Recently I had two holes on my leggings ... I wore it quite often as it's convenient to do yoga at home anytime. However it is just one year old :(
I mended the holes by darning as I do for my daughter's tights. While I was darning, I was wondering what can be my best pant.
I like jeans but they are definitely not for desk work and yoga. When I wear jeans, I feel lazy to change my pant and never start yoga. I want to avoid this.
The requirements are:
- Easy to move around for yoga, playing with my daughter, baking bread, gardening etc
- Comfortable
- Long lasting not like the leggings avobe ...
- Not too casual like pajama
Actually it doesn't have to be a leggings with thin fabric. I see people wear sporty leggings outside. It looks durable and practical however I shouldn't go for polyester + elastic. It may not be comfortable and it is certainly not good for the environment. Worse, I cannot fix it easily when it's broken.
In the end of my wonder, I came up with an idea. My home pant can be a kind of harem pant or sarouel style pant that I sewed for my daughter. If I make it with a right fabric and a style, it doesn't look like a pajama ... probably ;) The fabric can be cotton or hemp with a bit elastics.
Now my image is quite concrete. I want to rush to fabric stores to look for ideal fabric for my pant. However .............. I cannot. Due to the lockdown, all the fabric stores are closed in my state. I'm not brave enough to buy fabric online.
Or I must try once. I found an ideal one at my favorite fabric shop in Berlin. It's 100% organic cotton. It's pricy but good to support the store and the environment. I didn't use much money by staying at home these days. I check my pattern tomorrow and will place an order :)
Sweater 100% Organic Cotton, black, GOTS-certified - Siebenblau Shop for Organic Fabrics
家で履いていたレギンスに二つも穴があいてしまいました。家着として酷使したかもしれませんが、1年も経たずに穴が開いてしまったのは悲しかったです。ダーニングで穴をふさぎながら、どんな家ズボンがいいのか考え始めました。
ここ最近朝晩＋αでヨガをしていて、すぐにヨガをできる服装だとサボらず続く気がします。レギンスにワンピース、レギンスに長めの上着みたいな格好は、パジャマより少しきちんとしていて、ゴミ捨てくらいならそのまま行けるし、ヨガもできるし、仕事をするにも快適だし気に入っていました・・・レギンスに穴があくまでは。
よくよく考えてみると、なにも薄い生地のぴったりしたレギンスでなくてもいいんですよね。ドイツではぴったりした化学繊維のレギンスを履いている人をよく見かけて、これは丈夫そうなものの、ポリエステルメインで伸縮素材というのは環境のことを考えると避けたい。
あれこれ考えて、「そっか、子どもに作ったようなパンツを私のサイズで作ればいいんだ」という結論に達して、ベルリン時代に足繁く通っていた生地屋さんのサイトを覗いてみるといい生地がありました。
ちょっと高いですが、ロックダウンで最近これと言ってお金を使っていないし、環境に配慮している小さいお店をサポートしたいこともあり、明日必要な生地の量を計算して注文しようと思います。