Flightsuite questions

[keaphoto79]

Hi

I thought I was done with my flightsuite but then I remembered the buttflap, and after going thru a bunch of posts and pictures I notices the thigh strap.

 

What fabric should one use for the buttflap and the inner thighs and crotch? Is there a tutorial for it?

Measurements? Do you just sew it strap on tight around the thigh?

 

Any help recieved with thanx and Ewok pelts

[BikerScout007]

Most of us just use a very thin pig suede. You should be able to find some on eBay. in the US, many of us buy from Tandy Leather.

 

Sewing the buttflap isn't a big deal, just run a stitch along the top of it. I positioned it right below the waist seam of my Red Kap suit.

 

The thigh patches are a little trickier as you have to split open the leg on the opposite side before sewing the suede patch on. The good thing about this though is that you can then take in the leg a bit if it is too baggy.

 

For the thigh strap, we use 2 inch black elastic. It gets sewn under the edge of the thigh patch, loops around the outside of the leg, and then sewn back down under the other edge of the patch. The thigh strap should pull tight against the leg and not hang down (like on a pilot costume).

 

Some links with pics:

 

http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=4450

 

http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=17315

[keaphoto79]

Thank you very much!