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Hey! So as good as a pair of big, comfy granny

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undies are, sometimes you just want something
a little more, you know, lacey. And so today

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I’m going to show you how to make your very
own cute lace underwear. For this project

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you will need a stretchy piece of lace that
is 4-7 inches wide. Mine is 6 inches wide. The

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wider your lace, the more high-waisted your
underwear will be. The first thing that you

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need to do is measure your butt. The measuring
tape needs to wrap around your butt and your

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hips at the widest part. My measurement is
38 inches. Then, subtract 4 inches off your

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butt measurement. This brings mine down to
34 inches. This is the length that you will

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need to cut your lace to. So, cut your lace
and then cut this piece of lace exactly in

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half. Divide by 2 to get your half measurement
and make sure each piece is this length.

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Then, fold both pieces of lace exactly in half.
It’s a good idea to pin them together to

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make sure that they stay this way. Then, you
need to cut out a small piece of lace from

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these folded bits. Measure 1.5 inches across
from the raw edges, 1.5 inches off from the

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bottom, and draw a rectangle with a rounded
edge, then cut this out. Repeat this on both

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folded pieces and then unfold both of the
pieces. Place the two pieces of lace on top

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of each other with the right sides together.
Pin them together at the ends to make sure

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that they stay together for the next step,
and then sew like this. Now you can either

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use a machine zigzag stitch, an overlocker,
or you can handsew using a zigzag stitch and

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I will provide links in the description. But,
if your sewing machine has one it’s a good

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idea to use a stretch stitch as it will hold
the fabrics together a bit more strongly than

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a zigzag stitch. You can then trim off any
excess lace from the seam allowance. Next,

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we’re going to make a gusset. Cut out a
piece of lace that’s 3.5 by 2.5 inches.

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Extend the 3.5 inch measurement to 4 inches
if you’re making plus size underwear, or

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to 3 inches if you’re very thin. Then, cut
a piece of 100% cotton in exactly the same

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size as this piece of lace. Put the two pieces
right sides together, pin them together, then

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sew down these two sides only, and you can
just use a straight stitch here. Turn the

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gusset inside out and you should have something
that looks like this. Then, going back to

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your main piece turn it the right way around
so that the seams are on the inside and flip

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it around so that the seam and the two crotch
pieces are in the middle.

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Then, attach your gusset to the front crotch piece right sides
together, so the cotton piece of the gusset

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should be facing upwards when you pin it to
the front of your underwear. Then, sew across this

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either using a zigzag stitch, or if you want
the seam to be super professional looking,

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you can use an overlocker like I did. Then,
you just need to attach the gusset to the

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back, much in the same way you that you did
it for the front. The gusset needs to be attached

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to the other crotch piece, again, right sides
together. Now, it’s easier to sew this together

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if you turn your underwear inside out first.
Sew across this to attach the two together

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and this is what it should like from the inside
of the underwear - and from the outside. And

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that’s how you make cute lacey underwear.

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Now, for somewhat obvious reasons I’m not

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going to be filming myself wearing these and
putting it on the internet. Because they’re

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see-though. So, you’ll just have to trust
me when I say that these fit really really

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well, they’re really comfortable, and they’re
really super cute. If you don’t believe

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me you’ll just have to try it out yourself
and upload a picture of your creation to Instagram

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and hashtag it #diyannika. And that’s it
for me today. I’ll see you all next time!

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