Doubleknit Wool Pants & McCall's 6607

I got the bright idea to wash my doubleknit pants to see if they fit better.

The draft was right; the alterations, correctly done. So, maybe they were just stretched out from handling? I’d say they were.

I should flare out the boot cut a bit more in the next pair. You can see the shadow of the boot top. Maybe a retro-fitted lining would fix that, too. I’m probably not going to obsess over it, though almost all the problems with these pants would be more professionally fixed by a lining.

So, here’s the latest tunic: McCall’s 6607 I made view C

I love the rayon fabric I used from GorgeousFabrics.com.

I originally wrote that this was not quite the correct pattern for it. The fabric had a stiff hand and stood away from the body more than I expected. Edited: I realized that I had only washed a test swatch, not the whole yardage. After this photo shoot and blog report, I washed the new tunic and now is has it’s lovely rayon-y drape and works just fine in this style. Mystery solved!

Dave came home just in time to help me take a few photos. “Honey, you’ll tell me if something doesn’t look good, right?” No, I am NOT expecting a child in 2 months, K???

And of course the dog helped, too

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This is an incredibly fast and simple pattern to sew up. It does need a super drapey, but not clingy, fabric, tho.

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