The following pattern alteration will work for any leg
width, flared or straight. For bowed legs, pants need more
length on the outside seam and less length on the inside
seam to fit the leg curve.The solution is to lengthen the
outside seamline and shorten the inside seamline.
Slash both the back and front pattern pieces from seam to
seam about 2' below the crotch seam. Insert some pattern
paper under the pattern. Spread the pattern at the side seam
at least 1/2' and overlap the same amount at the inner leg
seam. Tape the pattern in place (1).
The amount of spread depends on the degree of your bow
legs. The more extreme the leg curve, the more you can
spread the pattern. |
