Tinkerton Report post Posted August 3, 2014 Does anyone have any good recommendations for legging-style motorcycle chap patterns? I have a bit of a hard time finding ones that fit me properly as I am rather petite, so I wouldn't mind having a go at making my own. Cheers, Tinkerton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted August 4, 2014 There are a couple of cowboy chap videos out there (haven't seen them in a long timel . . . but I have viewed them), . . . that use an old pair of YOUR jeans as the pattern for YOUR chaps. Having had MC chaps in the past, . . . I would not doubt that it would work for MC chaps too. You just may have to do a bit of doctoring. One mistake some folks make with chaps, . . . put your zippers on upside down, . . . so you close the zipper from the top, . . . not from the bottom. Make your trial set out of a pair of jeans from a second hand store that is one size too big for you, . . . I think you'll like the fit, . . . I also make some of my chap "trials" out of heavy vinyl (about $20 USD per yard at JoAnn fabric, . . . it's $12 USD with a 40% off coupon, . . . and one yard will make a set of MC chaps for a petite woman. You then transfer the vinyl pattern to leather, . . . VOILA, . . . you are done. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrampaJoel Report post Posted August 27, 2014 The old stand by is, get as pair of pants that fit like you want the chaps to fit. Then just cut them at the seems and copy to leather. You might try Tandy. But then you would need to adjust the pattern to fit yourself. I've made enough chap and chinks to know how to make the pattern from scratch with just measurements. But it took some time to get there. Good luck on your search. Joel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
