Making 2-Piece Bikini

Animal Print Two-Piece Bikini

Hmm… Making bikini was easy… (As I was thinking before…)

But while doing it, i realized that you should have extra fabric to make a good one with perfect fit.

Fabric I used was a Spandex material, a stretchable fabric good for active moving while still fitting around the body.

Before I discuss trials for making bikini, let me tell you how I started.

1. Make a bikini swimwear.
2. Bought spandex fabric.
3. Get my own bikini and make a pattern out of it.
4. (Through the help of my father, he taught me how to grade a small, medium,and large pattern. Measurement to consider is the bust point. For Small, Medium, and Large, the bust point is 7, 8-8.5, and 9-10, respectively.)
5. Cut the fabric and sew it.

Trials I encountered making bikini were

1. Cutting – since this is stretchable,  i learned that i should consider how far the fabric would stretch.
2. Sewing – Since I only have regular electric sewing machine, stitches should make it finer or else stitches would hop.  Edging Machine is also a big help since its stitches generally follow fabric stretch. I used edging in straps and fabric edge.
3. Garter – this is used for fabric support and fit. I cut many garter to know perfect length for every bikini I made.  Even 1/4″ is accountable.

This is all I can share for now.  Still I have so many things to learn making Bikini.  Because every fabric is different even if they are all spandex.  They give different fit, cutting style and sewing technique.