I reviewed men's joggers a while ago, and one of the patterns I evaluated was the Iron joggers from Green Style. Based on my review, I knew I would have to center the grainline at the knee, raise the waistline, and move the center grainline towards the side seam for both the front and back... Continue Reading →
Brassie Joggers from Green Style
Winter is lasting extra long this year. I was going to put off this project until autumn, but then I remembered I may want some warm baselayer joggers for fishing and camping this summer in the Uintas. So, a few months ago, I tested the Brassie Joggers with Browzwear. The fit was really close to... Continue Reading →
Review of a Slash and Overlap Method to Alter Patterns for Knock Knees
One of the cool features of VStitcher is being able to move the avatar into different positions. One of the positions I thought would be helpful to understand fit is a subtle knock-knees stance.
Browzwear: Green Style Brassie Jogger
Pardon the short tangent. I wanted to try another slim leg to adjust the center grainline at the hip and study what happens with knock-knees. Also, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try a drawstring jogger when it came up in my tutorials. Sizing and Rulers I adjusted the avatar to match the measurements... Continue Reading →
Men’s Joggers Comparison Guide: Part 3, Crotch
This will be my final blog post about men's jogger patterns. My three-part series walks you through my process with any new pant pattern I encounter: Measure key parts of the new pattern.Starting at the center of the ankle draw a vertical line up to the waistband as your center grainline.Measure the inside and outside... Continue Reading →
Men’s Joggers Comparison Guide: Part 2, Drape
HandmadePhD, Grasser No191, True Bias Men's Hudson, Green Style Iron, Sinclair Lakeside, Jalie Henri In part 1 of this blog series, I introduced several men's jogger patterns: Grasser No191 (click here for Pinterest Board)True Bias Men's Hudson (click here for Pinterest Board)Green Style Iron (click here for Pinterest Board)Sinclair Lakeside (click here for Pinterest Board)Jalie... Continue Reading →
Men’s Joggers Comparison Guide: Part 1, Measure
HandmadePhD Pattern Sometimes my curiosity gets the better of me and I end up down some really deep rabbit holes. This ended up being one of those big rabbit holes. The hole I jumped into was, "What actually constitutes a jogger pant". It has almost been a year since I dove into the theory behind... Continue Reading →