I'm seriously curious how these shorts, which were normally worn by boxers, suddenly became a popular underwear garment for guys. Is it that they all secretly imagine themselves to be a big strapping boxer? Regardless, I'm going to let them continue with their little secret identity, because I'm going to show everyone how you can create your own men's boxers, complete with the button fly.
Creating basic shorts are actually a very easy project and a perfect project for beginners. The elastic waistband helps make it customizable. If you're a little unsure about doing a buttonhole, you can skip that step if you want. The pattern created here is a large but it should fit most. You can always enlarge the pattern pieces if you want to make it bigger. And if you want to make the length of the shorts longer, you can just extend the inner leg and side seam lengths to whatever desired length you want. You can even extend them to the floor and make yourself some lounge around pants.
Putting your pieces on the wrong side of the fabric is fine. There’s no hard and fast rule, just pick a side and stay consistent. 🙂
Does it matter which side of my fabric I traced the pattern onto? I traced the front two pieces onto the wrong side of my fabric and in the video it seems like she traces them onto the right side.
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Thanks for your quick reply, yes that clears my problem up completely, so simple really, but I found it difficult for some reason. Keep up your good work, I find your videos very easy to understand and follow, shame I could,nt grasp the pattern as easily. Thanks again.
Hi knotmeup,
Sorry for the confusion on the assembly, in a few days im going to redo the pattern so the assembly is much easier. Currently, Piece 3A is the bottom of the arrow, and 3E is the top of the arrow. When those 2 are combined, they make the complete arrow. now that 3E and 3A are now combined, Piece 3b goes to the right of Piece 3A. Piece 3F goes above Piece 3B. Piece 3C goes to the left of 3A. Piece 3D goes above 3C. Let me know if you need more help
hi.
Totally lost on mens boxers pieces, matched up 4 of the six pieces on mens boxers front left, I’m left with the two pieces of the fly piece 3D & 3C, I have joined them together, but to what piece or pieces do they join to? Piece 3D has a large arrow just before it joins piece 3C but I can’t find a matching arrow for that or know where I am meant to join those pieces to the rest of pieces 3A – 3F? Thanks for your help.
Praise YAH I finally figured it out! Boy was that a challenge! Now I can’t wait to start cutting and sewing! Thanks for your patience!
I separated them into numbered piles. Piece 1A has on top circle 1D not 1B and on the right it has circle 1B. Piece 1B has on top circle 1E and on the right has circle 1C left of that circle 1A. So now I’m confused. I’m trying to follow your dirrections but it doesn’t say on the pattern what you say. ???
Here’s another way to describe it. Cut out all our pieces. We know 16 pages is a lot but it’s the only way we could make it so everyone can print it at home for free. In the middle of each piece is a description and the very last thing in the description will say “Piece __” For example, the one printed on page 1 will say “Piece 1A”. Now separate all your pieces into 3 piles. All the ones that have a 1 go into a pile, all the ones that have a 2 go into a pile and all the ones that have a 3 go into a pile. It doesn’t matter if they say A,B,C, etc. Right now we just care about the number. Each of these three piles is one pattern piece because there are 3 total patterns to this project. Now let’s take pile 1. Put it in order from piece 1A, piece 1B, etc. Now look at piece 1A. On the top there’s a circle that says 1B. So that edge is where piece 1B fits. So place piece 1B against that edge and you know if it belongs because it’s edge will say 1A in its circle. For example, circle 1B goes with circle 1A. Then just move onto another circle to match up until all pieces have been used. Tape them together and one pattern piece is complete. Go onto to the number 2 pile and do that same thing. I hope that clears some things up.
I’m still confused can’t put the boxer pattern together. Can you please make a video explaining how to put it together? Thanks!
I printed the pattern for the boxers but it’s complicated on how to put it together! Can you please explain on how to do it? It’s my first time printing it in 16 pages!