Astrid Tauber, Seattle Weavers Guild, Lisbon, Portugal
Name/Description: Lace Patchwork Shorts
Made For?: Woman
Size: M
Fabric Construction: Woven
Fabric Construction – Other:
Woven Structure: Self drafted 8 shaft Atwater Bronson Lace, woven on an Ashford Jack floor loom.
Yarn Details and SETT: Gist Yarns: Warp-Duet 55% European tow linen/45% US cotton ~ DuneWeft-Duet 55% European tow linen/45% US cotton ~ PearWeft-Beam 8/2 100% Organic Cotton ~ PacificWarp-Beam 8/2 100% Organic Cotton ~ Mist, Sett: Duet 18 epi, Beam 20 epi
Handspun Details:
Stitches:
Special Treatments:
Textile Finishing: Gentle cycle on cold with a gentle low foam detergent, hang to dry, firm press.
Textile Challenges:
Garment Construction: I chose to keep construction techniques to a minimum to keep the shorts lightweight for summer. All the seam allowances are finished with a serger and waistband covers fly components, but the seam on the waistband facing is only serged rather than folded under to avoid excess bulk around waist and stitched in the ditch rather than topstitch to leave the busy woven pattern uninterrupted. “
Lining: Lining is a piece of 8/2 cotton plain weave from the same yarn as self fabric that was in my stash, used in the fly welt and fly guard. Midweight fusible interfacing used in the fly welt and waistband.
Special Features: Zipper fly is a welt style first with a welt sewn down the center front seam, then metal zipper basted in, a fly guard attach, and the whole thing topstitched and bar tacked at the corners.
Pattern: Fragmen – Patchwork Shorts by CaledoniaDreaminn on Etsy In case this helps with model sizes. I made a size 10 for a 31.5″” waist and 42.5″” hips for a loose fit.
Garment Challenges: Initially the pattern was intended to have a cuff at the hem, to avoid bulk I had planned on halving the cuff pieces so that they weren’t folded over and I would only be stitching a single piece of fabric over the top of each pant leg. However, in the end when I started to attach the
