The Red Pants
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
February 5, 2017 8:59am CST
Last week @JudyEv wrote about her husband and shortening his new pants. We talked a bit about sewing and I had to look for the photo above...
When I was a child I belonged to 4-H, a club for country kids. We girls learned how to sew, how to cook, how to garden. I spent years in 4-H and became a really good seamstress. I made a lot of my own clothes and after I married and had children I made most of my daughter's clothes.
Just for fun when the bright colors came out in polyester ( the 60's and 70's) I bought a pattern for my husband to make some golf pants for him. I doubted he would wear them, but what a surprise when he did and asked for more colors. His favorite was the red pair in the photo and I made a bright blue too.
They lasted for years. My husband wore them to work (a football coach so no suit needed) and he wore them golfing.
I made them before my daughter was born. In this photo she looks like she is pushing 2 years old.. He wore them out. I was happy he liked them and wore them.
Just another walk down Memory Lane.
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@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
10 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate To sew men pants it's much harder than to sew women dresses.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
It was a whim, I don't remember if he asked me to make him some pants or if I suggested it but he loved them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Feb 17
@LadyDuck The fabric was the reason I did it, so easy to sew...
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 Feb 17
That's so cool! I wish I could do that, but I never really learned to sew. I'm sure making your own clothes is much more economical than buying them!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
9 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate Nothing is cheap anymore..
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
It was when I was doing it...I can't be bothered anymore, fabric prices have gone skyward and I gave my sewing machine away.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
They look sort of funny in this photo but he loved them...
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
5 Feb 17
Gotta love the bright colors of the 60's and 70's
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Yup, it was a bright and colorful few years...
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate Indeed it was, ahhhh those were the days lol.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
5 Feb 17
Thank you, I enjoyed it when I was younger now I don't even like threading a needle.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
6 Feb 17
You triggered a memory for me. I made my first husband a couple of shirts. He wore them too, even though the sleeves were not as long as needed. The man was 6'5" and his arms were quite long. I believe that one shirt had a paisley print and he loved it.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
10 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate I have made pants and shorts for myself and my girls, but never for a man.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Cool, I like paisley too but never made a shirt for him.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Feb 17
@ElusiveButterfly I oly did it because of the fabric, he wanted golf pants, I wouldn't do it for dressier pants, the polyester made me do it. 
@divalounger (6182)
• United States
5 Feb 17
First, I love this picture--I used to ride on my dad's shoulders in much the same way and this brought back memories for me--You must be quite skilled at sewing! I grew up in a household where we learned to sew and knit and embroider and crochet--and I still engage in much of this--sewing maybe less than the other ones--fabric has gotten to be so expensive! I still look for fabric for my sister who is an excellent quilter--she does art quilts--but I always loved sewing-4H was great for you!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
My sister does quilts too, i don't sew anymore, I do paint and that is enough creativity for me. I haven't been in a fabric store for years... Nice to see you around here, keep it up!
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate Mine was also, but she did not have the patience to teach a struggling, questioning young member like myself. I learned a bit in home ec in high school, and one day I hope to take a sewing class as I think that I'd catch on pretty quickly given my background.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
My mother was a sewer and one of our leaders, we were very active and won a lot of ribbons at the county fair...
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
5 Feb 17
I made most of my children's clothing. They were much too tall and skinny for "store bought" pants and dresses. My one daughter wore a girls size 4 until she was ten years old...I just kept making the pattern longer....now she's 6'1" and wears a ladies size 6.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Wow, tall children can be hard to get clothes for...My husband is a short Greek guy so all my children are average height and taller than their Dad. I liked making clothes for my daughter but never got into making clothes for the boys.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt that is way over my head - good job mom!
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate I made my son a tuxedo when he was about ten.
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb 17
Those pants look really good - and they wouldn't be the easiest thing to make. 4H here was called Junior Farmers then later Rural Youth. I tried to make Vince some pyjamas once but borrowed a too-big pattern and, being pretty clueless, didn't think it would matter for pyjamas. He used to pull them right up to his armpits. That was the beginning of the end for my sewing days.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
That was good - thank for the laugh. In 4H we learned to fit a pattern... In high school there was a club call Future Farmers. Can you tell I lived in the country?
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@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate Yes. LOL You would have had a lot of fun in those clubs.
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@AranciataRoss (322)
• United States
5 Feb 17
That's awesome! It is a gratifying feeling when your hard work is appreciated.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Feb 17
yes, it felt good and he looked good in them.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
5 Feb 17
That's so amazing. I was a 4-H kid too :-) Ah those days where making your own clothes made cost-sense. Findings and fabric are so expensive now
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I imagine they are, I stopped sewing a number of years ago...
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
Thank you, that little girl is now in her late 40's...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
@TheInvisibleMan It was called the Catskill Game Farm, was opened for over 70 years but closed in 2006...A fun place to take the children...
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@TheInvisibleMan (17594)
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8 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate The atmosphere that the photo has is great. 
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
21 Mar 17
@PainsOnSlate My daughter likes all of her clothes black. I prefer my jeans to be blue denim or gray.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
20 Mar 17
I like darker colors too I know what you mean, I want my jeans to be blue or black.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
6 Feb 17
You have great sewing skills. I am surprised to see how much some of those pants are selling for on ebay!!!
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate There were some red golfing pants with little golf clubs on them that were selling for $199 a pair! They were made by Tommy Hilfiger. Blows the mind.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
7 Feb 17
I didn't look at the prices but they are vintage now....
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
@Shellyann36 that is amazing and you have to wonder who would spend that much on a pair of pants...
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Feb 17
Wish I could sew like that too. Very nice photo and the red pants look good. Well done.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate
Many are the times I wished I could have learned how to use a sewing machine as the Clothes I am seeing are not what I really want.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
7 Feb 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I'm glad I learned as a child because I wouldn't try to learn now...i gave my machine to my daughter.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Feb 17
I had fun doing it. I gave my daughter my sewing machine, now i use a seamstress..
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Feb 17
you are very talented... I admire people that can sew... it is such a useful skill to have... I unfortunately am not talented in this area at all... I think a lot of it is, i do not have the patience... 
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate lol ... that's me that is ... cant be bothered... 
at the most I will hem a pair of trousers ... but anything else goes to a friend who is good at sewing....
at the most I will hem a pair of trousers ... but anything else goes to a friend who is good at sewing....1 person likes this
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
7 Feb 17
Only because I learned as a child, and my mother sewed too. I don't do it any more - I gave away my machines and occasionally I will do hand mending but most thing that need repair go to a seamstress. (Too old to bother)
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
9 Feb 17
My husband would never wear those bright colors; he doesn't even like them on a shirt. He used to have a deep purple shirt and that's the brightest he'd wear.
I learned to sew in Home Ec class and sewed my own clothes once I left home too. I never had time to sew for my kids though. My mom did sew most of our clothes though until we got hand-me-down's from our cousins which we liked.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
9 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate You certainly weren't already married in the sixties and early seventies, were you? If so, maybe just barely.
I remember seeing older guys wearing bright green pants while golfing.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@MarshaMusselman I was married in 1967, this year makes us 50 years...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
The 60's and 70's were wild years, but I will admit I was surprised he liked them and wore them...mostly for golfing.
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@DeborahDiane (40843)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Feb 17
I took Home Ec in high school, but I never was good enough to make pants for my husband. Good job!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Feb 17
It was fun, and the fact he liked them blew me away.
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@DeborahDiane (40843)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Feb 17
@PainsOnSlate - I think it is cool that he liked them!
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