Bralette & Panty class September

Practice some basics of sewing with knit fabrics on a serger. Week 1 we will make bikini style panties to match a reversible bralette that we’ll make during week 2. Week 1 is done exclusively on a serger, unless the ruching option is chosen; Week 2 will use both the serger and sewing machine.

Skills you’ll learn:
● working with knits
● sewing from a pattern
● using a serger
● attaching knit bands
● installing elastic
● zig-zag stitch
● (optional) elastic ruching

Supply list:

2.5yd knit fabric with 50% 4-way stretch and good recovery (1.25yd main, 1.25yd coordinate); cotton/spandex recommended, but other spandex blends work well too. Fabric kits available in shop.

Matching Thread

Tools/Supplies student should bring

soft measuring tape, sewing clips/pins, scissors/rotary cutter, ruler, loop turner (Instructor will provide some to be
shared as well)

● Students should bring their own serger, with manual and toolkit (tweezers, needles, screwdriver/hexkey – specific to machine for changing needles)

● Students provide sewing machine for night 2 (for finishing edge of bralette)

● Instructor provides bra band elastic and clear elastic

Other information:
Fabric stretch is ESSENTIAL for this pattern! The fabric absolutely must stretch 50% in all
directions. To test for stretch, take a 4” folded over section of fabric and stretch it…it needs to at
least stretch to 6”. The harder it is to stretch that amount, the tighter the fit will feel and the
harder it will be to pull the legging on. Do this test both with and against the grain. (If there isn’t
quite enough stretch in 1 direction, it may be possible to cut on the bias – let the instructor know
before class begins in order to have help making this adjustment.)
Instructor will provide some cotton spandex scraps for the panty gusset piece in case students
choose a different fabric type than cotton. Main and contrast fabrics ideally should be same
fabric type though for ease of sewing together.