The Baggy Jeans
A functional, versatile cut inspired by classic workwear but designed to teach. Relaxed fit, slight taper, deep pockets — built to grow your confidence as a maker.
pattern
One of the early ones
This is one of the first patterns I drafted. It is a full course with the same build-along treatment as everything else — but it predates the sizing system and the drafting standards used across the newer catalogue, so expect fewer sizes and a rougher-looking sheet.
It still builds, and it is still one of the most trusted early ones. For the current standard, look at the Yard Jacket or anything released recently.
Watch it made before you cut
This is an early pattern and never got its own build-along. The construction is trouser construction, so the Keystone Denims film walks you through nearly all of it — fly, pockets, waistband, seams. The shape here is different, the method is not.
Worth being straight with you: the tiling on this one dates from when I was starting out, so it isn't as tidy as the newer sheets. The pattern itself still makes an excellent pair of jeans.
What to make it in
Weights and sourcing are in the materials list that comes with the pattern.
What arrives
Never printed a pattern before? The print & tiling guide covers it in about twenty minutes.
Measure the 2″ test square first. It's the only thing that goes wrong, and the only thing you can't undo. Print at 100%, from a laptop rather than a phone.
Buy a little more fabric than you need, and run the tricky part once in something cheap before you touch the good stuff.
Never made a pattern before? Start with the free ones — they're the same system, no risk.
Goes well with
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