wrap pants?

[Lady Christina de Pond]

I'm looking around and thinking about getting some wrap pants i may get some at Garf in about 22 days but I've got sixflags a week before that and i was thinking of getting some and wearing them to sixflags any one wear wrapp pants to faire and outside faire?

[Elennare]

I've got a pair that I wear to the beach over my swimsuit.  I'd probably wear them more places if I hadn't gone and made them a size too small (they still fit, but don't wrap quite far enough to really look good) and out of fabric that doesn't look quite as good as pants as it did on the bolt.

I've seen a pair made out of some really nice fabric worn to church.  They looked very elegant.

I say wear them where ever you'd be comfortable in them!   

[Lady Christina de Pond]

thanks Elennare I can't wait to find a pair to try

[Tammy]

I have a pair, and wear them to the beach, the lake, to pagan gatherings...where ever I'd feel comfortable!

[I. Stewart]

What does that even mean?  What the heck are 'wrap pants'?  Sorry, but I really have no idea what you're talking about.

[lady serena]

Wrap pants are open on outer seam and they basic wrap around your waist and tie. Here is a link look up towards the top they have a few pictures of what they look like before they are tied.

http://www.purpleunicorn.com/wraps.html

[Elennare]

thanks Elennare I can't wait to find a pair to try

Have you thought about making a pair instead of buying them?  They are *ridiculously* easy to make.  Simplicity 4192 has a pattern for them.  There are probably a couple of other patterns around too, but that's what my quick search turned up.

Either way, have fun!   

[Trillium]

a quick google search brought up this free pattern:
http://craftytutorials.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-make-and-wear-wrap-pants.html

[Lady Christina de Pond]

  that would be great tooo i think i have some grey cloth that would look great as wrap pants i may create me a pair

[Kehle]

Those look interesting. I think I'll try to make a pair using that free pattern link. Thanks for posting that.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

i didn't realize how easy they are to make until i got looking at the pattern I can't wait to try

[LadyShadow]

I was given a pair, they are soooo comfortable.  But due to the print of the fabric I only wear mine around the house and usually just as PJ pants.  I keep saying I'm going to make more in different colors.  But some other sewing project or something comes along

[LadyOren]

I've seen these but never worn them,  after hearing about these I may give them a try.  BTW  I found an awesome free PDF pattern here's the link

http://www.amtgard-wl.com/library/howtos/how2wrap.pdf

[mollymishap]

LOL!  We always called them "stupid pants"--and I've never tapered the leg at all--usually just used the whole width of the fabric, though I did add a couple of small darts at the back to accomodate my shape better (also helps in identifying which side *is* the back after they're made). Here's a link to another how-to.

[Elennare]

I don't think they'd actually wrap very far if you tapered the leg.  I might be wrong, but it sure looks like the tapered-leg pattern will gap at the sides no matter what you do.  The one picture they had showing the finished pants didn't show them very well.  Maybe someone who has made them can comment and let us know?