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Hey! So as good as a pair of big, comfy granny
undies are, sometimes you just want something a little more, you know, lacey. And so today
I’m going to show you how to make your very own cute lace underwear. For this project
you will need a stretchy piece of lace that is 4-7 inches wide. Mine is 6 inches wide. The
wider your lace, the more high-waisted your underwear will be. The first thing that you
need to do is measure your butt. The measuring tape needs to wrap around your butt and your
hips at the widest part. My measurement is 38 inches. Then, subtract 4 inches off your
butt measurement. This brings mine down to 34 inches. This is the length that you will
need to cut your lace to. So, cut your lace and then cut this piece of lace exactly in
half. Divide by 2 to get your half measurement and make sure each piece is this length.
Then, fold both pieces of lace exactly in half. It’s a good idea to pin them together to
make sure that they stay this way. Then, you need to cut out a small piece of lace from
these folded bits. Measure 1.5 inches across from the raw edges, 1.5 inches off from the
bottom, and draw a rectangle with a rounded edge, then cut this out. Repeat this on both
folded pieces and then unfold both of the pieces. Place the two pieces of lace on top
of each other with the right sides together. Pin them together at the ends to make sure
that they stay together for the next step, and then sew like this. Now you can either
use a machine zigzag stitch, an overlocker, or you can handsew using a zigzag stitch and
I will provide links in the description. But, if your sewing machine has one it’s a good
idea to use a stretch stitch as it will hold the fabrics together a bit more strongly than
a zigzag stitch. You can then trim off any excess lace from the seam allowance. Next,
we’re going to make a gusset. Cut out a piece of lace that’s 3.5 by 2.5 inches.
Extend the 3.5 inch measurement to 4 inches if you’re making plus size underwear, or
to 3 inches if you’re very thin. Then, cut a piece of 100% cotton in exactly the same
size as this piece of lace. Put the two pieces right sides together, pin them together, then
sew down these two sides only, and you can just use a straight stitch here. Turn the
gusset inside out and you should have something that looks like this. Then, going back to
your main piece turn it the right way around so that the seams are on the inside and flip
it around so that the seam and the two crotch pieces are in the middle.
Then, attach your gusset to the front crotch piece right sides together, so the cotton piece of the gusset
should be facing upwards when you pin it to the front of your underwear. Then, sew across this
either using a zigzag stitch, or if you want the seam to be super professional looking,
you can use an overlocker like I did. Then, you just need to attach the gusset to the
back, much in the same way you that you did it for the front. The gusset needs to be attached
to the other crotch piece, again, right sides together. Now, it’s easier to sew this together
if you turn your underwear inside out first. Sew across this to attach the two together
and this is what it should like from the inside of the underwear - and from the outside. And
that’s how you make cute lacey underwear.
Now, for somewhat obvious reasons I’m not
going to be filming myself wearing these and putting it on the internet. Because they’re
see-though. So, you’ll just have to trust me when I say that these fit really really
well, they’re really comfortable, and they’re really super cute. If you don’t believe
me you’ll just have to try it out yourself and upload a picture of your creation to Instagram
and hashtag it #diyannika. And that’s it for me today. I’ll see you all next time!
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