Self-Drafted Trousers Using Thread Theory Jutland Pants

My jaw dropped to the floor when I started comparing the self-drafted trousers pattern for Ryan to actual sewing patterns that I had in my collection. The style and fit of my self-drafted trousers were closest to Thread Theory’s Jutland Pants, with a few modifications to leg fit, pockets, etc. Over a year ago, I tried to make Ryan a test pair of pants using the Jutland pattern, and it was such an awful mess that I almost lost all hope of ever being able to make Ryan pants. Luckily I found a pattern from freesewing.org, Theo trousers, that resulted in pants that nearly fit. I didn’t want to show the comparison between Ryan’s self-drafted pattern and the Theo pant, because, in the end, they are almost identical. Yay for freesewing.org pattern!! In this post, I will be showing you how I drafted a pair of non-stretch trousers for Ryan and how the self-drafted pattern compares to the Jutland pant pattern.

DRAFTING PATTERN

If you need a refresher on how to create a duct tape sloper, here’s a link to that post: https://handmadephd.com/2018/07/11/quick-sloper-using-duct-tape/.

FRONT LEG

I didn’t alter the waistline, because Ryan prefers to wear his pants higher on his waist. I added ¹⁵⁄16 inch to the side seam, inseam, and along center front. I stopped when I got to the crotch curve and just blended the existing curve down to the inseam. Using the Jutland pant pattern, I added the front fly extension. Unfortunately, the Jutland pattern has a jean style pocket, and I wanted a slash pocket (not shown). This post isn’t about how to change pockets on pants, so I won’t go any further on that topic. I used the Theo trouser pattern to finish the leg from the knee down. I like the narrower leg on the Theo.