Pietra Pants & Shorts Pattern

67 reviews

Love my Pietra pants I did in the softest black pinwale corduroy! The 2” elastic back waistband’s professional & easy because of the excellent instructions. Closet Core Customer Support was superb helping me with the angled pockets which were challenging at first. I couldn’t figure which end of the long pocket piece was up so I could get the nap going in the right direction. They sent me a helpful video and insightful clarification. I’ll be making my 2nd pair soon & would love a pair of Pietra shorts.

Saw this pattern on a blog and thought it would be a good make. Turns out, I love it! I've made several pairs of shorts and a pair of pants. The flat front, slightly flared shorts leg, elastic waist, clever front pocket and front seaming details make for flattering and comfortable wearing. I loved the pocket, flat front, and elastic back so much that I used them as the basis of a 5 gore skirt that I drafted.

The only changes I have had to make was lowering the top front and back exactly 1 inch and increasing the inseam by an inch.

Can't say enough good stuff about this pattern! Thank you Closet Core!

I love the Ginger Jeans pattern, so was quite hopeful that these would fit me. In addition, I thought they were an interesting style and could be comfortable.
Positive: the instructions are very good. In particular, the instructions for insertion of elastic at the back waist are quite good. Every step there counts, but it's all there, including helpful diagrams.
Downsides: the tapered pants (view B), regular length, are quite short (I'm only 5'4"). A more difficult issue is that the centre front curve is too long, so they bulge oddly at the crotch. I found pictures of other sewists with the same problem.
Neutral: Although I didn't find the back of the pants as flattering as I hoped, I'm not going to criticize because there are probably lots of folks for whom that design would be very flattering.

I bought this pattern for the shorts, but found it easy to follow and love the results so will hopefully make some trousers too!! Comes with lots of helpful information and just all round wonderful!

Really great pattern! These are so easy and versatile. I have made several of each version. I have a couple of linen pairs that are great for work and some out of a nice drapey print - so beautiful and comfortable.

Escribo desde Ecuador. He cosido tres shorts ya y me encantan! Son perfectos.
No tuve ningún problema al seguir las instrucciones.
Ahora pienso poner manos a la obra con los pantalones.