Well, if at first you don't succeed.... try again. After the navy trousers went wrong, I suspected the grain line was at fault and changed that on the tissue. I made a new muslin last weekend and it looked much better than the first. I also caught another fitting issue, a baggy seat problem, and was able to alter that on the muslin and transfer that alteration to the tissue.
Yesterday I cut out a second pair in proper fabric; brown wool/poly flannel, and spent most of today constructing them.
There isn't much to show yet. I've chosen a construction order which creates four "leg/yoke" units, and these are not sewn together until quite late in the process so I have the left leg units done, the right back leg unit is ready but the right front unit still needs its yoke pieces attaching. Shown in the photo is the front left leg section, which includes the slant pocket, front closure and has one side of the yoke/band attached. I've cut out and constructed the left leg lining but haven't yet cut the lining for the right leg. I am ready to begin attaching the fiddly right yoke, which extends right across the front of the trousers. And that is a job for another day when I'm not tired since it requires a bit of stopping and starting as well as the ability to drive the machine neatly around a small curve.
They are looking good so far..... but then I said that last time at this stage so we shall see.
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