Description
A pair of sailor’s trousers requires 2 1/4– 3 1/4 yards of natural linen. Some lining of the waistband is required but you can use the same material for this lining or left over shirt linen such as unbleached linen oznabrigs.
Notions required include a spool of 35/2 natural linen thread, 10-12″ of cotton, linen or hemp string of traditional packing weight, an 8″ length of round lacing cord & 1 3/4″ diameter button for optional watch pocket & 2 1″ buttons for the waistband. The buttons may be metal such as the brass buttons sailors often wore or fabric covered using your scrap fabric over a wood or bone mold.
