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BILLY TROUSERS – PDF SEWING PATTERN

BILLY TROUSERS – PDF SEWING PATTERN

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Billy is a loose-fitting relaxed pair of wide-leg trousers with pressed front and back crease lines. It has two sets of pressed pleats, a front fly, and side slash pockets.


On the back side, Billy has two waist darts on each side and a single welt pocket with a button loop closure on the right side.

Billy is a high-rise pair of trousers with the waistband sitting at the natural waist. The waistband fastens with a hook and bar and an internal button. The waistband has five belt loops.
Billy is a floor-length trouser with a plain-finish invisible hem.


This pattern is for personal and non-profit use only. 

Due to the nature of digital files, we do not accept returns on our PDF patterns or products.

SUITABLE FABRICS

Trousers fabric: suiting-weight fabrics with very little to no stretch percentage. Wool suitings, wool crepes, wool mohair, wool viscose blends, natural and synthetic suiting, gaberdine, flannel.

Lining: lightweight pocketing fabrics, soft lightweight fabrics, lightweight cotton, silk habotai, cupro, satin viscose, and acetate.

Interfacing: light to mid-weight woven poly interfacing.

The brown trousers are made of dead stock wool & silk blend fabric - blend percentage unknown.

Black trousers are made with fine wool gabardine. 
Viscose satin lining on both trousers.

Height Group 1

Main: 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 2 – 2.5 m (2.2 – 2.7 yd).

Lining: 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 90 cm (1 yd).

Interfacing: 150 cm (59″) wide: 40 cm (0.5 yd).

Height Group 2

Main: 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 2.1 – 2.65 m (2.3 – 2.9 yd).

Lining: 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 90 cm (1 yd).

Interfacing: 150 cm (59″) wide: 40 cm (0.5 yd).

NOTIONS
  • 1 set of sewn-on hook & bar
  • 1 flat button of 1.2 cm (1/2”) - Inside the waistband
  • 1 flat button of 1.5 cm (5/8”) - back pocket
  • 1 nylon close end zip (see chart for sizes)
  • Stay tape - bias and edge tape
  • Matching thread
  • Basting thread - no special thread required
TOOLS
  • Tailor’s ham
  • Chalk
  • Ruler
  • Thin hand sewing needle
  • Wood clapper
  • Sleeve board
  • Pressing cloth
  • Buttonhole opener
LEVEL & FILES

LEVEL

  • Intermediate 3/5

FILES

  • Complete photographed sewing instructions available in PDF
  • A0 Copyshop PDF file 
  • Plotter A0 width PDF file with continuous printing
  • A4 paper format for Home Printing PDF file
  • Letter paper format for Home Printing PDF file
  • This is a multi-size sewing pattern set in layers
  • Includes seam allowances 
SIZE & HEIGHT

SIZE

6 to 22 UK,  34 to 50 EU,  2 to 18 US 

All of our patterns are drafted to fit B cup size.

Available from bust 80 cm to 112 cm  - 31 1/2" to 44"

Available from hip 87 cm to 119 cm  - 34 1/4" to 46 3/4"

Bella loves patterns size chart update

 

HEIGHT

The pattern is offered in two height groups: 160 and 170 cm (5’3” and 5’7”), when buying this pattern you should select the closest height to your body, if you are in the middle choose the tallest. Both patterns have exactly the same width around the body, the only difference is in the length.

If you are outside these groups, you may need to alter the pattern length at the lengthen/shorten lines marked on the pattern pieces

For more info check our Size Cart page.

 

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Customer Reviews

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Viv A.
Good basic and versatile

It's fabulous

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Soph
Love

To me, the cut is very beautiful and timeless. I loved how thorough the instructions were, I learned a lot making this pattern. I plan to make it again and to buy other patterns from this company since I had such a good experience.

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Paula
Throrough instructions

The sewing instructoins for the trousers are wonderfully thorough and following them will create a professional finish. I only wish the seam allowances were a bit more generous - 1cm is very tight for any fabric prone to fraying and will not allow for much adjustments.

I ordered the longer version of the pants as I am 172cm tall, however I seem to have hacked off most of the extra length. I raised the crotch by 4 cm and shortened the hem by 6 cm - and I am not particularly short legged.

Still, these provided a lovely pair of trousers and the instructions were lovely to follow!

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Diana
Seam allowance

Overall I really liked the pattern, the shorts I made with it are fabulous. If I could add one wish, it would be to draw in the seam allowances, as the given ones are too narrow for me, I prefer 15mm as I tend to flat fell or french seam. Overlocked seams are really not something I use. Especially not on trousers.

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Marthe DH
Amazing pattern!

Just finished my first pair of these in a lovely woolen fabric - I want to make so many more!! The instructions are written very clearly, and everything turned out looking super professional, thanks to the attention to detail. I had to find out how to add lining to these pants, as the wool fabric I used was kinda scratchy. I simply cut out the leg pattern pieces in a viscose satin lining fabric, and basted, then overlocked them to the main fabric pieces before assembling the trouser as instructed . Worked out wonderfully! The fit of these are spot on, and will be used for many years to come. Thank you for such an amazing pattern!

Love making beautiful clothes

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