Khaki trousers

Above picture, taken early june during an outing, shows me, for the first time wearing my new khaki trousers.

I very much like this picture, made by my partner, beacuse it has a special atmosphere, part is in focus and part is vague, and this has not been done by using photoshop. Wow !

The trousers have been made from a khaki cotton fabric, on sale on a nearby market at a very reduced price. It's a jeans model, five pockets, rivets added..

The seam at the outside part of the legs has got a special treat: one of the seam allowances of some 2 cm (0.8 inches) has been cut off in the lenght, the other part is folded double in the length and is tucked such that it covers the flipped part. 

Use your iron ! And use pins on the good side of the fabric to keep the folded seam allowance in place.

From the good side of the fabric the folded seam allowance is top stitched along the width of the presser foot of the sewing machine. 

You can use yarn with a contrasting color, if you like so, and you can also make a double stitching by repeating the process, having set the needle a little off center, a device most sewing machines will offer.

Take care that topstitching is done on the side of the rear legs of the trousers, unless you want to topstitch through your front pockets