So, yes, I made my own! Let me show you.
For when I need more coverage:
and for when I.... don't. Tee hee:
I agree, there's not much there.My friend, Claudia, had been encouraging me to make my own undies. However, I could not do so until I found fold-over elastic (FOE). Any other kind of elastic just seemed like a lot of work. Since the trim section at my local fabric store is a mess, and I couldn't be bothered driving all over town tracking down FOE, I bought some off Ebay. It was inexpensive too! I spent less than $10 for about 30 yards and that included the shipping.
Amy has a great tutorial on her Angry Chicken site, on how to sew with FOE.
Amy also linked to a Youtube video series on how to sew your own undies (link here).
I sat down and watched the whole series. It took a while, but I was mesmerized. The lady who made the video had a cool accent and I liked the homemade quality of the video. I just loved that she decided to upload the video onto Youtube to share her knowledge with... the world :)
Anyway, I GET it. I understand why people make their own underwear now.
- It's a quick project once you get the hang of it. The first one takes a little longer, but after that, it's a 15 min project. (30 minutes, if you're watching Iron Chef while sewing).
- It's cute underwear that fits!
- It's so much fun to make. It gives the sewer a rush of satisfaction once it is done. (The spouse who was working on his laptop, kept giving me with that "why-are-you-so-happy" look.)
- I used old t-shirt scraps. Can you say "comfortable"?
Maybe I can try using stretch lace instead of FOE, next? I wonder if stretch lace is comfortable?
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Well those are just...umm...actually, I can't think of anything to say about that :)
So I'll just say that Amy Karol (Angry Chicken) was having a lot of fun using stretch lace for camisoles a little while back :)
Heh. Did you TELL the hubs what you were sewing? I would think he would be happy, too! LOL
I didn't know you even had a blog. And to think I would have missed this if you didn't comment on my blog. Thank you. I'll have to tell Amelia about it.
Thanks for posting this! Sewing undies just moved to the top of my to-do list. I've been wanting to for a while, but you make it sound so easy that I can't resist now. I ordered the FOE and some picot-edged elastic the other day, and once it arrives, I'm ready!
I am jealous! I don't know where to find FOE in my country. I'll try eBay now. :)
I've been planning to make my own for years now! I have saved many shirts with cute prints for a project like this and my pile is growing.
That's so awesome. I've got to try this as well. Thanks for all the links on it. Oh, and love the blog!
i may try my own undies... but i can tell you that the stretch lace i have is very nice... i use it on the neck and arms of my girls' slips - and they are not ones to wear 'scratchy' clothes!
Love your underwear. What a brilliant use for all those too-small T-shirts I have knocking around. Great project and great blog.
Those undies are awesome! Did you make your own pattern, or did you find one somewhere? I've been looking for a pattern which uses FOE.
Thanks!
julie - Actually, I just traced out an existing underwear for the pattern.
Good Luck
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