim was too small to make much else. I used another pair of shorts as a guide to draw around and cut out the denim accordingly. You only need two different pieces for simple shorts (a front leg and a back leg, two of each so you cut out four pieces in total). I sewed my pieces together and this was the result:
As you can see they do look short-like, which is a good start. But you can also see that they are too wide around the waist, which is why the zip is not sitting flat against my back. But they are not purely 'too big' as you can not see how much I had to shimmey and squeeze into them just to get them on. I think a longer zip will solve that problem, and the waist should be fixed with some pleats to take it in at the waist without losing the size around my hips and thighs. The fact that the back and front of the legs are two different lengths may just have to remain an amusing quirk in these jeans! Anyway watch this space, and hopefully Ill get back to you with awesome denim shorts :)
No comments:
Post a Comment