I used to have 2 pair of the old fashioned Jodhpurs with the wide thighs. One was navy wool broad cloth, the other brown corduroy. Both had button flies and brown leather patches on the inner thigh that stopped a little below the knee in a rounded shape. These were added over the already sewn inseam. They were cut just like regular pants but for the wide thigh part, a wider flair of the legs away from CF and a horizontal seam behind the knee... the back legs were two pieces each, the behind the knee seam where they joined was slightly curved to remove fabric when the knee was bent. ( imagine a fish dart taken behind the knees....but the ends end at the inseam and outseam.) I believe the front part was slightly eased at the knee but it's hard to tell. All seams flat felled. The legs were narrow below the knee and open at the outseam. One (the brown) closed by eyelets and lacing and there was a single long 1" -2" wide cotton tape sewn at the bottom. Don't know why. The other (! blue) I don't remember how it closed, but I don't remember buttons or hooks and eyes. It might have laced too, but I think it was different somehow.....
Anyway, after I worked on "Interview with the Vampire" I made a pair of jodhpurs basted on these I had but with a half fall front, like 18th century breeches. Out of a wonderful nubbly, light brown colored linen/cotton mix with leather patches and laces and real horn buttons. It was meant as women's sports wear, but it never sold until I took the flared thighs in to be like normal pants. -----Original Message----- From: landofoz <lando...@netins.net> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Mon, Mar 29, 2010 7:56 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Jodhpurs > Jean Hardy is still producing Jodhpurs patterns. > http://www.jeanhardypatterns.com/patterns.htm > > I know there is at least one vintage sewing pattern for them, > As far as I can tell, none of these are the type of jods the OP was asking for. Stretch breeches and saddle-seat jods, but not military style jods. I didn't keep the OP, but I think the old-fashioned military style with the flared legs above the knee and fitted below were described. Denise B But thank you for the link! I like some of these better than the ones at Suitability. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
