Small-Fall Trowsers

1830s-1840s Small-Fall Trowsers

    The man with the hat is wearing a work or dress trowser that closes with a small fall and has frog pockets. The young man is wearing pleated work trowsers. Cossacks, drafted from the 1837 The Tailor's Masterpiece can also be made with this pattern.

    The original fabrics were blue jean and fine brown wool broadcloth. Blue jean was a very popular fabric in the early to mid-nineteenth century. It is a twill weave with a cotton warp and wool filler. Jean can be purchased in many color variations.

    The pattern is multi-sized waist 28-42. Waist sizes 28-34 require 2-3/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric; waist sizes 36-42 require 2-3/4 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric.