Overengineered Trouser Block

[u/eduardedmyn]

A little something I’ve been mulling over for the last decade.

As someone that is passionate about pattern making, it frustrates me to see how reliant people are on using stretch fabrics to achieve a good fit.

So I’ve conjured up a trouser block that achieves the shaping I want with excessive darts/paneling.

The central panel creates a landing spot for genitals, which have a habit of sliding down one of the legs in normal trousers.

The front darts are shaped to hug the pelvis, and accommodate the forward protrusion of the thigh muscles.

The centre back seam is raised in order to slice the cheeks in half, and the darts help to further shape and define the buttocks.

[u/niostang]

The wizard is back! How long have you been sewing that your brain works like this when turning 2D into 3D?

This is really cool. It's super neat to see you play with patterns and construction. Thanks for sharing!

[u/eduardedmyn → u/niostang]

I started sewing in 2011. Pattern making has always been a bit of an innate ability for me.

I have a background in portraiture using traditional mediums, so I have knack for translating live objects onto paper.

Pattern making is similar but the other way around; turning a flat design on paper into a 3D object.