By Helen Bartley with Pati PalmerSeattle resident Jaimie attended our 5-day Fit and Sew Custom Jeans Workshop in Portland, OR. She successfully sewed jeans for her curvy body. But using denim with almost no stretch, she couldn’t get a tight fit under her bum, so I offered to fit her in a really stretchy denim similar to the fabric in a tightly fitted ready-made jean that Jaimie owned.That led to a weekend in Portland ...
By Pati Palmer with Helen BartleyI created 10 jeans patterns for men and women for McCall’s since 1980. So how is this new Butterick jeans different? There are actually two patterns, B6911 for misses sizes 4-20, and B6912 for Plus sizes W20-W38. Together they accommodate a hip size range of 30.5” to 63”. Both patterns have two leg widths (slim and straight leg) and two rises (at the waist and barely below). The patterns ...