This was a quick and straight forward project.
The stitches are bold, the thread thick, and the design simple and geometric.
I made the template from some recylced plastic packaging, the holes made with an awl.
The stitching placement was marked with a water soluble dressmakers pencil. This worked well enough with the template, although it was necessary to keep it sharpened to a point.
My initial idea was to just decorate the hem of the trousers, using the stitching line of the hem as a guide.
After stitching across the front of each leg, I checked how much thread was left in the packet, and decided to go asymmetrical, and go up the side seam of one leg as well.
I used a thread from my stash - Madeira Metallic No 10. It is labelled as colour 490 - Graphite, but it actually looks more like 460 - Holographic. It was purchased so long ago, however, that there is no way to follow up on whether it was miss-labelled.
This thread is stranded, but not in the same way as a cotton floss. The strands of the thread appear to be loosely woven together, and not designed to be separated into individual strands.
This thicker thread lends itself to larger, bold stitches, and that suits straight stitch perfectly.
Quick and easy, and a satisfying project all round.
Watch how the project came together in our YouTube Video.
See our easy to follow video tutorial for Straight Stitch.
Find the printable template for the stitch pattern on our Resources page.
Have a look at the photo tutorial for Straight stitch here.
