Well well, I have been looking for awhile for a knicker pattern that could be done in a satisfactory fashion without an overlocker.
The Watson bikini, the So Zo knicker, and the Kitschy coo Barrie bottom (here is an overview of all of them that I sewed recently) ...are all lovely and fit just fine. However they all shred or fall apart because of using a normal sewing machine, and they all give me horrendous panty lines. So there was still room for improvement.
I saw this pattern on etsy first, but then got even more keen when I saw Elle Joan's had a kit with all the right lace in it. I've been really enjoying service from her shop lately since she is local in NZ and the shipping is so fast! Tailor made shop was my go to prior to this, and most of the time I was happy with what I got from her - the kits are certainly beautiful, but I did find once that the various elements didn't match very well, and when I ordered Madalynne lace kits, the lace was non-stretch. It didn't stop me from ordering from her again.
I thought this pattern would give no panty lines, since the back is lace AND that simplifies a lot of the sewing. I was less sure how the FOE at the waist would go. It doesn't feel very substantial.
My one kit had enough of everything for 2 pairs of knickers in a size S. The second one needed FOE from elsewhere, hence teal. On that second pair, in order to tighten the waist, I pulled the sides around to the XS mark instead of just the S mark, which is an improvement. I think I could use the size XS instead of S. My hips are 37".
These took honestly like 12 minutes to make. I was initially wary of just folding over the leg openings and zig zagging down, but it seems to hold up ok. On the second pair I took out extra steps like finishing the front of the crotch piece, and doing an extra layer of stitching on those leg holes before you fold over. I didn't plan quite far enough ahead to do a sandwich for the crotch piece to enclose it - you have to do that very early on before attaching all the pieces - so it is still unfinished but the lace is good at camouflaging my layers of zig zags.
These are comfortable on. They are low lying over the hipbones in the front, so the elastic behaves ok. I will see how they handle being washed before I comment on their longevity - so far no pair of panties with picot elastic has lasted very long (at least looking good) because the elastic all shredded in the wash.
The Watson bikini, the So Zo knicker, and the Kitschy coo Barrie bottom (here is an overview of all of them that I sewed recently) ...are all lovely and fit just fine. However they all shred or fall apart because of using a normal sewing machine, and they all give me horrendous panty lines. So there was still room for improvement.
I saw this pattern on etsy first, but then got even more keen when I saw Elle Joan's had a kit with all the right lace in it. I've been really enjoying service from her shop lately since she is local in NZ and the shipping is so fast! Tailor made shop was my go to prior to this, and most of the time I was happy with what I got from her - the kits are certainly beautiful, but I did find once that the various elements didn't match very well, and when I ordered Madalynne lace kits, the lace was non-stretch. It didn't stop me from ordering from her again.
I thought this pattern would give no panty lines, since the back is lace AND that simplifies a lot of the sewing. I was less sure how the FOE at the waist would go. It doesn't feel very substantial.
My one kit had enough of everything for 2 pairs of knickers in a size S. The second one needed FOE from elsewhere, hence teal. On that second pair, in order to tighten the waist, I pulled the sides around to the XS mark instead of just the S mark, which is an improvement. I think I could use the size XS instead of S. My hips are 37".
These took honestly like 12 minutes to make. I was initially wary of just folding over the leg openings and zig zagging down, but it seems to hold up ok. On the second pair I took out extra steps like finishing the front of the crotch piece, and doing an extra layer of stitching on those leg holes before you fold over. I didn't plan quite far enough ahead to do a sandwich for the crotch piece to enclose it - you have to do that very early on before attaching all the pieces - so it is still unfinished but the lace is good at camouflaging my layers of zig zags.
These are comfortable on. They are low lying over the hipbones in the front, so the elastic behaves ok. I will see how they handle being washed before I comment on their longevity - so far no pair of panties with picot elastic has lasted very long (at least looking good) because the elastic all shredded in the wash.
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