Sini Tuulia
Relatedly, the answer to the question of "Just how wide and full do you want to make these cycling trousers?" seems to be a very firm: "Yes. 😐"
My linen is a bit heavy so I can't go quite as voluminous as my heart yearns for, probably, but I trust the trouser legs will look suitably enormous on my smaller frame nonetheless. And maybe I can make much bigger ones later, from a lighter fabric!
Sini Tuulia
It does indeed have multiple things to say. "The fly should extend to within 2 inches of the fork; it should be cut a trifle hollower than the topside, as this throws more spring on the outside." And there should be five buttons, okay. But also, I giggled at The Automatic Trouser System.
I'm sure Wallace and Gromit would have words!
Sini Tuulia
You know, I think this book might be the one: The Cutters’ Practical Guide to the Cutting and Making of all kinds of Trousers, Breeches and Knickers, to which is added chapters dealing with The Cutting and Making of Highland Kilts, Leggings, Gaiters. 😆
If this book doesn't have a word or two to say on the subject, I'm not sure what kind of book does!
Sini Tuulia
Trying to remember how to draft a hidden button fly for the front, so I go to look at a pair of loose breeches I made years ago. Now I am also thinking about why the heck I would have made it like that on those. Sure it works, but at what cost!
Well. I guess I'll try to look up an old tailoring manual, too. Maybe that will tell me how to draft and sew a hidden button fly...
valhalla
valhalla
@laumapret I'm not @sinituulia and I haven't done a cycling costume (yet :) ), but this is the list of drafting manuals and sewing books that I've used
sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/…
Rather than “useful for people of the 21st century” I can say that they are “useful for a very specific nerd who lives in the 21st century (i.e. me)”, but maybe other people have the same set of quirks as I have and they can be useful :)
Lauma Pret 🕸️
@sinituulia
Please, in the end share some selection of the tailoring books you found. I am currently very new in this historical stuff and I get lost very easily on questions like "how Edvardian drawers should be made - looks simple and adjustable, but where do I start". I currently know about Agnes Walker and Bertha Banner, but maybe there are others that everybody except me knows as a good ones for people of the 21st century.
Sini Tuulia
@valhalla @laumapret Most of those look familiar, but I have a bunch in my bookmarks not contained there, and if I get around to it I can list them as well!
valhalla
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