Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Drafting 1940's Trousers With a Vintage Pattern Drafting Manual

This vintage sewing project is another Costube collab with @ShannonMakes ! We chose a 1940's pattern drafting manual to try and draft trousers from scratch. It was a process...I drafted and sewed a mockup and this sewing progress vlog will show you my many moments of confusion. Hopefully it will be helpful to any of you who feel confused by pattern drafting to know you're not alone. Thank you for joining me for my plus size historical and vintage sewing and costuming adventures!

Shannon's video:
youtu.be/9aVw39S13_o

Pattern Manual:
etsy.com/listing/1028213666/1940-41-the-american-gentlewoman-mannish?click_key=88f10e0a9bbfe11402696739874471aaff5826fe%3A1028213666&click_sum=89e40225&ref=shop_home_active_65&crt=1

Ko-fi:
ko-fi.com/pocketfullofposeys

Other trouser making videos:
youtu.be/JNfYYQkEkao
youtu.be/rRCiPachM5s

Most Used Supplies:
Dress Form (Freya)
patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern/exclusive-diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern-and-a-complete-step-by-step-sewing-photo-guide-2481.html?i=d6b9f295#.X1vzX2hOm9c
Leather Thimble 3 pairs
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Dritz Awl
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Metal Sewing Kit with Bodkin, Needle Case, Embroidery Scissors, Awl, Thimble
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Simplicity Needle Keeper
joann.com/simplicity-vintage-4x4-needle-keeper/17004318.htmlFiskar Shears for Tabletop Cutting
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Guggenhein 9 inch Tailor Shears
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Scalloped and Serrated Pinking Shears
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Set of Seam Rippers, Thread Snips, 5 inch Scissors
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Thread Snips
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Fiskar Micro-Tip Scissors 5 inch
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Bohin Chalk Pencil
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Ultimate Marking Pencil
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Pilot FriXion Highlighters