Monday, September 7, 2020

Pants and cuffs

 Making things from leftover parts gives you a sense of satisfaction, like this apron. It is made from the top part of an old pant 


I loved those yesteryear's pants with cuffs which were in vogue in the fifties. It seems that the functional reason for the cuffs was to add weight at the bottom of the leg so that it draped the pant well. The scarcity of fabric after WW-II led the way to do away with the cuffs.



Coming back to the project, we had an old pant which was very tight, so the bottom part was cut and made into a small pant for our granddaughter.  



We added some elastic to make it a perfect fit at her waist. 
The top part with the belt loops was pretty good and wifey came up with the idea of making an apron. She made it a little colourful by using some leftover cloth pieces to make the tie and the frills. All in all a satisfying experience. My contribution to the whole project was helping with the machine stitching. 



Now waiting for the next project.

33 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very striking combo and little g' dotter will love it - Vimala Madon

Peter Kouwenhoven said...

The most remarkable use of the cuff on pants I saw in the '60s when an older gent tapped his cigar ashes into it!

Haddock said...

That is interesting Peter Kouwenhoven. One of the minus points of the cuffs was the dust and dirt that got collected in it.

Christine said...

good job!

CAntony said...

Oh my! How adorable! I especially love the little yellow flower-buttons on there! Beautiful work! And what a great team!

Anonymous said...

Creative and useful ideas. - Betsy Denzil

Anonymous said...

Nice work!

DUTA said...

I totally agree with you about satisfaction when creating something new from 'leftovers'.
Both items (the pants for the grandaughter, and the apron) are lovely
Well-done!

Anonymous said...

Amazing stuff you both have made. Love the apron so much, beautiful and colourful - Rama Porwal

Liz A. said...

Clever. It's nice to upcycle stuff that might otherwise get thrown out.

Anonymous said...

Whoa..... that's super recycling. Don't think anyone will be able to figure out that it was a part of something else. - Nooreen

KParthasarathi said...

Wow! An useful and creative time pass!

Rabbit said...

Resourceful grandparents, I must say

Anonymous said...

Fantastic idea Joe.
Only worry is. why old pants get tighter? After 60 it should be. loose - Vishwas Phadnis

Corinne Rodrigues said...

I love that apron - it's colourful and those pockets!!

trees said...

Innovative!

trees said...

Are you seriously asking that after six months of home stay and eating. And eating ๐Ÿ˜€

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh my gosh Haddock, that was recycling at its very best, the apron is so pretty and I bet your granddaughter is thrilled with her new trousers.. well done both of you ๐Ÿ’œ

Iris Flavia said...

Very cool! Hubby just ordered a kid´s sewing machine for me. Let´s see (he can sew, I can not... yet)

Ellen said...

This is wonderful! Yeah, I too keep my old jeans for some thought of a project or two. But I haven't got down to it yet, as the crochet has taken my full attention.๐Ÿ˜Š Congratulations to you both; truly amazing.

Mica said...

What a great way to reuse an old pair of pants and create 2 new lovely pieces! :)

Hope you are having a lovely weekend :)

Away From Blue

Anonymous said...

M G Gokhale used to say Ideas are unlimited - Sanjay Bhave

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ashok said...

Interesting :)

gigi-hawaii said...

I love the apron.

Anushree said...

Looks great!

Anonymous said...

Novel idea Joe ...... shall I send you my old pants ? - Sasi Iyer

A Cuban In London said...

It's all about recycling. :-)

Greetings from London.

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