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Wardrobe Capsule – Jeggings

March 4, 2016

I have had the hardest time making jeggings.  I made a few pairs a few years ago and didn’t wear them.  They ended up in the charity pile.

I thought I would tackle this project again with my wardrobe capsule.  I decided to use this dark denim that has a brown underlying dye to it, and some stretch (not a lot).  It is hard to photograph, but the fabric does have a brown tone to the dark denim.

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The pockets are a faux leather that I cut on my Silhouette Cameo.  The faux leather is backed with Heat N Bond prior to cutting.  You need to iron it on with a press cloth, so the faux leather doesn’t melt.  Cut setting should be Speed at 2, Knife at 10 and Thickness at 25, with a double cut.

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The design is one that I drew.  I made it into a JPG file and then imported into the cameo design software.  From there, I traced it.  I will have to do a tutorial on how I do that some day, but I am sure there is something on YouTube that shows the process, too.

Here is the file if you are interested in using it.  Just be warned.  It is a PITA to sew around on the pockets.  Once you have the file cut, you need to iron it to the pockets and then do a straight stitch around it.  Generally, the less elements the better.

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To place the pockets, I compared them to a pair of jeans I already owned.

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The jeggings pattern is a widened leggings pattern that I drafted.  I should have added more room to it, though.  I did a double layered waist, and then a side invisible zipper.

I finished the waist, and it was 100% wrong in so many ways.  I tore it off and recut the waistband, but should have done some different adjustments.  On the front I stitched down some elastic to keep it from getting stretched out and floppy.

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I think a side zip was the wrong way to go with these and a back seam zipper would have been better.  Or hey…a front fly!  Next time.  I have a hard time zipping up the zipper, so these are a bit of a challenge to get on.  This is exacerbated by the fact that the front and back should have been cut differently.  I cut the back and thought, ugh..that looks too small, so I cut the front a little wider.  Yeah, that turned out well.  The side seam is pulled to the back.

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With some wear, they will hopefully stretch out a little bit, but they are still wearable.  As you can see there is definitely some stretching going on in the front with the pull lines.

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If I can manage to move the scale in a downward direction that would be great, too.  It has proved rather stagnant lately, so I need to work a bit more diligently on my eating and exercise.  Half measures no longer work when you get older.

Here’s a few more close up pictures:

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I love how my belt turned out, too.  It wasn’t too hard to put together.  A little hand stitching and some rivets.

Booty shot.  I like where the pockets ended up.  I also hope that belt stops shedding soon, too.

All in all, this was a good wearable muslin.  Definitely not perfect, but now I can make some adjustments and go from there!

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