So I noticed that Thread Theory have a sew-a-long going at the moment making men's trunks and that quite a few bloggers have recently turned there hand to having a go at them so I thought why not?
I started by looking at patterns and decided not to buy one because I saved a pair of old one's destined for the trash not so long ago thinking I would draft a pattern from them - but drafting a pattern and knowing how to put them together are two very different things!
Well lucky for all of us Jalie Patterns put this beaut lil video on YouTube
So with my fresh made pattern
I followed the instructions in the video and voila ...
This is an inside view - not sure you can really see the stitching that well (the fabric had quite a sheen) I only used the sewing machine - too lazy to set the over-locker up! And I really like the 3 Step zig-zag as a feature :)
Again not sure how well you can see this but the zig-zag stitch is not very even around the top elastic becasue I sewed it from the inside (lesson learned for next time!)
I started by looking at patterns and decided not to buy one because I saved a pair of old one's destined for the trash not so long ago thinking I would draft a pattern from them - but drafting a pattern and knowing how to put them together are two very different things!
Well lucky for all of us Jalie Patterns put this beaut lil video on YouTube
So with my fresh made pattern
I followed the instructions in the video and voila ...
This is an inside view - not sure you can really see the stitching that well (the fabric had quite a sheen) I only used the sewing machine - too lazy to set the over-locker up! And I really like the 3 Step zig-zag as a feature :)
Again not sure how well you can see this but the zig-zag stitch is not very even around the top elastic becasue I sewed it from the inside (lesson learned for next time!)
All in all I'm pretty happy with them - just got to see if they fit Mr SS and if he likes them now!
Cost: Pattern - Free
Fabric $ 0.70 (there's enough to make 3 pairs total cost was $2.00 )
Elastic $ 1.20
Thread -From stash
Total Cost: $ 1.90
UPDATE - Mr SS loves his new trunks and when I told him how much they cost to make - he was even happier - that's like 10 bux cheaper than store-bought and seriously don't take any longer to make than it would to drive to the shop pick them out, pay for them and drive home again!
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