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The #JunePants are finished! So pleased with how they fit, and especially happy that I tried again. Not getting it right the first time was a giant knock to my sewing confidence. Since (1/2)

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Person with blue hair and glasses standing in a hallway, wearing a 1970s floral pattern pair of handmade pants.
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Pinstripe #JunePants FINISHED! After my failure last time I'm especially excited for a new pair of pants I can actually wear. #CameronButtonUp I made last year. I even made the shoelaces! Next project (more)

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Person in pinstriped gray pants, yellow and orange button down short sleeve shirt, blue bangs, shaved head, black shoes, black and white glasses, smiling. Standing in front of bookcase. Two framed drawings.
May 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Finished sewing these pants and VERY pleased. They're heavyweight black and white harlequin pants, a combination of the #ArdenPants ( pants top) and #JunePants (legs) by Helen's Closet. I could NEVER find (1/2)

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Person in yellow t-shirt and black and white diamond checked pants with black shoes, shaved head, blue bangs, black framed glasses. Standing in a hallway with a framed ink drawing on the wall.
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Jonesing for human made? The rainbow #JunePants by Helen's Closet are finished! Extremely pleased with the results.

Next up: same pattern, bottle green sun stripe by Fableism.

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Person in rainbow striped pants, blue shirt, standing in front of a bookshelf (yes, that is a lot of Terry Pratchett) a framed ink drawing on the wall. Fabric: Wings Dark Rainbow by Fableism.
July 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Silver lining of almost a month home with Covid, I was able to spend a bit of time sewing and made these lightweight #JunePants by Helen's Closet. I now own 5 pairs, and love them all. Next up: I'm working on a #CameronShirt (1/2)

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Person with blue bangs and blue glasses in a black tshirt and patterned white and blue wide leg pants.
August 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
My #JunePants are finished, I'm so pleased with the results. See below for fabric info.

COOL SEWING TIP: I've started putting washi tape on the right sides when sewing. SO much easier than trying to figure it out.

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Person with black and white glasses stands on the Sheppard-Yonge subway platform in Toronto. White and black polka dot shirt and striped pants, alternating dark green and very dark green.
August 4, 2026 at 9:54 AM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
These pinstriped #JunePants by Helen's Closet are NOT fancy, they are made of 50% off "craft cotton" fabric that I had no idea was going to masquerade as something fancy - elastic in the waistband, then done!

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Person with blue bangs, shaved head, blue glasses, holds up pinstriped pants about 90% sewn.
April 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Finished my third pair of #JunePants by Helen's Closet! I'm not a flower pattern person, but lightweight fabric always wins out over the pattern, so comfort-wise I love these. I made a third pair because I've (1/??)

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Person with blue bangs and a shaved head and blue glasses standing inside wearing a black tshirt and patterened blue and white and red pants.
July 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
I'm laughing because 10 seconds after this door was closed Squish demanded that it be reopened. He didn't want to go in, he just waned to know he COULD. Finished sewing these new pinstriped #JunePants, SO COMFY.

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Person in blue shirt with anglerfish on it and black and white glasses and black and white pinstriped pants laughing. There's a cat on the floor in front of a closed door.
September 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Inspired by El, things I did yesterday instead of doomscrolling:
1. Ate Canadian (Compliments) pretzels, YUM.
2. Started #JunePants, b/w stripes.
3. Checked Fancypants Duotrope page with pending piece (too often) to see current stats.
4. Drank Irish Breakfast tea.
5. Watched Australian Amazing Race.
electrarhodes.bsky.social Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · Oct 25
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Paid real attention to the sounds as I made breakfast
2. Wore a new dress (actually new, not 2nd hand, first time in a few years)
3. Unpacked 4 bags of books
4. Found a recipe book I thought lost
5. Listened to Handel
October 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
I made sleeping shorts! These are the B version of #JunePants by Helen's Closet, made with fabric I bought because it was on sale and cotton and lightweight but LOVED working with. Super excited to make more to replace (1/2)

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Person with shaved head and blue bangs, yellow shirt, blue glasses, and shorts made from a fox and bear pattern. Standing in a hallway with gray walls and the corner of an ink drawing. Close up of fabric with a pattern of bears, foxes, hedgehogs and trees.
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
I finished my second t-shirt! This is a #DawsonTop made with cotton jersey, and #JunePants, both by Helen's Closet. I sewed the shoelaces too. Very pleased, though my next t-shirt will be a little longer for sure.

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Person in hallway wearing a yellow t-shirt and blue and white patterned pants. Black sneakers with blue shoe laces. Shaved head, blue bangs, blue glasses frames. Ink drawing hung on the wall.
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Another pair of #JunePants by Helen's Closet finished! This pair has polar bears on it (see second photo for a close up) and is so comfy.

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Person with shaved head and blue bangs, black tshirt, black shoes, and black glasses. Standing next to an ink drawing on the wall, wearing orange and white polar bear pattern pants. Fabric swatch of orange fabric with white polar bears on it in various silly positions.
August 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Failure! It's my own fault but these #JunePants fit HORRIBLY in the front. I should have used a lighter weight fabric. I feel sure it would have worked if I'd made #ArdenPants. ANYWAY, next up: OWLS. (more)

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Person in ill-fitting gray pants. Blue shirt, blue bangs, blue shoelaces, blue glasses.
April 23, 2026 at 6:35 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
WOW are the #JunePants by Helen's Closet easy and fun when I'm properly following the directions... I've arrived at the waistband after gliding happily through the rest of the instructions. Still waffling on (1/2)

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A person with a shaved head, bright blue hair, and large, eclectic glasses holds up a partially sewn pair of pants made from blue floral fabric. They are peeking over the top of the fabric with wide eyes. They are wearing gray wide-leg pants and black sneakers. The background features a neutral-colored wall and light wood flooring.
March 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Second try on the #JunePants by Helen's Closet! First try was a disaster because I did a terrible job of reading the pattern, so I'm actually pretty excited about the second try since even though I messed up (1/??)

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A person with a shaved head, bright blue hair, and teal cat-eye glasses is smiling at the camera. They are holding a vibrant blue floral fabric in one hand and a sewing pattern in the other. The pattern cover features an illustration of three people wearing shorts and is labeled "June" from Helen’s Closet Patterns. They are wearing a black shirt and yellow patterned pants, and their nails are painted a matching shade of blue. The background is a plain white wall.
March 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
sagetyrtle.bsky.social
the #JunePants by Helen's Closet. I suspect it's about body shape - even when the size is perfectly right, not everyone's body fits into pants in the same way. The June pants fit my body shape and while totally wearable, the Glebe pants not so much. LOVED learning how to make slash pockets though!
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM