absolutely incredible, I think this is one of the best sewing videos I've ever seen. It's so important to have a conceptual high-level understanding of these kinds of concepts so that you can solve your own problems and so many other videos jump into the "how" and completely skip the "why" of pattern design
100% agree. This is amazing. @CorneliusQuiring you have explained this so beautifully and digestible. I've been wanting to make a better fitting pair of pants for a while and I now believe I can. I'm going to check out your course too. I actually had to pause it half way through and tell my partner I am watching the most amazing sewing video explaining why pants are constructed the way they are 😅
I think you just taught me some math that I couldnt figure out in High School. I never realized that I could learn better math comprehension with sewing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have a hell of a time buying pants that fit my 5’5” body because I have shorter legs. I would typically wear a medium sized pants, but since my legs are so short, I usually need to buy a boy’s size xtra large so that the bottom hem doesn’t drag on the floor. I’ve ruined so many pairs of pants trying to make adjustments and never get it right. Your explanation of why the pattern is shaped as it is was brilliant! Everything made perfect sense and was logical. Now I can see the bigger picture. Your paper and fabric models were exactly what I needed to see. A 3-D visual helped everything make sense and when it did, I was blown away! Duh! lol! You are the master and I just made you a thank you cake…but I ate it. Yes, all of it because now I know where to make adjustments when I become “full-figured”, ha! Thanks again, pal!
Not a worry, I already had cake for breakfast :) I am glad to hear that my video was of use to you. Thanks for watching am may future pants fit just as you hope.
Unique and awesome way of explanation. Much needed for beginners like me. Hope you share more on female skirts and shirts. Sending you God's blessings and happy vibes from India. 😊🎉
You should explore different styles (the Italian/continental cut, the English/drape cut, the American sack suit, etc.) and different techniques in making/sowing them. That is perhaps very high level stuff, idk, all I know is you explain stuff so well and there's a dearth of information on sowing different styles. You'd be the perfect person to explain. Also, I saw a comment somewhere saying you should write a book... I second that! I'd buy it in a heart beat.
Once again, you win the Best Explainer Award. Which bushel have you been hiding your light under??? You have totally given me the confidence I’ve been looking for to be able to sew. Millions of thanks!!!!!
Wow, you explain this so plainly and simply that anyone can understand the concept. I wish I had you to teach me over 60 years ago, when I was first learning to sew.
This is fantastic teaching. #Masterclass material. Thank you for this cleverly and clearly explained concept of pant patterning. This helps tremendously.
as im finishing my collection for my masters degree in fashion, i love how there's always knowledge and more to learn, the altering part of the video so nicely explained and logical (way better than what i had in 5 years in school), thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your mind blowing ability to explain in 3D what books show in 2D… And your speach flow is so clear, perfect for people like me living in a non English speaking country. Well done Cornelius. ❤❤❤
I have always thought that cups and trousers are 2 of the hardest types of garments to learn how to draft. This video is an excellent tutorial on how to deeply understand the mechanics of it without having to passively follow a random construction book. Great channel, Cornelius
Very nicely explained. Thank you. Though... I don't see how do you divide that curve between the legs? Do you divide it in half, or you make it 1/3 in front and 2/3 in the back? Or could you make it even 2/3 in front and 1/3 in the back? Is it arbitrary?
At last a great explanation of why there is a funny curve in the back pattern of pants, I could never understand the reasoning behind the slope in the back. With your teaching I now fully understand that it’s used to get a smooth butt that fits well. Cornelius you are a brilliant teacher Thank you so much. ❤
I am Thanking you for your teaching I have been sewing 67yrs I would have loved to have had a teacher like yourself. You explain things slowly and methodically with detailed explanations of the methods and why they are there. God bless you. ❤
Hey Cornelius !!!! I discovered a few month ago your chanel cuz i want to sew my own stuff. I can say from my full heart that i realy enjoy every video that i saw on your chanel and like a 100% the energy that u show in every second!!! greeting from germany. Keep goin!!!
Absolutely mind blowing. I am so glad I found your channel. Understanding the basic principles is so key, but most videos and books tend to gloss over it. Your teaching abilities and soft spoken nature makes the perfect teacher! I got into sewing so I’d be able to make better fitting pants but it has always been a hit or miss. I made a pattern using your video yesterday, I have never worn anything so close to perfect. Thank you!!
Simply fantastic! Now I am a novice. But I am wondering about the waist band. Sewing the inward curves at the waist line, produces a sort of V look and if you add a straight waist band, it pulls down the sides and now cause the pants to be ill fitting with bunching of the fabric. What is the best way to cut and apply a waist band? Thinking about your course and trying to find the time. Thanks.
I personally like to do a curved waist as my waist tapers in. If I had a blockier build, I would do a straight waistband. I'm glad to hear you're considering my courses.
Thank you so much!! I am a complete idiot when it comes to sewing. Sewing has made me cry on more than one occasion, but your video didn't make me cry, I am trying now to make the pants with just an elastic waistband. I am capable in other areas, but sewing is not one of them!!
The most challenging thing I've come across with pants is patterning for bowed legs. The grain lines have to be changed.. the angle for inner and outer leg seams is different and God forbid he wants cuffed bottoms..
Could you please do a video on how to make a drop front fly ? Like pants fom 1700s. I've noticed the Amish men in nearby rural towns wear homesewn Drop Front Fly Bluejeans.
I discovered male, ball-jointed dolls in 2006. I also found Masaaki Kawashima's flat pattern books. I have been sewing clothes for dolls in 1/6, 1/4, and 1/3 scales for the last eighteen years. You are very good at explaining what goes wrong and how to fix it. Love the content
Thank you so much for this REALLY simple but very GOOD explanation of pattern drafting. You have made this with a shirt, too, if I remember correct. This helps to understand, what we are doing, when we work with patterns, make alterrations or make the pattern totally ourselfs.
do you know how to change the pateren in the crotch area to add a piece that goes across from one leg to the other like how lulu lemon does there abc pants
Well explained and detailed work Cornelius, I love to see your videos because you know how to make a person understand things easily with practicality. Good job keep the spirit up
No shade given to all the female seamstress that II’ve learned so much from as a beginner but a big shout out to the males that I’ve learned so some much from. The men really know how to dumb the process down for me without all the chatter and sometimes distracting background music. Cornelius thanks for your videos that makes everything so easy to understand.
If the man has a big belly which falls lower than the normal waist line would you just lower the front piece to go under the belly? I did try that but the side pockets now stick out a bit like ears when he wears them. The pockets lie beautifully on a flat surface.
If you've got a bigger belly you want to angle the fly up towards the waist. Then make that line go up past the waist a bit and go back towards the outside seam.
@@CorneliusQuiring So the zipper would go forward over the belly and the waist would be at the regular height? Set in place with a belt. This fellow doesn't want suspenders.
It sounds like a tilted waistline on a woman. I just saw something similar on this where the woman had a letter B shaped belly (round with a waist indent). Maybe look at J Sterns’ videos, Cashmerette’s pants fitting videos, or Helen Armstrong’s pattern drafting books. I think Cornelius is suggesting that you make the front of the pants longer to cover the belly but taper in at the top so they stay on. The pants would go up past the widest part of the belly so they narrow enough to stay on. Maybe? Not sure about the etiquette of noting other people’s names in comments so I apologize for that.
