Oh, yeah. I have started sewing trousers only recently. Before I haven't made a lot of trousers because I was scared of getting the right fit and sewing in a zipper, making the belt, pockets and so on - the difficult bits. But now I actually enjoy sewing them and wearing them. I usually do size 40. These are surprisingly great. Old magazine - old pattern - great pattern.
These are from Burda 3 1997, mod. 107, size 40 and they are lovely. They are made from black linen which I bought here https://mattex.hr/trgovina/(I think) and it cost me ?! (I have no idea, maybe I'll look through old receipts, but it wasn't expensive) . I still have some of the material so I could do a vest or a short sleeved vest-jacket-blouse. We'll see.
Sewing with linen is like having/ going on sewing holidays. It's smooth, easy, nice, not difficult. I didn't do any changes. I have actually made the trousers last August and they seemed a bit tight in the waist so I was considering how to expand the waist in some way but then I started a new job and I immediately lost 2 kg and now they fit perfectly. At that time I sewed the zipper as roomy as possible - to leave as much space as possible for my tummy, so now I have a very roomy waist but that's OK, I don't like too tight clothes. It's an old but great pattern, straight leg, pockets. They look elegant in my opinion (before they get wrinkled). Oh, I have sewed the little front fold and I think it looks great because it always stays there, it's easy to iron it.
I made a simple decoration with blue metallic thread on the pockets - I just make things up as I sew. I have Elna excellence 680 and it has cca. 500 decorative stitches ?! so why not try some. Metallic threads are simple yet attractive finishing touches.
The shirt is from Burda 4/ 2005; mod. 112, size 40. It's my 4th make of this shirt- yeah, I love it. The first three were made BC - before children (14 or 15 years ago) so they are too small for me to wear, they are size 36. It's a quick make, I used scraps from another project, you need only 0,75 m of material.
This front yoke is nice, not difficult to do. But you have to be sure it fits nice, because I don't know what you could do if it doesn't fit. And you only see this after you finish everything.
Some more pictures of the process:
!!! YOKE: You have to sew the 2 front pieces only/ exactly to the markings (not over the seam allowance) and then you can sew the yoke over the 2 front pieces and you get that triangular finish/ point/ arrow. English is not my native language, please excuse. Mark everything beforehand, secure everything with big stitches - that's how I manage to sew things successfully at the first go.
Wonderful pattern - oldie but goodie.
