Culottes

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Sun, 05/18/2014 - 12:20
yvelyn
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 Hi Nehzat,
kindly give me a brief update on how to do a pattern draft for culottes. What is the basis - the skirt or trouser basic draft?
Regards,

 

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Thu, 05/22/2014 - 17:30
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Nehzat
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Re: Culottes

Dear yvelyn,

Culottes are pants that look like skirts when worn. By changing the center front and center back lines to make them look like a pants crotch, we can make a skirt pattern into a culotte.

The inseam of the culotte should be coming straight down or sloped outwards. You can have pleats between the center front and side seams or close the darts and slash from the dart points down to the hemline. Doing this will flare out the the bottom of the skirt.

Hope this explains it.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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Fri, 05/23/2014 - 23:39
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yvelyn
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Cullottes

 Thanks Nehzat I will try.

 

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Mon, 05/26/2014 - 23:05
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yvelyn
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Cullottes

 Nehzat,
has the crotch line to be lowered? If so, by how much?
kindly advise?
Lynette

 

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Wed, 06/04/2014 - 14:38
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Nehzat
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Re: Culottes

Dear Lynette,

When drafting the culotte pattern, you should add to the crotch length. This amount varies from 2 to 4 cm depending on the weight or thickness of your fabric. So you would less for a light weight fabric and more for a heavier one.

Make sure to do a test fitting on muslin, to make sure you like the fit.

Hope this helps,

Nehzat

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