Talk me down....

[fiberaddict]

Our pool is officially open (just a little late...:sigh:), and I've been on the prowl for a new swimsuit. Last year's is OK...but not fantastic. The suits I like are upwards of $80 (Retro/Esther Williams/etc style), and....no one here carries them, so I'd have to order blindly.

Then. Oh, then on Sunday I found THIS. :swoon:

So. Somebody tell me that a rank beginner, who's never sewn knit fabric - let alone lycra! - can/can't do this. Somebody tell me this is silly. Or tell me it's a fabulous idea....

I ran the numbers. The pattern + lining + outside fabric will run me about $32 (eBay is my friend! :lol:) Wally-world's unflattering suits run about $25.....and there's very little choice of print/color. I have a serger and machine.....and I am relatively fearless when it comes to projects...but the ruching kinda intimidates me. (I like both, but the blue version is so swoony!)

In other news, I made a batch of Colby yesterday, and my website shopping cart DOES work. :yippie! Thankyou!: :lol: Post Office run will be tomorrow - today we're doubling up on school (tomorrow is also grocery/town day. It's so hot, we decided an early start would be best. 90* by 10 AM! :urk:)

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[(Anonymous)]

I have yet to make the swimsuit I have sketched up, still wandering around in my Target swimsuit, so I have no practical experience.

My only suggestion, is go to a cheap fabric store and find some ***cheap*** lycraish material and make a muslin before you cut into your real materials. You'll need a knits needle to sew lycra, ask your sewing shop. (Although sergers might do it without special needles... don't know. I know my regular machine needs needles for knits and stretch fabrics, which lycra definitely is. Needles are cheap, and they matter).

Everyone seems to be sewing that suit this summer, so you should be able to find good information on blogs if you surf around.

-H

[fiberaddict]

Thank you! The pattern-maker has a sew-along for this...I've read it 3x and kinda understand it. I'm looking at eBay for fabric....it's a LOT cheaper there than locally. But...I have a 40% off coupon for JoAnn's....I might check there tomorrow and see what they have.