I bought so much of this faux leather back in February. 4 yards! I attempted a disappointing jacket with it and the rest has been sliding around my fabric stash ever since. (Seriously, this stuff is super slippery.)
I finally realized it’d be pretty great to have a pair of full-length solid black Peg Legs. I have some other black ones but one pair is capri length, another pair has a pronounced heather “space dye” look, and another pair has a subtle geometric pattern and I don’t love the waistband on those.
About the Fabric
Solid Black Faux Alligator – Performance Faux Leather from Made of Love Fabrics
- 4-way stretch
- Don’t know much else.
The face is shiny, super smooth, and features an alligator texture. The back of the fabric looks really great, too; I used it for the legging side panels. As is typical of performance knits, it has a ton of stretch and really snappy recovery.
About This Make
- Size L (no grading)
- Low rise
- Regular waistband
- + patch pockets
- +1″ length
I have played around with this pattern so much at this point, I was buried in different pattern pieces. I had to sit down and list out each version I’ve already made and rank them against each other.
version |
size |
verdict |
---|---|---|
M-XXS-M |
tight |
|
“ |
“ |
|
S-XXS-M |
no |
|
“ |
tight |
|
L |
good |
|
jegging |
XL-S-M |
tight on legs and ankles |
XL-S-L |
tight on legs and ankles |
|
L |
loose at knee |
|
L |
good, ankle tight |
|
L |
loose at hips |
|
M-L |
tight at top waist |
|
M |
good |
|
M |
good |
|
M.5-L |
good |
|
M.5-L |
tight at top |
|
L |
too tight |
So I averaged them out and landed on size large being the best bet. This litany of peg legs also led me to discover the optimal features depending on fabric:
Fabric with Loose Recovery
ex: Double Brushed Poly
- Use contour waistband, modified: -1″ from center front
- M.5 graded to L at knee and below
Fabric with Snappy Recovery
ex: Athletic Knits, Cotton Lycra
- Use regular waistband
- 75%+ stretch: size M.5
- <75% stretch: size L
Conclusions
It’s mostly good. I have to yank them up now and then, but I’m starting to believe that’s just a symptom of tight pants. That, or my derriere coupled with a low rise fitted pant just doesn’t offer anything for the waist to really find an anchor. I’ll deal with it, though, because I cannot stand elastic or high-rise waists.
I love the smooth texture. It’s most ideal for resisting the rain of little white dog hairs from my precious Katie.
Project Settings
Presser Foot |
Stitch# |
Width |
Length |
Needle |
Top Thread Tension |
Application |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
standard zig-zag (A) |
5 |
1.0 |
4 |
blue tip |
4 |
seams/hem |
overedge (C) |
6 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
blue tip |
4 |
edge finish |
standard zig-zag (A) |
1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
double |
4 |
topstitch |
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