Club Obi Wan

A while ago I posted on here, asking about a pattern for Indy pants. As I couldn't find one in the end, I took apart a pair of cheap khakis and created the pattern myself, adapting it where needed. I mostly added the front folds, replaced the zipper with buttons and added pocket flaps in the back.

I made them out of thin wool. It's veeery nice and ITCHY. The colour is a bit off, but I really enjoy the look of it.

I can now say that making shirts is definitely easier. The pockets and the fly were the most problematic, pull-your-hair-out, parts of the process. Here are some pictures of me wearing them (and one of the shirts I made), coupled with the lovely Andrea Tognarelli Raiders fedora.











All the above pictures in high-resolution and a couple of detailed ones of the pants can be seen here:

https://imgur.com/a/znJ8u62

Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed it!

Cheers,
Bear

Looks good. You are the first I have heard of actually making the pants! Now just source some cavalry twill and you'll be good to go.

looking good Bear!

That's some skill, making clothing, very neat.

Charybdis wrote:Looks good. You are the first I have heard of actually making the pants! Now just source some cavalry twill and you'll be good to go.

Thanks! The next step is getting better material and making two-three pairs of pants. I got the wool from my mother-in-law. She had it lying around and when she heard I wanted to try making pants offered it to me gladly.

Wotalark wrote:looking good Bear!

That's some skill, making clothing, very neat.

Thank you, Wotalark! I'm not much of a tailor, but last year my wife bought me a sewing machine as a gift and I've been learning to use it. My main hobby is making stuff out of leather, which I usually sew by hand, or in case of whips, I plait.

Cheers,
Bear

That's nice work mate. What's your next project?

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Dangerfreak wrote:That's nice work mate. What's your next project?

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Thank you very much!

I have a very long projects list, but a few of the Indy related ones (except a couple more pairs of pants):

- Raiders gun belt
- 7-8 feet whip
- easy clip-on whip holders (instead of a belt loop they will have a clip, like pistol holsters)

And maaaybe... (very optimistic and wishful thinking, I've never done such things before):
- Jacket
- Boots

Impressive work on the pants. I suggest adding just a touch of length to get more of a break at the cuff.

I'm intrigued by the idea of a clip-on whip holder. I like the idea.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Indiana Jeff wrote:Impressive work on the pants. I suggest adding just a touch of length to get more of a break at the cuff.

I'm intrigued by the idea of a clip-on whip holder. I like the idea.


Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Thank you, Indiana Jeff! I made them a bit short, unfortunately, you are right. I didn't measure twice.... It's an improvement I am keeping in mind for the next pair. And I hope to find Cavalry Twill, also.

I will definitely post the whip holder on here, when it's done!

Cheers,
Bear

That's an impressive projects list. I also like the idea of the clip-on whip holster. I shall look forward to seeing how your projects develop.

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Dangerfreak wrote:That's an impressive projects list. I also like the idea of the clip-on whip holster. I shall look forward to seeing how your projects develop.

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I hope to have both whip-holder and gun-belt finished next weekend and the latest. I am missing the brown dye, just finished my reserves.... And on the way I have some Indy-ish buckles.

Cheers,
Bear

I taught myself how to do a military hem, to adapt thrift store pants, but making pants from scratch is impressive. Well done.

toddf wrote:I taught myself how to do a military hem, to adapt thrift store pants, but making pants from scratch is impressive. Well done.

I've been making all kinds of stuff since I was a kid, but the pants were definitely quite a challenge. I didn't expect them to come out as nice as they did.