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Tutorial: sewing picot elastic on underwear and camisoles

If you are here from the Britex blog, welcome!I've been sewing a lot of silk underwear lately; I'm positively addicted.  There is something thoroughly satisfying about making something that is beautiful, useful and a quick sew.  And it might even be cost effective, considering how little fabric is needed.   In this post, I'll show… Continue reading Tutorial: sewing picot elastic on underwear and camisoles

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Dress bloomers: Betty High Waist Panties (and hipster hack)

It has taken me ages to get up the nerve to write this post.  The undies I'm about to talk about and show pictures of are big.  BIG.  That's the point, really, since I was looking for "bloomers" that could keep me fully covered, and without panty lines, under a knit dress.  I found the… Continue reading Dress bloomers: Betty High Waist Panties (and hipster hack)