Pegs #15: Dusty Plum Textured Brazilian Performance

I’ve sewn 15 pairs of Peg Legs.

Sincerely,
Crazy

About the Pattern

15 pairs in, I don’t think I need to wax poetic on the Peg Legs pattern anymore. I obviously love it, and I’ve established my go-to options:

• low rise
• contoured waistband (-1″ on the front), no topstitching
• side panels + patch pockets
• +1″ length
• size M.5 at the waist, graded to Large around the knee and downward

About the Fabric

• 2 yards of Dusty Plum – Textured Brazilian Performance from So Sew English
• 4-way stretch
• midweight
• structured hand
• excellent recovery
• Some edges rolled pretty significantly, although not so much on the pattern pieces I cut. They may have just been the cut edges of the yardage curling with time.
• Does not crease well with ironing.

This fabric is my jam: everything from the color, to the texture, to the distressed holes along the bottom. I’ve been hanging onto this since I ordered it in September 2020, waiting until I dialed in the right fit for my Pegs, which I finally have. So I finally cut into it.

Notes for Next Time

• I’m debating about unpicking the waistband and redoing it, grading from Large at the very top to M.5 where it attaches to the legs. I could use a little more ease around the very top for comfort. I’ll wait until I wear them for a full day before making a final decision, but I suspect I’ll go for it because that just might make them perfect.

Project Settings

Update

3 waistbands later, I’m finally calling this one done. I unpicked the first waistband, which was too snug for comfort, and attached version #2, which I still didn’t like. So I unpicked that one and attached version #3 which is much better, if not a tad funky.

Version 1

• contoured waistband
• size M.5
• -1″ scooped front

Version 2

• contoured waistband
• graded M.5 at the raw edge to L.5 at the top waistline
• -1″ scooped front

Version 3

• regular waistband
• graded M.5 at the raw edge to L.5 at the top waistline

Grading version 3 resulted in a self-drafted creation which gave me a waistband that comes to a point at the middle of the back. It’s actually kind of interesting. More importantly, I don’t hate wearing the pants now.

The Take-Away

If using fabric with tons of stretch and really snappy recovery (such as performance fabrics), use the regular waistband. A contoured waistband with so much recovery is too uncomfortable. The contoured waistband is best used with fabrics that have a looser recovery, such as DBP, because it helps hug the body and prevents the pants from creeping down throughout the day.