Dear Readers,
I intended to make a correction to my last post on Monday, January 19, when I announced the Giveaway winner. However, upon receiving a comment from the pattern designer Marcy Tilton, I decided the subject needed a separate post.
From Marcy:
I refer to these as skinny pants, not leggings (or tights or jeggings etc) as they are really a narrow pant. They can be made with very little ease, or, depending on the fabric with more ease. I must have 12 pair in different weight fabrics. Knits like ponte are a natural, but I make them in stretch woven fabrics too. For stretch wovens, I add a 2″ seam allowance at the side seam, and an additional 1″ at the waistline, then adjust these seams in fitting. For cool weather I make them in lighter weight stretch cottons and crop the length. When the pattern was released, I did a blog on the pattern: http://marcytiltonblog.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html
Thank you, Marcy! I also want to acknowledge other readers who commented that this pattern is really a skinny pant.
When sewing this pattern, I was hoping to achieve a legging effect and removed a few inches from the leg circumference with a tapered seam from the ankle to the crotch. The alteration slipped my mind since the pants were primarily sewn in November and I did not record my alteration – More reason to own A Sewist’s Notebook!
Forgive me for any confusion I may have caused!
At any rate, as you know I am pleased with the pattern and truly appreciate Marcy’s comments, suggestions and link to her blog post on sewing the pattern.
There is no need to comment on this post. I simply did not want to mislead anyone purchasing the pattern expecting leggings when the pattern is actually skinny pants.
Indeed, there is a difference 