{"id":2109,"date":"2021-05-13T18:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2021-06-03T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T16:42:13","slug":"the-pattern-probe-mccalls-m7726-pleated-pants-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/the-pattern-probe-mccalls-m7726-pleated-pants-b\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pattern Probe #9: McCall&#8217;s M7726 Pleated Pants B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wbMcCalls_pantsM7726.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wbMcCalls_pantsM7726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2112\" width=\"296\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wbMcCalls_pantsM7726.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wbMcCalls_pantsM7726-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that friend I mentioned in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/10\/the-pattern-probe-burda-young-6799-hoodie-jacket\/\">Burda Young 6799 Hoodie Jacket post<\/a>? She asked me to make her a pair of pants to go with her navy blue\/lilac purple jacket too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awesome! My home sewer heart loves getting more requests, and after sifting through my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/sewing-pattern-product-list\/\">online pattern archive<\/a> she chose the tapered ankle-length pants design in this McCall&#8217;s pattern collection with just the belt loops in a navy blue fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No problem! Let&#8217;s get to my process sewing these pants&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic02.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic02-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2114\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic02.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2114\" class=\"wp-image-2114\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic02-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic09-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2121\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic09.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2121\" class=\"wp-image-2121\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic09-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic09-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic09.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic10.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" 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width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic11-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2123\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic11.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2123\" class=\"wp-image-2123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic11-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic11-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic11.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2124\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2124\" class=\"wp-image-2124\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic12.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2125\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2125\" class=\"wp-image-2125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic13.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2113\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2113\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-2]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2126\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2126\" class=\"wp-image-2126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsPic14.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the toile I made to practice constructing this garment before grading the pattern for my friend&#8217;s measurements. This is actually the SECOND one I made; the first one ended up being too small for me. I was confused at first because I followed the finished measurement information printed on the pattern paper and chose the size accordingly. But after my second attempt was successful, I figured that the pleated high waist element was where the shift in measurements happened. The fit in that area is meant to be close-fitting so if you&#8217;re making this pattern, make a muslin toile first in 1-2 pattern sizes up so you figure the right fit before sewing it for real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE, lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway so besides my fitting issues, this was a simple garment to construct with pretty clear instructions to follow. I had no real trouble sewing the pants together. On that note, I used my practicing opportunities to figure out HOW to construct these pants effectively so that they&#8217;ll stay strong and durable. The fabric I chose for my friend&#8217;s pants had a denim\/upholstery quality to them and it frayed very easily. Fraying fabric is a personal pet peeve of mine; I hate seeing hanging threads and it also decreases the garment&#8217;s durability over time too. Practicing this pattern design 3 times ended up being a good thing because I experimented with different seam finishes to see which ones would be best for constructing the pants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, I decided on combining the straight and overedge stitches overall for adding strength with a double stitch and locking in the raw edges to slow down the fraying. However, the crotch seam I finished with a flat felled seam so that it will stay flat, and for the waistband facing I stitched 1\/4&#8243; from the raw edge then tucked that under and stitched it again to lock it inside the garment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, remember when I said I practiced this pattern 3 times before making my friend&#8217;s pants? Here is the 3rd time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-front.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-3]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2128\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-front.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2128\" class=\"wp-image-2128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-front.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-front-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-left.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-3]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-left.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2130\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-left.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2130\" class=\"wp-image-2130\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-left.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-left-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-right.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-3]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-right.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2131\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-right.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2131\" class=\"wp-image-2131\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-right.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-right-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-frontSash.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-3]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-frontSash.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2129\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-frontSash.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2129\" class=\"wp-image-2129\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-frontSash.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_shortsA-frontSash-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During this project I found 2 yards of this pretty white\/blue pinstripe fabric that I just COULDN&#8217;T leave behind. I had enough to make myself the wide-leg shorts design in this pattern pack (A) and what can I say, Summer is coming and I wanted to treat myself. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one went smoothly as well. I even had enough left over to make the sash meant for the pants because I wanted to use up as much of the fabric as I could to reduce waste and why not have a matching sash for your shorts if you&#8217;re able to? One thing I will add is that the pleating method for this design is the opposite of the tapered pants; this time the pleats are made BEFORE turning the waistband under so it has less of a paper bag effect. Still looks great, just letting you know ahead of time. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve sewed this pattern pack 3 times, I now had the confidence to make my friend&#8217;s navy blue, tapered ankle-length pants. Here is the end result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsB-front.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[gallery-4]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsB-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2135\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsB-front.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2135\" class=\"wp-image-2135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mccallsM7726_pantsB-front.jpg 600w, 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They fit her just right and the construction worked out pretty well. One thing I must say is that I got confused where to position the front right &amp; left pieces while making it and ended up sewing them on the wrong sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Readers, I freaked the Hell out thinking I ruined these pants and I would have to start over. But after taking a breath, I realized that the front left &amp; right pieces were the same shape but just with different markings on the zipper flap for constructing the covered zipper placket. All I needed to do was switch the markings and continue on as if this horrible moment never happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So just to let all of you know when you&#8217;re putting the pants together per the instructions, the front left piece goes on the LEFT and the front right piece goes on the RIGHT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES, Part 2. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this project I used a combination of tailor-tacking and these metallic permanent markers I was inspired to buy for making the necessary marks to put these pants together. The pleats in particular needed to be marked through tailor-tacking so I could see where to fold &amp; sew without using anything that would streak the fabric like chalk would. Inside I used the metallic markers gingerly so I could see them without being too intrusive and that actually worked out well too. Sometimes I need a mark that doesn&#8217;t rub off easily like chalk does and sticks around after much wrangling during the construction process without showing on the outside. I&#8217;ll definitely use these metallic permanent markers again for any middle-heavyweight projects like denim in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this McCall&#8217;s pants pattern gets a thumbs up for me. I like how simple the instructions are to sew these pants\/shorts together and it has all the sizes in one pack so you only have to buy one of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until my next post, Happy Sewing everyone! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! So that friend I mentioned in my Burda Young 6799 Hoodie Jacket post? She asked me to make her a pair of pants to go with her navy blue\/lilac purple jacket too. Awesome! My home sewer heart loves getting more requests, and after sifting through my online pattern archive she chose the tapered &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/the-pattern-probe-mccalls-m7726-pleated-pants-b\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Pattern Probe #9: McCall&#8217;s M7726 Pleated Pants B<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-patternprobe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2160,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109\/revisions\/2160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}