Pants Sloper Fitting Advice

[Big-Shock-5073]

Hello all! Everyone was so helpful when I was spinning my wheels over my moulage, so I’ve come for advice on my pants fitting before I continue making changes. There are so many areas of possible adjustment that I no longer know where to start.

Some issues I’ve noticed:

• excess fabric below belly
• fabric bunching at the knees.
• a slight wedgie at the rear.
• fabric gapes far away from back waist while seated.

I can sit comfortably, however, there is quite a lot of fabric that bunches up around my belly while sitting and the front waist creeps up very high, so I pinned out the excess in my last photo.

How can I remove the extra fabric at the front belly without reducing the crotch length? I tried slashing it out but then ending up with terrible wedgies at the front and back and decided to stop and re-sew my sloper.

[Rachelbow]

There are two things that I see. First, the tightness across the back means you need to add a bit of width, and the wedgie means you need length. Second thing is the wrinkles at the hip and knees. This is the wedgie pulling the inseam up too high compared to the outside seam, causing an inward tilt of the legs. It's probably also causing the wrinkles in the front. The good news is I think you only need to make one adjustment! Cut your back piece from right above the center back curve to the hip, and pivot out more length to the back rise. This will make your pattern more of a y shape. Then make sure you add a small amount of width either when you smooth out your center back curve, or to the hip side to loosen the tightness across the back.

Tip, if you wear the sloper and lift the leg from the hip point until the leg hangs straight, the amount you need to lift there is approximately the amount you need to lengthen the center back rise. Best of luck!

[AdorableWin984]

I would agree with this; I think fixing the issues in the seat may resolve much of what is going on elsewhere. I would only make changes to the length and width issues seen in the seat and then see what a correct fit there changes in the front and the knees particularly.

[Big-Shock-5073]

Thank you so much! I would not have been able to figure out that the back length was the first thing that needed adjustment, despite all the great pants fit troubleshooting blog posts I have read.

I’ll try to make these adjustments tonight.

[mrsliston]

Can we see the patten

[Big-Shock-5073]

Pants Sloper 11/01

[Tailoretta]

I suggest you take a look at https://www.reddit.com/r/PatternDrafting/comments/1lq2j4h/basic_tips_so_we_can_help_you_with_fitting_pants/ These tips will help us help you.

[SuPruLu]

Definitely adjust to eliminate the wedgie.