Vikisews Hilary Trousers

Buy the Hilary Trousers sewing pattern from Vikisews. Hilary is a pair of close-fitting trousers with a straight silhouette. The front features angled decorative double welt pockets on both sides. The back has waist darts and a horizontal functional welt pocket on the right. The top edge of the contour waistband sits on the natural waistline. The waistband has belt loops and fastens with a hook and eye. The trousers have a fly front zipper. The inseams have long slits at the bottom. The belt loops and slits feature decorative topstitching. Hilary is below ankle length with allowance for a heel.

Suggested fabrics: Wool suiting, linen + elastane suiting, denim, gabardine, micro corduroy, modal.

For the lining, the designer recommends artificial fibres (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester) or synthetic fibres (polyester, polyester + elastane).

The garment in the photos is made of a blended fabric. This fabric is medium weight, flexible, stable in shape, soft and with very little stretch. The fibre content is a blend: 56% polyester + 24% synthetic cotton + 18% wool + 2% spandex. The lining is 45% viscose + 55% polyester.

Fabric requirements: When purchasing fabric, buy 5% more than required to account for shrinkage.

Main: 140 cm wide fabric: 1.35 - 2.15 m.

Lining: 140 cm wide fabric: 0.2 m.

Sizing: 34 – 52 (approx. UK 6 – 20, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.

The PDF pattern includes 4 height options (PAPER pattern includes height 2 only):

Height 1 = 154 – 160 cm (5’1″ – 5’3″)
Height 2 = 162 – 168 cm (5’4″ – 5’6″)
Height 3 = 170 – 176 cm (5’7″ – 5’9″)
Height 4 = 178 – 184 cm (5’10” – 6′1″)

Model Larisa: Height 172 cm / Bust 85 cm / Waist 64 cm / Hips 93 cm. Larisa is wearing size 36 in height 3.

Notions: 

– Lightweight fusible knit or woven interfacing, 140 cm wide, 0.25 - 0.35 m
– One 20 cm trouser zipper
– One sew-on trouser hook and eye
– Matching thread

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (20-24 pages); US letter print-at-home pattern (20-25 pages); plotter pattern (1 sheet); A0 copy shop pattern (1-2 sheets) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

Note: The PDF pattern includes all 4 height options. Before cutting, please double check you are using the correct option for your height. For example, to make size 52 in height 4, choose the files labelled '52-4′.

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