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A sexy refashion with a little punch
I had been wanting to make my own lingerie for a long time but I had a hard time justifying putting that much time and energy into something I could only wear in my own house. Finally I gave up trying to justify it and just started sewing. Besides, I have made a number of pieces of men's lingerie (true story), why not make my own?

Posted by Mikelina S. from La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States • Published 18th December 2013 • See Mikelina S.'s 7 projects »

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Step 1
I was inspired by this awesome graphic T I mined from a corporate thrift store in my neighbourhood. Originally they were going to be panties but I decided that wasn't quite cheeky enough for this find.
Step 2
I started by cutting the tshirt open at the seams to create flat pattern pieces.
Step 3
I marked my pattern on the right side so that I wasn't having to constantly flip it back and forth to make sure I wasn't cutting through the graphic.
Step 4
I folded the shirt in half to make sure my cut was symmetrical.
Step 5
I did the same with the blank back of the shirt. The blank piece will be the front of the garter.
Step 6
I also made a liner out of the rest of the t-shirt so that the t-shirt cotton wouldn't stretch out of shape as easily. For the liner I just cut duplicates of the first two pieces. I sewed both the sets of pattern pieces together separately.
Step 7
And attached them at the top, right sides together.
Step 8
At the bottom I folded both hems in toward each other and sewed the bottom hem with a zig zag stitch.
Step 9
With scraps from the t-shirt I created these four garters by cutting 1.25" widths and folding them in on each other so no raw edges are visible. I sewed them closed with a zig zag stitch.
Step 10
For lack of ready garter clips I re-purposed paper clips which worked surprisingly well. So well that I doubt I'll replace them.

And we're finished!

Now go show them to somebody you really like ;)