A while back, I had the urge to try my hand at sewing No Show undies. I’m not quite sure what spurred this on, but once I had it in my head, it had to make it a reality.
I had developed a pattern for a customer a few years back and I really liked the general fit, but wanted a few tweaks here and there. So, I used it as a base. I added more of a scooped waist, adjusted the fit here and there… and then sewed up my first pair. I couldn’t believe how quickly they sewed up! Sewing underwear with NO leg or waist finish really makes a difference!
But I couldn’t stop there… of course I had to have a lace version… and then I started thinking, how can I make this work with my favourite lingerie base, bamboo jersey? Gotta add some elastic to that!
But my main objective with this pattern was to keep things QUICK! So even the elasticized variation (which are my favourite) can be sewn in half the time compared to my normal method of applying elastic.
I know there are already patterns out there for No Show underwear, but I think one of the things that is different about mine (aside from the variations) is the way I have designed the gusset. The gusset is finished on either side of the leg line, still with a fully encased gusset seam. I’m really proud of this aspect of these panties. I looked at a lot of different pairs of ready made No Shows before settling on a construction method.
I started working on this pattern back in May and intended to release it during the summer. But as I mentioned in a previous post, double tasking the job of full time mom when my kids are home, and designer/business lady is not something I am able to maintain… so it got put on the back burner. Until this past month. I finally got the pattern finalized and sent it off to some testers. As always, the process takes so much longer than I think it should, but it’s finally ready and I’m excited to share some of the tester photos with you in another post!
In the meantime, you can buy the pattern here or on Etsy. As always, I have a YouTube tutorial showing you how to make the basic variation.
I’ll leave you with a few more styled shots! I really love these undies, especially with the elastic.
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