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The Dorian shorts have a few details that make them stand apart. The waistband has elastic on the sides to cinch at your waist. It's finished with a button and our easy-to-sew zipper method. The shorts have a relaxed fit with inset pockets that create a unique silhouette, perfect for tucking in your favorite tee or blouse.
Choose medium-weight wovens like twill, denim, or linen, and feel free to pick a fun contrasting fabric for the pocket lining.
Sarai is wearing size 6 Dorian shorts with a swayback adjustment. Her measurements are 27 1/2", 39" and she is 5’5".
Meg is wearing the Dorian member bonus pants in size 10 with 2" taken from the rise. Her measurements are 33", 39" and she is 5’6".
Also pictured: The Orlando T-shirt
Beginner Intermediate
Downloadable digital pattern
Our Misses patterns are drafted for a C cup and our Curvy patterns are drafted for DD. Both are drafted for a height of 5'8" (172 cm).
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All-purpose polyester sewing thread, sewing machine needle, zipper foot, 3/8 yards (.3 meters) of fusible lightweight interfacing, metal/coil zipper (sizes 0 - 6: 5" (13 cm), 8 - 26: 7" (18 cm)), 1 jeans button or 5/8" (15 mm) button, 3/4 yards (.7 meters) of 1"(2.5 cm) braided elastic, optional: large safety pin, topstitching needle, topstitching thread.
Medium weight woven fabrics such as twill, denim, linen, and linen blends.
1/2 yard (.5 meters) of lightweight woven fabric for the pocket bag lining, such as poplin, batiste, quilting cotton, or lawn.
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The member bonus for the Dorian shorts turns them into pants! These pants have all the same features as the Dorian shorts, and they crop around the ankles.
