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Leggings are Definitely Not Tailored, but Necessary

I am dying to start my trousers and matching waistcoat.  I've decided to adopt British clothing and sewing terms.  I could listen to British people talk about this all day.  Sure, I could say I'm making a vest, but waistcoat sound so much cooler and more tailored.  Maybe I'm just a little bit of an Anglophile.  (I totally am). However, on my way to making the tailored duds I fell into a pair of leggings and sports bra.  I am working on being healthier, and doing a lot of yoga.  I decided to make a new workout outfit with some heavy weight (14 oz) cotton lycra fabric I'd received last year in a bottom weight box from LA Finch Fabric .  Good people; good fabric; great prices. This is my first pair of leggings and first bra of any kind!  All made on the serger pretty quickly. These leggings are literally made-to-measure and that is the name of the pattern.  I don't think you can buy the pattern straight out, but you can buy the class that teache

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