Jeans
Jeans are a wardrobe staple, but not an easy one to fit. If you have trouble buying jeans in the right proportions, you might have better luck with one of these great jeans patterns! They include tons of information about measuring and altering jeans to fit perfectly, whether you use rigid or stretch fabrics.
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Ames Jeans
by Cashmerette
Fabric recommendations: Bottom-weight stretch wovens with at least 2% lycra and 10-15% horizontal stretch, such as stretch denim (9.5-12 oz), cotton sateen, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 32" - 52", Hips: 42" - 62"
Ash Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Stretch denim or other heavy weight woven with at least 15-20” stretch and 2% spandex/lycra.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 34" - 58"
Blakley Stretch Jeans
by Style Arc
Fabric recommendations: Denim or similar weight woven fabric with slight stretch (3% spandex content).
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 51", Hips: 32.5" - 61"
Brooks Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight (9-13 oz) wovens with no stretch, such as rigid denim, cotton twill, corduroy, or canvas.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 52", Hips: 33" - 62"
Published: 2022-11-07
Buttress Jeans
by Allie Olson
Fabric recommendations: Non-stretch bottom-weight wovens, 10-12 oz, such as denim, canvas, twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 25" - 51.5", Hips: 34" - 60.5"
Published: 2023-03-01
Carlisle Jeans
by Style Arc
Fabric recommendations: Heavyweight wovens, such as denim, cotton drill, or heavy cotton sateen.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 50.5", Hips: 32.5" - 61"
Published: 2022-08-23
Claryville Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Denim or similar weight woven fabric with slight stretch (1-3% spandex content).
Size range: Waist: 25.5" - 48.5", Hips: 37" - 60"
Cosecha Pants
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight wovens such as linen, chambray, tencel twill, denim, cotton sateen, rigid denim, 7-11 oz canvas, twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 25" - 52.5", Hips: 33.5" - 61"
Published: 2023-01-24
Dawn Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Bottom weight woven fabrics such as rigid denim, heavy linen, twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 48", Hips: 34" - 58"
Fulford Men's Jeans
Fabric recommendations: 9-16 oz denim or other woven bottom-weight fabrics such as twill or corduroy. The fabric should have very little or no stretch.
Size range: Waist: 26" - 50", Hips: 35" - 57"
Ginger Jeans
by Closet Core
Fabric recommendations: Stretch denim or other bottom weight woven with at least 2% lycra. The pocket lining could be made from a lighter weight woven, such as quilting cotton.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 53", Hips: 33" - 63"
Helene Selvedge Jeans and Shorts
by Anna Allen
Fabric recommendations: Heavy-weight wovens, 10-15oz, such as rigid denim, drill, cotton canvas, twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 41", Hips: 34" - 51"
Published: 2022-06-29
Heroine Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Medium to heavy weight wovens such as 8-12.5 oz rigid denim, corduroy, drill, or heavy cotton sateen.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 35", Hips: 34" - 44"
Isle Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Bottom-weight wovens, 10-12 oz, with 10-15% stretch, such as denim, corduroy, or stretch cotton sateen.
Size range: Waist: 25" - 49", Hips: 35" - 59"
Published: 2023-01-12
Jamie Skinny Jeans
by Named
Fabric recommendations: Light or medium weight stretch denim or a similar trouser fabric with 15 - 20% stretch.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 34.5", Hips: 33" - 44"
Legato Jeans
by Love Notions
Fabric recommendations: Mid to heavy weight stretch wovens with 1-3% spandex, such as 10-13oz denim, cotton sateen, or corduroy.
Size range: Hips: 34.5" - 59.5"
Published: 2022-10-25
Marilyn Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Medium weight wovens, with or without added spandex/Lycra (1-2%), such as denim, twill, or canvas. For the inner linings/facings, use a lightweight woven like cotton lawn, broadcloth, poplin, or flannel.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 56", Hips: 36" - 64"
Published: 2022-01-11
Metro Pull-on Pants
by Sinclair
Fabric recommendations: Any medium weight woven or knit fabric with 15-20% stretch would work. For woven, choose fabric with at least 3-5% spandex, such as cotton sateen, stretch denim, or stretch bengaline. For knit, use a stable low-stretch knit like ponte, knit Jacquard, or double knits.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 52.5", Hips: 34" - 63"
Morgan Jeans
by Closet Core
Fabric recommendations: Non-stretch denim, twill, canvas or heavier weight linen.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 39", Hips: 33" - 48"
Mountain View Pull-On Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Mid to heavy weight wovens with 20-30% stretch, such as denim, twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 25.5" - 54", Hips: 33" - 62"
Quadra Men's Jeans
Fabric recommendations: Bottom weight woven fabrics such as 9-16 oz denim (with no or very little stretch), twill, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 26" - 50", Hips: 35" - 57"
Safran Pants
by Deer & Doe
Fabric recommendations: Midweight stretch wovens with 20-30% stretch, such as denim, twill, or cotton sateen.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 38", Hips: 34" - 48"
Sandra Narrow Leg Jeans
by Style Arc
Fabric recommendations: Rigid denim, drill, or other heavyweight woven fabric with little or no stretch.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 51", Hips: 32.5" - 61"
Skinny Jeans
by Rebecca Page
kids & adultsFabric recommendations: Midweight wovens with at least 20% stretch (or 50% for jeggings), such as denim, ponte, scuba, bengaline, or stretch cotton sateen.
Size range: Waist: 18.5" - 50", Hips: 19.5" - 57"
Star Child Skinny Jeans
by Waves & Wild
kidsFabric recommendations: Stretch wovens with at least 30% stretch, or ideally 50% stretch, such as denim, cotton sateen, or corduroy.
Size range: Waist: 20" - 26", Hips: 21" - 31"
Published: 2022-08-18
Stretch Jeans
by Jalie
kids & adultsFabric recommendations: Denim, twill, or other heavyweight stretch woven with 20% stretch across the grain.
Size range: Waist: 20" - 44", Hips: 22" - 53"
Tessa Jeans
by Seamwork
Fabric recommendations: Medium weight wovens such as chambray, twill, linen, linen blends, denim, corduroy, or lightweight canvas.
Size range: Waist: 25" - 47", Hips: 35" - 57"
Ultimate Jeans
by Sew Over It
Fabric recommendations: Medium weight non-stretch wovens such as denim, corduroy, or twill.
Size range: Waist: 24" - 50", Hips: 34" - 60"
Victor Jeans
by Style Arc
Fabric recommendations: Rigid denim, drill, cotton, or any heavyweight woven fabric.
Size range: Waist: 23.5" - 51", Hips: 32.5" - 61"
