Vogue 2442 - The EXACT jeans fit of Calvin Klein

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What: Vogue 2442, Misses Jeans

Description from the pattern envelope: 

Tight-fitting jeans or slim, straight skirt, has fly front zipper closing, contour buttoned waistband with belt carriers, shaped back yoke, side front slanted pockets with right front change pocket and back patch pockets. Note: to buy the proper size pattern, check your measurements with the Calvin Klein Size guide below.

 Year of publication: 1980

Material used: 100% cotton medium weight denim, Günterman jeans thread, metal zipper, button and some rivets.

By the description, this pattern seemed to be the answer to my prayers and would make all my dreams come true. I compared my measurements with the "CK size guide" printed on the envelopes back, and by them I was a size 10. My waist measures 72cm and hips 92cm.

Sewing Tutorial - Attaching belt loops on jeans + sewing bartacks on home sewing machine

Bar tack is a series of straight stitches covered by zig-zag stitches used for reinforcing areas of great stress on a garments or accessories. You’ll see them on belt loops, bottom of a zipper fly, pocket openings and so on. They are also heavily used on military uniforms, luggage and sporting gear. Most of the time bar tacks are apart of the items design.

In clothing industrie, bar tacks are made using a special machine that most of the time has over 50 different bar tack designs varying in length and with, stitch count and length.

PatternReview.com 2013 Jean Contest entry

Update: the contest is now over and I won second place, loosing to the first place ONLY by 4 votes

When I signed up for PatternReview.com’s 2013 Jean Contest it took me about 20 seconds to figure out what kind of jeans I was going to sew.

I’ve always loved 70’ fashion, especially bellbottom jeans and pants. So shopping I went, and got me some pre-washed dark blue 100% cotton denim.