Swishy and versatile!

A review of Megan Nielsen Tania Culottes

Reviewed by Mel Forrest on 29th April, 2019

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.