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