I don’t remember the last time I bought a one piece swimsuit or wore one to the beach. I wear one for swimmers when I go to the pool for swimming but that’s about it. That’s why I was excited to try the Soma swimsuit by Papercut Patterns. It gave me a chance to make one that is more fashionable and not only intended for swimming rounds (although you could definitely wear it for that). I am especially fond of the fabric which I bought for this pattern at the Fabric Fairy. I made all the bra straps and bindings from white swimsuit fabric. You can also see that I inserted bra cups which give extra support. There are very few swimsuits or bikinis that I would wear without bra cups. had made the Bikini Variation 2 from the same pattern size XS and it was a bit too tight. So I made the swimsuit size S and it was a good fit, well almost…The sides of the back part where you insert the bra straps in X shape was too long and did not stretch enough. So the fabric made kind of a ‘little wave’ when I was standing and this gave a strange look.
I don’t remember the last time I bought a one piece swimsuit or wore one to the beach. I wear one for swimmers when I go to the pool for swimming but that’s about it. That’s why I was excited to try this swimsuit by Papercut Patterns. It gave me a chance to make one…
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I completed the first bikini set from Papercut Soma swimsuit pattern. As you might remember I was working on bikini Variation 2. You can read about the preparations here. I made my muslin size XS which came out as a good fit. However, when I finished the bikini pants and tried them on, they…
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I cannot believe that I am sewing swimsuits and knitting wool hats at the same time 🙂 We are at the end of December and the weather is pretty chilly but it is always so sunny outside. I continue to go to the beach sometimes with my wetsuit though I have to admit I…
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Sew-In-Progress 