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Megan Nielsen
Megan Nielsen Tania Culottes
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Buy the Tania Culottes sewing pattern from Megan Nielsen. These modern culottes combine the practicality of shorts with the appearance of a skirt. The pattern features a fitted waistband, deep pockets, an invisible side seam zipper, and hidden centre front and back pleats to create the illusion of a skirt.
View A is short with a full skirt. View B is knee length with a full skirt. View C is midi length with less fullness. View D is knee length with less fullness.
This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following format:
- PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)
Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight fabrics with plenty of drape work well for all variations. Ideal fabrics include crepe de chine, cotton, crepe, challis, lawn, rayon, linen, lightweight wool, tencel and chambray. Fabrics with structure and little drape are better suited to Views C and D.
Fabric requirements: Additional fabric may be required to match patterned fabric.
View A: 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 2 m (2 1/8 yd) // 115 cm (45") wide fabric: 2.8 m (3 yd).
View B: 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 2.7 m (3 yd) // 115 cm (45") wide fabric: 3.5 m (3 7/8 yd).
View C: 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 2.8 m (3 yd) // 115 cm (45") wide fabric: 3.5 - 3.7 m (3 7/8 - 4 yd).
View D: 150 cm (60") wide fabric: 2.1 m (2 1/4 yd) // 115 cm (45") wide fabric: 2.8 m (3 yd).
Sizing: 0 – 20 (approx. UK 6 – 20, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and finished garment measurements.
Notions: 22 cm (9") invisible zipper; interfacing for waistband.
Note: This pattern is available in an expanded size range on the designer’s website (PDF only).
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Is there anything better than a swish-tastic skirt? When they're secretly swish-tastic shorts!
You can check out my full write up on my blog ?
http://aloadofbobbins.com/2020/05/29/tania-culottes/
I really love the look of these and they will get plenty of wear as they pretty much go with everything. I definitely want to make a few more pairs (although I would consider sizing down) as they will be great on holiday for walking around - no chub rub!
They make me feel rather chic, but I couldn't resist the obligatory culottes shots ?
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Another win in my series of 'I need to sew trousers, but it's scary' patterns! If you want to sew some separates but fitting frightens you, I can definitely recommend the Tania culottes!
To get the maximum 'looks like a skirt' effect, I chose to make my culottes from some lovely drapey viscose twill. Pros: Beautiful movement, comfortable to wear, soft and delightfully swishy. Cons: Snagged a fair bit while sewing and takes AGES to iron.
This was the first time I had used a Megan Nielsen pattern and I found the quality of instructions to be very good. They were easy to follow and I had no problems with any of the steps.
I made the size 8 to fit a 28' waist - next time I would make the size 6 as I think a 27' waist would sit higher up closer to my narrowest point and therefore be more flattering. I wanted to make view C, but didn't have quite enough fabric (I had 2.5m), so I cut about halfway between view C and view D. I'm only 5' 4" and I think this is a nice length on me.
I'd love to make these again and other than sizing down, the only other change I would make is choosing a fabric that doesn't crease as much - something like a crepe would probably be much better. I have worn them a lot since I made them - they looked nice with tights, boots and a chunky knit during the winter and I've enjoyed dressing them down with flip-flops and a t-shirt as the weather has warmed up.
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It was an easy, quick project.
The hardest bit for me was cutting the slippery fabric. The waist ended up a tiny bit big so I put some elastics in.
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