Bliss full briefs with bands, lace or anti chafe shorties (PDF)

 

Featuring: Fitted at the low/middle/high waist and hips medium cut briefs. Feature a front forward side seam, shaped bands or lace around the legs and fully enclosed fixed gusset. The front panel can be lined for a tummy control. Optional anti chafe legs (view D). The waistband is finished with an enclosed elastic, picot elastic or waistline band (low and medium rise only).

Options for the rise:
Low / Medium / High rise with the waistline finished with enclosed braided / clear elastic or a waistline band (low and medium rise only).

Options for the leg finishes:
* Shaped bands
* Stretch lace
* Anti chafe shorties in 2 lengths 

LONG shorties inseam
PETITE  7.8 in
REG 9 in
TALL 10.2 in 

Short shorties inseam
PETITE  4.8 in
REG 6 in
TALL 7.2 in

The pattern offers the following options:
View A - Low rise briefs finished with bands
View B - Medium rise briefs finished with bands
View C - High rise briefs finished with lace
View D - Medium rise briefs finished with anti chafe legs (referred as shorties in the tutorial)

Techniques to master: serging, topstitching, attaching lace trim, attaching picot elastic. This pattern is designed to get professionally looking garment using a standard sewing machine. 

Comes with a detailed tutorial with step by step instructions and photos.

WHAT'S INSIDE

1. PDF tutorial with pictures (22 pages)
2. A4/Letter layered multisided  pattern in sizes XXS-4XL in REGULAR/PETITE/TALL height (24 pages)
3. A0/Copyshop layered multisized pattern in sizes XXS-4XL in REGULAR/PETITE/TALL height (2 pages)
4. Projector multisized layered pattern with a calibration grid in sizes XXS-4XL in REGULAR/PETITE/TALL height
5. Email/Facebook group support

SIZING

The pdf pattern comes in REGULAR, PETITE and TALL with sizes from XXS to 4XL

US0-US30
PETITE 152-160 cm /5 1” - 5 3”
REGULAR 162-170 cm / 5 4” - 5 6”
TALL 170-178 cm / 5 7” - 5 9”

 

DIFFICULTY

The pdf pattern is a beginner (3/10)  level and moderately easy to sew.
First pair might take 1-2 hours, the following pairs take 20-30 minutes to finish (time may vary depending on your skills, equipment and supplies).

FABRIC

Light to medium weight, knit fabrics with excellent recovery and with at least 30-50% horizontal and 30-50% vertical stretch like Cotton Lycra, Stretch mesh, Nylon Lycra.

45-60" / 115-160 cm  - 0.45 m / 1/2 yards

Lining (gusset)

Light to medium weight fabrics like cotton jersey, cotton interlock and other fabrics with natural fibers. The fabric doesn't need to have good recovery. 

For the waistline:
Clear or braided elastic 6-7 mm / 1/4 in width or
Picot elastic 5-10 mm / 1/4-3/8 in width or 
Waistline band (within the main yardage)

For the gusset (along the sides of the gusset):
Clear or braided elastic 6-7 mm / 1/4 in width

Optional for the legs' hems (shorties):
Clear or braided elastic 6-7 mm / 1/4 in width

(for lace option only) Stretch lace with finished edges. For lace AT LEAST 11.5 cm / 4.5" wide and with 2 finished edges: 0.6 m / 2/3 yd. For lace LESS than 11cm / 4.5" wide or with only 1 finished edge: 1.1 m / 1 1/4 yd

For detailed lengths please check Tutorial

NOTIONS

1. Polyester / Cotton threads 

2. (optional) Matching overlocker threads, preferably wooly nylon stretch overlocking thread