MtMan-List: pants pattern

["Mill, Kirk" <millk@aydin.com>]

I've got my hides tanned and I'm ready to start cutting. I bought an Eagle
View Broadfall Breeches/Pants pattern as someone recommended. The notes
recommend cutting the leather a full size smaller than the size you would
normally wear. I am assuming that this is because the buckskin will stretch
but I'd hate to cut these hides too small after all the work it took to tan
them, plus I may put on a few pounds over the years and don't want to
outgrow them. Has anyone used this pattern on buckskin and if so what do you
recommend? 

 
Kirk Mill