I’m a prairie kid who loves research. I just completed a Master’s in economics with a focus on public programs, labour and education. Long before that, I did my undergrad in physics & English with a math minor.

Besides my resume, you’ll find this page full of sewing projects, the odd published poem, and stories about Canadian science.

A note about the blog title: in math and physics, the prefix eigen means one's own. It comes from the german, but mostly I always liked thinking about a particle's eigenvalues, and thought I might apply the same thought to my excursions.

BHL Holly: Small houndstooth

BHL Holly: Small houndstooth

Victoria Martinez
Pants pants pants, Sewing

A straightforward pant pattern with great results !

I was thinking about a nice wide pant pattern for a future fabric printing experiment I have planned, and finally remembered about the BHL Holly pattern I was given for a Christmas past. Note off the top that this pattern ends at a 48” hip.

I didn’t make any changes to the pattern structurally except to shorten it, and I did nice deep hems! to have them be at wear with 2” heels length. These are for long legs I tell you! I used a machine blind hem and because I didn’t re-shape the bottoms for a proper turn-back, there are some little wrinkles at the hem that shouldn’t be there but are more or less unnoticeable.

great range of motion to boot!

This is extra lovely as I had planned this as a muslin for a future pair of graphic pants I have in my brain, and who doesn’t love a muslin that turns out so beautiful that it gets your brain firing on FASHION OPTIONS forever?

I added a patch pocket pick stitched by hand, basically just cellphone sized.

Fabric is a blend, I think partially wool as it took heat very well and creased quite well, but with a synthetic.

Waistband as ever is supported with ban-rol. I love it so very much.

Pattern: BHL Holly
My measurements: 30” waist, 37” hip
Size made: US 10
Fabric and notions: wool? synthetic blend houndstooth purchased second hand, $15, ban rol, invisible zipper purchased new from Century Textiles, button from stash, polyester thread
Next time: re-measure final pant leg to ensure correct turn-back for hem.

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