Style Arc Sammi Pants Success

Continuing on with my quest for sewing pants that fit, I have tried the Style Arc Sammi Pants.

Style Arc Sammi Pants

I made a straight size 12 with no alterations. The fabric was purchased from Spotlight a few months ago. It was labelled as Panama stretch suiting in Pewter. It really has no stretch to speak of and is very synthetic. It looked like it would be hard wearing and good for a pair of work pants.

To my utter amazement, these pants fitted me without any alterations to the pattern at all. Here is the description from the Style Arc website:

SAMMI WOVEN PANT:This is basic pant woven pant which sits just below the waist line, featuring a buttoned waistband which is contoured and a fly front.  A slight boot leg makes this pant very flattering.

This description is spot on. These are basic, but comfortable pants with a flattering cut.

Back view

I am wearing them here with my Style Arc Nina Cardigan blogged about here.

Close up of front showing fly and waistband with buttons.

Close up of back showing darts.

These were plenty long enough. There is a 4cm hem allowance on the pattern, but I had to take them up 7cm and that's to wear them with high heel shoes. I am 172cm tall (5'8"). I hand stitched the hem so it would be invisible.

Here are some photos of the inside:

The inside of the waistband was turned under and secured by stitching in the ditch from the right side. I usually have trouble doing this, but this fabric behaved very well.

I used a metal trouser zip and I followed the Style Arc directions for inserting the fly. I did have to read over them several times and scratch my head a bit but they finally made sense and it turned out really neat.

Underside view of fly. All seams were sewn on my sewing machine and then finished off with the overlocker.

The only issue I had with the construction of these pants was that I attached the interfacing to the waistband facing instead of the waistband. I didn't realise my mistake until I had completely assembled the waistband and went to attach it to the pants. As the two front pieces are different lengths, my error meant that the waistband was back to front. I had to recut and reconstruct the entire waistband (so annoying) but I have made a note on the pattern for next time.

I am pretty happy with my Sammi Pants.

I was running late for work so these photos were a bit rushed as you can tell by the look on my face.

Happy Sewing