For this assignment, the objective was to either alter an existing piece of clothing and attach a part or parts of a t-shirt onto it, or to create a new piece of clothing while incorporating the t-shirt. In my case, I decided to create an entirely new article of clothing. Having sewing experience, I wanted to do a more challenging and unique piece, rather than doing something fairly simple and straightforward.
I had finally come to the decision to fabricate a pair of harem pants. Harem pants are a primarily loose leg wear that are easy to move in, much like sweatpants, but offer a low crotch cut. To include the t-shirt, I decided to make the pants patchwork style. Let's totally make something totally not related to the common use of shirts! Putting shirts on pants; wow, well that sure is, different.
The materials I had used were a plain black cotton polyester blend/t-shirt material, 2 types of striped lyrca, and an old white graphic tee.
To construct the pants, 3 panels of the black fabric and one panel of the thicker striped material were cut out into the appropriate pattern. The graphic tee had been cut up so that I could harvest the front and back and attach them directly onto the pants before sewing it all together. These had been placed on the front and back of the pants with a simple top stitch without hemming the edges to give that raw patch look. Pockets of a the thinner striped lyrca had then been installed within the side of the pants. I then hemmed the bottom edged of the pants and inserted an elastic into the waistband.
Ta-da~ A new pair of harem pants!
I had finally come to the decision to fabricate a pair of harem pants. Harem pants are a primarily loose leg wear that are easy to move in, much like sweatpants, but offer a low crotch cut. To include the t-shirt, I decided to make the pants patchwork style. Let's totally make something totally not related to the common use of shirts! Putting shirts on pants; wow, well that sure is, different.
The materials I had used were a plain black cotton polyester blend/t-shirt material, 2 types of striped lyrca, and an old white graphic tee.
To construct the pants, 3 panels of the black fabric and one panel of the thicker striped material were cut out into the appropriate pattern. The graphic tee had been cut up so that I could harvest the front and back and attach them directly onto the pants before sewing it all together. These had been placed on the front and back of the pants with a simple top stitch without hemming the edges to give that raw patch look. Pockets of a the thinner striped lyrca had then been installed within the side of the pants. I then hemmed the bottom edged of the pants and inserted an elastic into the waistband.
Ta-da~ A new pair of harem pants!