WEBVTT 00:00:00.149 --> 00:00:06.600 Hi, it’s Annika here! And did you know that making your own underwear is really, really easy? 00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:17.700 [intro music] 00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:22.080 So, I never have to buy underwear again because I kinda perfected 00:00:22.080 --> 00:00:26.480 a method of creating my own. And they’re actually way more comfortable than any store-bought 00:00:26.490 --> 00:00:30.060 underwear I’ve ever owned! So, you want to learn how to create your own underwear? 00:00:30.060 --> 00:00:33.640 [music plays] Well, let’s get started. The first thing I did was to grab my most comfortable 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:38.050 pair of underwear. Please excuse how scungy and worn-out these are -- these also happen 00:00:38.050 --> 00:00:42.120 to be my most comfortable pair and I want to copy that comfiness into a new generation 00:00:42.120 --> 00:00:46.320 of underwear. Now, I’m going to make a pattern piece for underwear. I don’t have pattern 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:50.670 paper, so I drew my pattern onto wrapping paper. I traced out the back half of the underwear 00:00:50.670 --> 00:00:54.650 first. You’ll notice I’m only tracing one side of the underwear, and you’ll see 00:00:54.650 --> 00:00:59.239 why that is later. Then I flip the underwear over to the gusset bit and I trace this out 00:00:59.239 --> 00:01:03.790 -- making marks where the gusset begins and ends so that I make my underwear the right 00:01:03.790 --> 00:01:08.440 length. I match up this mark with the gusset end and I flip my underwear over once again 00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:12.830 so that I can now trace around the front part of the underwear. I trace around the front 00:01:12.830 --> 00:01:17.470 part of the underwear, which is smaller than the back section by tucking the back section 00:01:17.470 --> 00:01:33.830 out of the way. Now you’re about to see why I only traced around half of the underwear. 00:01:33.830 --> 00:01:37.630 But first, I’m going to draw a line exactly down where the middle of the underwear would 00:01:37.630 --> 00:01:46.060 be. Then I’m adding a seam allowance at the sides of both the front and back piece. 00:01:46.060 --> 00:01:50.680 And I’m also just adding a little bit extra to the length. Then I’m going to cut out 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:55.700 this half of the pattern I drew. Now, to make sure my underwear would be completely symmetrical, 00:01:55.700 --> 00:02:03.000 I’m folding this half of the pattern over the line I drew up the middle. And then I’m 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:08.019 tracing around this half. Then I simply cut out this other half, and this is my finished 00:02:08.019 --> 00:02:12.319 pattern piece! Now, you could just use half of this pattern and cut on the fold, but because 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:17.279 I am working with very stretchy fabric, I just prefer to use an entire pattern piece. 00:02:17.279 --> 00:02:21.379 And then I just folded it up here to make sure that it’ll make sense as underwear. 00:02:21.379 --> 00:02:26.939 And, yeah, that totally looks like underwear! So, yay! So, now this pattern is finished, 00:02:26.939 --> 00:02:30.999 and it could be used to make low-waisted underwear. But I actually want to make this particular 00:02:30.999 --> 00:02:35.799 pair of underwear high-waisted. So, I copy my pattern piece but add an extra couple of 00:02:35.799 --> 00:02:40.430 inches on both the front and the back of the underwear to make a high-waisted pattern piece. 00:02:40.430 --> 00:02:44.349 Then I do the same thing I did with the other pattern piece to make sure it’s all symmetrical… 00:02:44.349 --> 00:02:51.879 And I cut it out. To make my underwear, I place the pattern onto my selected fabric. 00:02:51.879 --> 00:02:57.450 Now, the fabric I’m using is soft cotton, jersey material -- much like stretchy t-shirt 00:02:57.450 --> 00:03:00.900 material. If it’s a one-way stretch fabric, then the stretch much go in the direction 00:03:00.900 --> 00:03:05.459 your waistline. I pinned my pattern piece onto the fabric to stop it from moving around, 00:03:05.459 --> 00:03:12.150 and then I traced around the shape using a fabric marker. And then I cut the shape out. 00:03:12.150 --> 00:03:16.430 Then I folded the fabric together, right sides together -- like this, so then it looks just 00:03:16.430 --> 00:03:21.189 like a pair of underwear. And I pinned it to hold it in place. Now, you can use a zig-zag 00:03:21.189 --> 00:03:26.329 stitch here or use an overlocker, if you have one. Just make sure you are removing the pins 00:03:26.329 --> 00:03:31.919 as you go. Then I turned it the right way round and I have what looks like just like 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:36.340 a pair of underwear, which is pretty damn exciting! Now it’s time to add some lace 00:03:36.340 --> 00:03:40.120 trims to get rid of that raw edge. Measure the amount of lace you will need by wrapping 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:46.389 the lace around your legs in the spot that the underwear will sit and your waist. I then 00:03:46.389 --> 00:03:51.029 placed the lace right-side down on top of both of the leg holes and the waistline, just 00:03:51.029 --> 00:03:57.069 like this. Now, where you sew depends how much lace you want peeking out of your underwear. 00:03:57.069 --> 00:04:01.239 If you want a lot of lace peeking out, then sew closer to the edge. But if you want less 00:04:01.239 --> 00:04:07.219 lace peeking out, then sew this side of the lace. I wanted a fair amount of lace peeking 00:04:07.219 --> 00:04:12.459 out, so I’m going to sew directly down the middle. But you need to make sure the lace 00:04:12.459 --> 00:04:17.199 is lined up with the edge of the fabric all the way around. To sew the lace unto the fabric, 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:22.449 I used a narrow zig-zag stitch. And I sewed the lace on, while pulling it gently, all 00:04:22.449 --> 00:04:33.990 around the leg hole. Now, you should two ends of the lace free, so that when you’ve sewn 00:04:33.990 --> 00:04:38.550 all around the leg hole, you should have something like this. I sewed these two ends together 00:04:38.550 --> 00:04:44.930 using a zig-zag stitch and I cut the excess lace off. Then what you need to do is flip 00:04:44.930 --> 00:04:49.949 the lace over to the inside of the underwear and then sew across the top, again using a 00:04:49.949 --> 00:04:55.870 zig-zag stitch. Where you sew here is really up to your own personal preference and taste. 00:04:55.870 --> 00:04:59.979 If you don’t really want a visible stitch, sew with a narrow zig-zag stitch close to 00:04:59.979 --> 00:05:05.810 the lace. I didn’t mind a more visible stitch, so I sewed further away from the lace. But, 00:05:05.810 --> 00:05:08.870 as long as you are catching the lace on the other side of the fabric, it doesn’t really 00:05:08.870 --> 00:05:13.449 matter -- it just depends on what you want it to look like. And that’s it! This is what 00:05:13.449 --> 00:05:18.229 they look like finished! And these are some other pairs I’ve created -- some high-waisted, 00:05:18.229 --> 00:05:22.939 and some that are more of hipster style, along with my favorite. A plain pair of white underwear 00:05:22.939 --> 00:05:28.090 made from an old t-shirt that I added a Raggedy Ann iron-on applique onto. So, thank you so 00:05:28.090 --> 00:05:31.689 much for watching and for supporting my channel. 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