Wouldn’t this make the cutest bikini?? I almost wish it were! It’s actually an everyday bra and panty set made with (what else) Simplicity 8229. Continue reading “Geometric Jersey Simplicity 8229”
Author: Shannon
Pattern Review: Simplicity 8229
Overview: Simplicity 8229 by Madalynne is an easy, pretty, lacy bra pattern with a simple, two piece cup and a band that is stretchy all the way around (vs having a stable center front.) In general, Simplicity patterns require a LOT of alterations to fit me, so I’d been putting off trying it, but I shouldn’t have! The style is perfect for my tiny frame. Continue reading “Pattern Review: Simplicity 8229”
Pattern Review: Bare Essentials Briefs
I purchased the book Bare Essentials: Underwear by Jennifer Lynne Matthews-Fairbanks a few weeks ago because I was interested in the section on pattern drafting and grading. The surprise bonus is how much I love the traceable brief included in the beginner’s section. It’s really comfy!
Tangle-free Prewashing!
Something about having to prewash fabric or trims makes me waaaay less motivated to start a project. Anybody else have that problem? I get most of my sewing goodies in the mail so I try to run everything through the wash as soon as I open the package and it mostly works. . . except for long pieces of trim and elastic.
Tossing 10 yards of FOE in the washer and dryer seemed like a terrible idea so I’ve been pretreating shorter pieces, one project’s worth at a time. It works, but it slows me down when I want to be sewing. Since I had a free afternoon today, I played around with some solutions for preventing tangling. I found one I like!
Prewash What?
Yep. I’ve learned the hard way to prewash my foldover elastic (FOE). On my first introduction to FOE I briefly wondered if it needed to be pre-shrunk, but that seemed like overkill. Besides, most elastics are aren’t made from fibers you’d expect to shrink, right?
Pursuit of Pantiness
You know those holy grail panties? The ones that come in beautiful colors, soft fabric, and are super comfy, stay put, and never give you VPL? I found them once. I was once one of those lucky souls who thinks, “Yeah, I love to sew, but why bother sewing underwear?” And then the company discontinued my size (because small tushies can’t have adorable granny panties?)