The Assembly Line - Pleated Trousers
About the Pleated Trousers
The Pleated trousers are cropped with a dropped crotch. The pattern offers flexibility with either a high or low waistband, as well as a regular or straight fit waist. They feature front slant pockets and a left-hand side zipper.
The dark trousers are paired with a shortened Oversized shirt, the yellow trousers with the Long sleeve tunic and the light trousers feature the lower waistband and are paired with a tucked-in Wrap top.
Model is 170 cm tall and wearing a size S.
The Fabric
Suggested fabrics
Select mid weight fabrics, like twill or wool.
110-120 cm fabric width
XS-S 2.2 m / M-XL 2.5 m / 2XL-3XL 2.6 m
140-150 cm fabric width
XS 1.3 m / S 1.4 m / M 1.6 m / L 2.0 m / XL 2.3 m / 2XL 2.4 m / 3XL 2.5 m
The Notions
- Fusible interfacing
- Matching thread
- Zipper approx. 17 cm
- Metal snap button + tool (or regular button for buttonhole)
- Pocket lining (e.g., muslin fabric - if sewing with light to mediumweight fabric, you can use the same material as the main fabric)
- Optional: Contrasting heavy-duty sewing thread/button thread approximately 30wt
Sizing
This pattern comes in two size ranges: XS-L and XL-3XL
Level of Difficulty
The Assembly Line rates this pattern as ‘Intermediate’.
