1. All the seam allowances are printed.
2. There are different seam allowances on different edges. For example, the inseam of the pants have a 1.5 cm seam allowance, but the side seam is 2 cm wide. I think this is probably for flat felling purposes. Pocket seam allowances are 1 cm. The curved edge of the fly facing is 8 mm.
3. The pieces are tiled very tightly. My full length pants pattern occupies only 24 pages. This is possible because each smartPATTERN is a one-off, individually prepared file. Print-at-home patterns are generally tiled for multiple sizes and if you want one of the smaller sizes, there is usually a lot of blank paper around each piece.
4. Due to the above (one-off, individually prepared file), you don't get your smartPATTERN instantly after clicking "buy". I ordered my pattern in the evening of the eastern time zone and I didn't get the pattern until about 11 hours later. After, I suppose, the smartPATTERN-makers had had a couple of working hours to prepare my file according to my specifications.
5. In addition to actual pattern pieces, there are templates. For the back patch pocket there are two. One to guide the topstitching and the other to aid in precise placement on the back of the pants. There is a template for placing the coin pocket. There is a template for the length of the belt loops and where to fold them. There is a template for placing the buttonhole on the waistband. And finally there is a template for the topstitching on the fly.
6. The details are quite beautiful. The sides and bottom edge of the back pocket are slightly curved, for example. I guess I should cut that template out of cardboard and use it as a pressing aid!
I am supposed to use denim with no lycra for this pattern, but the only denim I have on hand has a small amount of stretch (1% lycra). I'm throwing caution to the winds.
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