Floral Women Trousers

The style of trousers or pants a dressmaker wants to make depends on how long you want the trousers to be. The name of any trousers depends on its length as well as its style. For example, starting from the hip, the trouser is called bikini, followed by shorts, Bermuda shorts, Gaucho pants, Capri and then classic length.

Some trousers are made with special designs such as palazzo, harem, culottes, knickers, jumpsuit, hip huggers and jeans. Trousers or pants can come in different shapes. Trousers that are flared from the waist are called evening fancy slacks, casual slacks are very comfortable loose fitting and it is very easy to make.
Stretch trousers are made by using stretch knit fabric. They are mostly worn for exercising as they are close fitting for sport activities and also very comfortable to wear. Shorts can be made in different styles. Shorts can be made to look smart or casual depending on which type of fabric you use. You can also make sport shorts or Bermuda shorts.
Cargo style trousers are used mainly as outdoor wear. They have several panels with pockets that has details and are loose fitting. Jeans are traditional casual wear that are mostly made in blue denim. Jeans come in different styles such as wide, straight or narrow leg trouser. Culottes are worn for cycling or horse riding. It is made to be above the knees and looks like a divided skirt.
The variations in trouser styles allow dressmakers to make trousers that can fit well, no matter the shape or size of the wearer. You should choose a trouser pattern that is easy to sew, can fit well and can suit most figures. Making trousers is one of the easy sewing you should learn as trousers are acceptable garments anyone can make.
To save yourself some ill fitting trousers, it is better to study your figure type very carefully from all sides before you start sewing yourself any trouser.
You should try to check the pattern size before you start cutting out the pattern pieces. Check the leg length, waist length to crotch. Check if there is any mismatch of your measurements with that of the pattern, because it is at this stage that you should adjust your pattern as you will not be able to correct this when you are fitting the trouser pieces together.

To get the correct measurements for your trousers, sit on a chair and along the side of your body from the waist to the chair, measure yourself. This is the waist to the crotch measurement. The inner leg length should be measured from the crotch to below the ankle bone.