I really liked the concept of a pair of pants, but it didn't fit the way I would of liked so I decided to do some DIY. One thing lead to the next and so here we are...with something quite different from what I originally had planned. It is initially inspired by the MA+ 5 pocket pant, with some ideas drawn from Julius/RO.
Disclaimer: I am a complete noob with no skill and this is the first garment I have ever made. So any tips on improvement would be appreciated as my sewing and design abilities are extremely novice.
A look at the final product:
Original concepts:
As you can see, the pant isn't entirely a normal drop crotch. I had hours of trial and error on the first practice pant, so I recommend just doing something simpler if you want to save yourself the trouble. The pant that I did is actually an inner short combined with a outer drop crotch pant. That's not to say this DIY is useless for people wanting to make drop crotches as it's still got the general idea going on.
Before you start:
The main problem with DIY drop crotch pants (besides the awkward look) is the fabric choice. From what I've figured, and correct me if I'm wrong, the material needs to be accommodating for the movement restrictive nature of the lower crotch. So having stretch in the fabric would be ideal, but having too much of it takes away from the structure. I'm not going to go into this too much because I am a total noob and don't want to embarrass myself, but just make a well deliberated choice on fabric before you begin. That is, if you have a good resource of materials...unlike myself.
Different types of crotches:
Pretty much the idea is to get extra fabric into the crotch area so that you can actually walk in it. First type on the left is a concept I copied/stole from Julius and it gives a drapey sarouel kind of look. Second way I believe is the most common form of drop crotch, the idea of which I gathered from the RO drop crotch pant. It pretty much just adds fabric to the under area of a crotch to alleviate the stress. Another one is the third drawstring type, which gives you the extra fabric in the crotch from the wide nature of the pant eventually being pulled in. I used a combination of these ideas on my pant but the choice is really up to you.
Disclaimer: I am a complete noob with no skill and this is the first garment I have ever made. So any tips on improvement would be appreciated as my sewing and design abilities are extremely novice.
A look at the final product:
Original concepts:
As you can see, the pant isn't entirely a normal drop crotch. I had hours of trial and error on the first practice pant, so I recommend just doing something simpler if you want to save yourself the trouble. The pant that I did is actually an inner short combined with a outer drop crotch pant. That's not to say this DIY is useless for people wanting to make drop crotches as it's still got the general idea going on.
Before you start:
The main problem with DIY drop crotch pants (besides the awkward look) is the fabric choice. From what I've figured, and correct me if I'm wrong, the material needs to be accommodating for the movement restrictive nature of the lower crotch. So having stretch in the fabric would be ideal, but having too much of it takes away from the structure. I'm not going to go into this too much because I am a total noob and don't want to embarrass myself, but just make a well deliberated choice on fabric before you begin. That is, if you have a good resource of materials...unlike myself.
Different types of crotches:
Pretty much the idea is to get extra fabric into the crotch area so that you can actually walk in it. First type on the left is a concept I copied/stole from Julius and it gives a drapey sarouel kind of look. Second way I believe is the most common form of drop crotch, the idea of which I gathered from the RO drop crotch pant. It pretty much just adds fabric to the under area of a crotch to alleviate the stress. Another one is the third drawstring type, which gives you the extra fabric in the crotch from the wide nature of the pant eventually being pulled in. I used a combination of these ideas on my pant but the choice is really up to you.
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