HEYA FRIENDS!!!! So excited to share this project with you. Thanks for hanging out with me & always leaving the most interesting/kindest/ helpful/ informative comments. I love hearing about your lives & projects so much. I have been bad at replying to comments recently but please know I APPRECIATE YOU A LOT!!!! Take care & keep me posted on your WIPS!! Lots of love, Carly <3

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I absolutely adore the joy that shines out of your face! Please continue doing projects that you enjoy this much. 😻

My favorite part of the video were probably the last part when you showed the results but also when you wanted to add a lot of pockets. Love the patches you put on it!!

you are definitely a main character

Hi Carly! Another unique sewing tool which you may find usefull is a Bodkin needle. It is a needle which has a larger eye and a very dull point or a small ball instead of a point. It was commonly used to thread elastic, ribbon and laces through holes of shoes, eyelets, trouser, corsets, etc. I find it really useful for threading elastic in my projects. Which is a plus since I don't have to wrestle with a safety pin. Also you can find some really pretty antique ones since they used to be a daily tool for many people who struggled with fine motor skills, and disabilities such as arthirtis!

Additionally, button hooks are a thing! They act like shoe horns but for buttons, effectivly a stick with a hook at the end which you put through the button hole, hook the button, and then pull the button back through with a crochet motion. A very helpful tool for many people which has sadly been forgotten due to the wide adotion of elastic and zippers instead of buttons.

Have fun expanding your sewing arsenal & knowledge!

/A historical sewist enthusiast from Sweden!

The reinforced rectangle that your waist drawstrings come out of is actually a bound buttonhole! So now you know how to do that if another pattern ever calls for it. 😊

Cannot tell you how much I love the stuff you make! Love that you emphasize making clothes that are both functional and fun, and watching you make stuff with so much joy is so inspiring!

how you casually hit that pull up :O you are amazing

These turned out AMAZING!!! I am a "baby" sewer but seeing this and being married to a climbing fiend has me so excited to learn! You have just given me the best gift idea for my husband! Thank you thank you :)

Knea towels.

Ah yes. It makes sense that your a rock climber!! That is the underlying vibe you have that I couldn’t quite place. It suits your personality!! And the pants turned out SOOOO GOOD!!!!

I love the joy that you bring to your projects. I have been sewing for over 30 years sometimes I forget about the joy of sewing. THANK YOU!

Carly, you're such a free spirit and it's so refreshing! Always looking forward to your videos. Thanks for taking the time to do all the filming, etc.

The first time I saw a pattern-tracing or stitch-marking wheel in a thrift store I got so stoked cuz I didn’t know what it was made for but I knew what I could use it for, and eventually learned I was using it for its intended purpose lol.

I'm so happy you went with the tea towels for the accents!! They make the pants so much more you!

Thank you for sharing your gusset experiment. I thought they would be so tricky to figure out as a beginner sewist but your method makes so much sense. Now I’m excited to make extra comfy and functional pants 😁

I don’t mind the less-than-perfect lighting after dark issue, it’s more often than not really not important whether we get the exact colors portrayed. So long as all the details are clear. I wouldn’t have dared to use those vintage parts on a pair of rock climbing pants just because they would get damaged when I fall and well, I’m handy but I’m just not careful enough to NOT fall 😅😂
I do love these though ❤

Aunt Tilly's technique just helped me out on a pair of baby trousers for my 6 month old, I ran out of elastic but didn't want to do buttonholes for the drawstring ❤

The way you play with things and create something just for you gave me the boost to do the same. I saw a cute fast fashion Halloween skirt and thought, mmmm would be better as a circle skirt, not in black and with pockets. Spent a couple of days playing round with some denim from my stash, bleaching it because the colour was too dark, machine embroidering spider webs, and finishing it with an adjustable waist because bodies change - sometimes a lot very quickly if you've got a menstruating one. Love the result and now to give patchworking for clothes a go!