freesewing/markdown/org/docs/patterns/paco/fabric/en.md

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title: "Paco pants: Fabric Options"
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These work best in a lighter fabric with relatively good drape.

A light cotton, or chambray are particularly well-suited.\
Rayon or jersey will work too, but will give it a more casual-look.

For the opposite effect, less casual and more style, you can consider a silk blend or light wool.

<Tip>

###### Some things to avoid

Resist the temptation to make these in linen.
While linen is the go-to for hot summer days, I would not recommend it for these pants
as they come with an elasticated waist/cuffs, which means wrinkle hell.
Use one of out other designs with a fitted waist if you want linen pants.

Also avoid picking a fabric with a lot of stretch, for it will complicate matters when you're installing the elastic. </Tip>
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feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`These work best in a lighter fabric with relatively good drape.`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`A light cotton, or chambray are particularly well-suited.\`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`Rayon or jersey will work too, but will give it a more casual-look.`

			`For the opposite effect, less casual and more style, you can consider a silk blend or light wool.`

			`<Tip>`

			`###### Some things to avoid`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`Resist the temptation to make these in linen.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`While linen is the go-to for hot summer days, I would not recommend it for these pants`
chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`as they come with an elasticated waist/cuffs, which means wrinkle hell.`
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`Use one of out other designs with a fitted waist if you want linen pants.`

chore(markdown): Linter auto-fix of org markdown docs 2022-02-19 08:08:58 +01:00			`Also avoid picking a fabric with a lot of stretch, for it will complicate matters when you're installing the elastic. </Tip>`