Tips In Properly Sewing Womens Jodhpurs

By Arline Bradley


If your hobby is horseback riding, then you should be the one who places importance in safety and wearing the right riding outfit. Especially if you are a woman, you better make sure to get yourself womens jodhpurs so that you do not get into a bad position or feel any discomfort while pursuing this favorite hobby of yours. Not only that, this outfit will make you look cool and athletic.

It should make you feel more comfortable to ride your horse if you wear this kind of trousers. However, this kind of trousers might not be easy to purchase. There are only a few stores that are selling this. If you wish to have one, you might as well consider sewing your very own pair. Here are the instructions you can note for making your own pair.

First, you must look for an old pair of jeans that you can use for this. The old pair of jeans can be converted into this kind of trousers. When making a choice, you have to avoid those with a double seam. Do not choose those with the flat-felled seams as well. The trousers have to be comfortable around the waist and full around the thighs.

The material you are using with the trousers should be considered as well. It is important to pick ones that are made of heavy materials. This allows you to get better weight and fullness, after all. It makes your sewing task easier, especially around the thigh area. You can get the traditional look for the said horse back riding jeans doing this.

Try the pair of jeans on. This is so that you can determine if it is of the right fit for you. When wearing them, make sure to do so with the wrong side out. Look for those areas where you need to make adjustments. Put marks on those areas on your pair of trousers to remind you of where you should sew or adjust.

Inspect the area around the knee. Make a mark on the bottom of the knee with a tailor's chalk. You should get someone's help in this task. Mark the bottom of the knee as a boundary since anything beneath that needs to be snug around the calves.

Once you are done with the market, then you can now remove the pants. Lay it flat on the working table. You will need your tailor's chalk again to draw the traditional shape for your trousers. You can Use the knee markings you made to determine where you must taper. The legs should be even and there should be an extra part for seams.

Get the sewing machine. The setting of the sewing machine should be set to its longest stitch. You have to be sure that you are sewing with your machine basting along the marked lines. Sew on the wrong side so that the stitches are hidden from other people's view.

Try what you made. You have to check out yourself on the mirror too. Try to sit down or walk a few steps to see if you are really feeling comfortable with the outfit you have on. Once you are satisfied and you do not see any need for adjustments, sew the seams in place.




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