PJ pants or steampunk bloomers?

For the next part of the steampunk outfit I made up some off-white cotton into lace trimmed wide leg trousers.

The idea is I could wear these as sort of bloomers peeking out from my outfit for the steampunk wedding, but then wear them afterwards as PJ pants.

I adapted New Look 6438 by replacing the shaped waistband with a elasticated channel.

I cut a length 2 inches longer than the shorter length.

I have a bag full of vintage lace someone gave me, which mostly seems to have been rescued off garments and tablecloths. This was the best match in colour and length, but was very damaged along one edge. I overlocked that edge, sewed the lace to the hem right sides together then flipped the overlocked portion underneath and topstitched.

If the pant ends up being too long I'll add a horizontal tuck, as I want the lace to just show a little.

Fabric sewn so far in 2025 - 20m, fabric purchased zero!

• 3m of teal jersey
• 2m of print/brown sweater knit
• 3m of animal print jersey
• 3m of brown poly knit
• 2m of pink cotton poplin
• 2m of mauve mauve knit
• 2m of dusty pink cable knit
• 2m of ivory cotton
• 1m for a toile for a bolero for a friend

A Vera knit top with lace sleeves

 

I adapted the FREE Vera Knit Top from Forget-Me-Not patterns for this knit top above.

Vera - Knit top (Free PDF pattern) - Forget-me-not Patterns (forgetmenotpatterns.com)

For my version I cut the body and cuffs from a solid black viscose jersey and the sleeves from a stretch lace. I lengthened the sleeves by 3 inches and adapted the cuff for my wrist. I also altered the V neck to a scoop neck and cut the ends off the neckband piece which I then seamed at the back.