DIY Lace Underwear

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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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