Worker Trousers (Womens) PDF Pattern
Our Worker Trousers are the ultimate everyday trouser and our best selling pattern. They are supremely practical with hundreds of you saying they're your comfiest trousers yet. Designed to stand the test of time, you'll be using high end finishing techniques to create a really long lasting pair of trousers.
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Customer Reviews
Trousers: they can be tricky, trying, terrific or a little bit terrifying. So for this pattern as a first time make I used a cheap cotton drill to see how they would work out before I make them in a more expensive material. I top sewed everything I could, just to have more practice in accuracy and I did the buttoned fly. As I generally fit a size 14 quite well I only made small adjustments to the waist, but added quite a bit of length as I am quite tall. I am pleased with the finish I was able to achieve, but a heavier weight drill would have been better. All that aside I find that they are very comfortable, and I do wear them a lot. Next time I will take a little out of the fullness below the hips to get a slightly straighter profile. Now I have confidence with this pattern I believe I could make a pair in denim as jeans. The instructions were first class as always with Modern Sewing company, so much so that I hesitate to buy other patterns now.
Great pattern. We used this in a trouser fitting workshop run by #FabricGodmother. I changed the front to flat, but that meant I had to put a side opening in a seam that had a pocket. I also added back darts. Overall very happy with my trousers. Plenty to adapt next time.
I just finished my worker pants and they turned out great! I used a lighter weight olive green cotton, but plan on making another pair in the future out of classic denim.
I thought the pattern was excellent. Everything lined up well as I was sewing. I've bought other patterns online from other businesses that had some issues with notches not lining up right or totally missing, or curves not looking quite right or not being smooth enough. This pattern was wonderful!
I liked the format of the instruction sheet as well. I thought the line drawings were clear and spaced out enough on the page that it was easy to keep your place and not accidentally skip a step. I did think the written instructions were a little confusing at a few steps, and I wish they had included a little more detail at those parts. The only place I remember at the moment is in the zip fly instruction "I" where it says to make a small cut in the fabric. I wish it had said whether to cut through one or both layers! I started by cutting through one, then a few steps later ended up cutting the slit in the other layer as well. I also made it all the way to the end and realized there were no instructions for the hem! I just did a double-rolled 1/2" hem which I think is intended.
Overall a great pattern! Based on my few issues, I think a beginner would struggle with this particular project using only the written instructions. I know there is a workshop that can be purchased separately, so I'm sure that would be much more clear than the written instructions.
I enjoyed sewing these very much and I can't wait to try more Modern Sewing Co. patterns!