I have a few of the Stanley Hostek books. I used the trouser book to make a draft. It is very similar to Rory's draft, but Stanleys doesn't have the leg figuration. I found the draft that Rory gives in his video a little better. I have the coat/jacket book but I haven't got into it yet. They do seem a bit expensive for how unedited they are. Stanley used the manuscripts as teaching aids when he taught at a local community collage in Seattle, he originally had some pictures but they were not able to be added into the published books because of copywrite issues.

Paul, It looks like you might have more seat than you need. I would concentrate on solving this, and the Pronounced darts and buckling at the back of the knee will most likely clear up a bit after the seat alteration. It might be a matter of fork depth. I am no expert, but I am very slowly making trousers as well from Rory's draft. I have attached a few pages from "Classic Tailoring Techniques" by Roberto Cabrera and Patricia Flaherty Meyers. Overall I think your trousers look pretty good. But of course we all want the perfect fit. Best of luck. -Asher

Oh Yes, please. This would be great. I can't wait to buy the book as well.

Great Idea, Thanks Jeroen.

I vote yes. Also looking forward to the high waist brace top trousers. Could you do a button fly on those? As we have already seen how to do a zipper. I am working super slow but the HTA is such a great resourse. Thanks

@Kwan I have the closed leg figuration as well and Rory shared with me the narrow figuration. If you look at the PDF of the Strait leg trouser draft there is 1, 1B, 1A. In the strait leg draft square down from 1B is the center line. For the narrow leg figuration square down from 1 is the center line. That is the difference. Hope it helps.

I would love to see/learn how to make the higher waisted brace-top trousers. Maybe with no fusing and more options/details for various leg figurations. I would also second the double breasted waistcoat. I would also be interested in a country jacket of some kind, maybe a shooting jacket, or more casual garment with patch pockets and the like. Very excited about all the content. Thank you for teaching us and sharing your knowledge.

Maybe a small amount of cotton basting thread for mark stitching? I learned recently that there are diffrent kinds of basting thread and what I have found in the US does not work for mark stiching it falls right out. Just a thought.

Very exciting. I am looking forward to both series. I am looking forward to seeing how you make the block size fit perfectly. Will the waistcoat be a single or double breasted?

Gerry, Thank you for this. This is exactly what I was looking for. I have subscribed to his channel and I can tell his other videos will be a great resource as well.

Great, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. The prospect of me being able to make beautiful trousers is very exciting. Being able to learn from a tailor of your calibur is rare and I am very greatful for this opportunity. I am now clear on cutting my front pocket bags.

I realized that I needed more material than the 17 x 16. I will be cutting my new material to 17in x 21in. Hope this helps.

I just posted this same question. In the Vimeo series Rory answers another students question like this. "The pocket bag is cut as you go, so there is no pattern. The measurements should be mentioned in the videos. Take a double piece of pocketing cut it at 17” long and 16” wide. Then fold the 16” side in half to 8”. On the raw edge side cut back 1” at the top off the pocket bad down to nothing, so there’s a slant on the raw edge side. Then rim about 1 1/2” triangle off the wide end on the raw edge. Watch the video while ready this, for clarity ."

Thanks Gerry for the web address. In case anyone is wondering about the pattern drafting. In the video series Rory Mentions that he will show us the narrow and wide leg figuration in the strait leg pattern draft. For a narrow leg figuration instead of drawing the line from 1B to 6. draw the line from 1 to 6. for the wide leg figuration draw from 1A to 6.

Thanks Rory, This is just the information I needed. I didn't mean to suggest that you said you would release notes. I am very grateful for the knowledge you share with us and the ability to communicate with you and fellow learners through this forum.

Thank you for this link. I was able to download it and I did read that section. It doesn't go into great detail and it doesn't address the "closed leg" figuration that Rory mentions. It seems the older books are better than anything new I can find but they still don't have a lot of information when it comes to trousers. I also have "Tailoring Suits the Professional Way" by Clarence Poulin and it is good but does not get into figuration in pattern drafting or how to correct much. I'll continue to look around. Hopefully Rory will publish his book sometime soon and it will have all the answers to my questions. Thanks again Gerry

Great work. Looking forward to seeing the next (stage) update.

Thanks Robbie