One of my most successful makes to date – boxer shorts for the Mister! Click on the link to read all about them in my Minerva Crafts Blog Post.
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February 15, 2017 at 8:26 am
These are really fun – I did have a squint at the pattern when you mentioned them before and I am tempted. I am impressed that Mr. H-L so willingly offered himself up to be an underwear model on the Minerva blog – you’ll definitely have to make him some more pairs now. Did the elastic come from Minerva Crafts too?
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February 20, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Yes, the elastic came from Minerva – I was so pleased as I really didn’t want to resort to black for the waistband. The Mister needed no persuasion to model – things like that don’t bother him although there isn’t enough money in the world to persuade me to get down to my knickers for public scrutiny!
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February 15, 2017 at 1:19 pm
Just what I needed to brighten up my day, as I’m sat at my desk eating my lunch!!!!!
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February 20, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Ha ha, hope you didn’t choke on your sandwich!
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February 15, 2017 at 1:53 pm
I’m tempted to try – but it might just reinforce The Managements opinion that he doesn’t need to go shopping for clothes. Ever. 😦
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February 20, 2017 at 5:54 pm
There is always that danger – unless that means you’d have to make all his clothes! Boxers are fun to make, actually and they certainly make a change from the usual stuff.
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February 15, 2017 at 2:27 pm
I LOVE the fabric you’ve used!!!
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February 20, 2017 at 5:55 pm
It’s cool, isn’t it? Art Gallery knits are just the best.
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February 15, 2017 at 9:25 pm
They’re great!! Though I suspect he has no trouble finding them in the clean washing pile and wonder if eventually he will need sunglasses to go into his ‘smalls’ drawer LOL
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February 20, 2017 at 5:58 pm
Actually, The Boys have the same taste in garish underwear – the laundry basket sometimes looks a bit like a bag of smarties with all that colour! I quite like the fact that they all like to wear something a bit different to everyone else, though, and suspect they will be fighting over the jersey remnants from my latest dress for some boxers!
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February 22, 2017 at 11:22 pm
OOOO sounds like you have some smart new fabrics for another wardrobe filler 🙂 can’t wait to see!! At least your laundry isn’t dull 😉
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February 15, 2017 at 9:34 pm
These are brilliant! I think I may make some for my husband’s birthday in the summer. I’m not sure he’ll be modeling them for me though and I certainty won’t be allowed to splash pictures of him wearing them all over the Internet! What a good sport Mr H-L is (assuming he knows you’ve put his pictures on Minerva Crafts😮).
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February 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Oh, you should make him some for his birthday! Honestly, my husband wants these washed as soon as they go into the basket as he says they’re so comfortable – they were tailor made to fit him exactly, after all. He’s fine about posing for photos – it’s the extrovert in him:)
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February 15, 2017 at 11:34 pm
These really are fab! Perfect fabric choice too! My hubbys not a boxer short wearer, but maybe I can persuade him otherwise. I’ve had the pattern printed off since it came out but not gotten round to making them.
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February 20, 2017 at 6:02 pm
So you bought the pattern even though hubby’s not a boxer short wearer? You must be desperate to sew something different for a change! Perhaps H would like some? I got a lot of enjoyment out of making them but Mr H-L also loves wearing them, so it’s a no brainier for me.
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February 20, 2017 at 6:12 pm
I bought them with H in mind, and even bought some lovely plush elastic, stripy! He just wasn’t as enthusiastic as I thought he might be, so moved on. I’ve shown the hubby yours, and I’m thinking of giving them a go. I checked out that fabric – for me a gold top not for undies, I thought it was a bit expensive, I’m spoilt with Dewsbury and Leeds prices!
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February 20, 2017 at 8:37 pm
Art Gallery is quite pricey but I love it for the quality and the distinctive design. I try to use it in a Minerva post and then I don’t have to pay for it!
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February 16, 2017 at 12:40 pm
These are awesome. And I am sure any Mr. would love them. Now only if I could sew properly. 🙂
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February 20, 2017 at 6:04 pm
Fab though they are, they’re not for a beginner, that’s for sure!
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February 16, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Great boxers. I going to have to get that pattern. I made Some Liberty cotton boxers for Minerva which Mr B likes but that pattern would be more his style
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February 20, 2017 at 6:05 pm
If Mr B is a trunks man, then you HAVE to make him some – my husband can’t wait for me to make him enough so that he doesn’t have to wear RTW any more!
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February 16, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Always good to see Mr H-L in his underwear 😉
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February 20, 2017 at 6:06 pm
Yeah, sorry ’bout that, but there was no other option this time:)
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February 16, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Must confess to nearly dropping my iPad in the bath when reaching Mr pics 😂 I had visions of the bribery required to get him to model, can only try to imagine what mine would have said. Oh and awesome make you clever thing 👏🏼
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February 20, 2017 at 6:07 pm
Thanks – they’ve gone down a treat and I now have my orders to fill his drawer with tailor made boxers as he loves them so much! No bribery needed to get him to model – he’s such an extrovert:)
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February 17, 2017 at 9:47 pm
These came out so well. And how nice to know they’re now a favorite. I tried commenting on Minerva, but they’ve reset passwords and now I can’t seem to find my way back.
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February 20, 2017 at 6:09 pm
Thanks Alys, it’s always nice when you hit on a really successful pattern that they want you to make more, although I tend to get bored after making a few of the same thing so he might have to wait a while:)
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