From Forest & Thread:
Why DID you do that? We will never know. But we at least will look incredible while doing whatever it is we did in the widest leg pleated trousers the world has ever seen. These trousers are extra wide, extra high waisted, and feature an extra deep pleat for all the extra cool factor. Now, really, wide you do that…trousers.
The Wide You Do That Trousers offer 6 views. The key features that change are the waistband versus waist facing and the slash pockets versus welt pockets or no pockets. Choose which view you would like to follow and make sure to always look for your listed view on the pattern pieces and throughout the sewing instructions. See pattern listing for Fit Recommendation information.
You Will Learn:
- Hong Kong Seams
- Fly Front Zipper
- Overlock or Faux Overlock Stitch
- Understitch
- Edgestitch
- Pocket Lining with Facing
- Pocket Stay
- Welt Pockets
Recommended Fabrics:
- Main Fabric - The Wide You Do That Trousers are designed for medium weight woven fabrics. The trousers are unlined so choose a fabric you don’t mind being against your skin. A fabric with more drape will be less full throughout the leg while a fabric with more structure will hold the shape of the leg well. Both are great options depending on what you are going for with your trousers! You may also select a fabric with minimal stretch content, such as 1-3% elastane, just for a little bit of added comfort while wearing. Medium weight linen, cotton twill, even lighter weight denim or canvas could all work really well with this pattern. Other options could be wool suiting, crepe back satin or medium weight tencel/lyocell twill.
- Lining Fabric - Lining fabric is used for the pocket bags and the optional Hong Kong Seam finishes. Choose a lightweight, soft material for the best and most comfortable results. Suggestions include Bemberg voile, cupro, crepe-de-chine silk, habotai silk or lightweight (soft) cotton.Sizes: 0-30 PDF; 0-18 Paper; and 14-30 Paper
Sizes: 0-30
Waist 25” - 48.5” (64 - 123cm)
Hips 36” - 59.5” (91 - 151cm)Model Notes:
- Isabelle wears a size 8 and her personal measurements are waist 29.5″, high hip 37″, and low hip 40″. Featuring Nestable Organic Cotton Twill in color Camel in View A, Fresh Leaf Linen in custom print Painterly Lavender in View A, and Checkerboard Printed Cotton Twill in Baby Blue/Ivory from Blackbird Fabrics in View D. All featured jewelry and the intarsia sweater are from Bastian Kntwr.
- Chrisandra wears a size 22 and her personal measurements are waist 41″, high hip 47″, and low hip 51″. Featuring 9.5oz Bull Denim in Pistachio from Blackbird Fabrics in View A and Fresh Leaf Linen in color Terra-cotta in View D. ***For View D, the waistline was graded in 1″ on the size 22.