Shapewear (Not Spanx)

I have just finished a prototype of the thigh slimmer shapewear, actually a knock off version of a TNT( tried and tested) RTW.
Too (cheap) thrifty to shell out over 50.00GBPounds, I decided to have a go at making a clone.
As I had a stash of lingerie and bra making findings acquired from the sample studio of the said lingerie manufacturer , I knew if I could reproduce the pattern and perfect the specialist sewing techniques I was on my way to saving loads of money.


Scramble online produced an OOP Kwik Sew girdle pattern # 2152

Original pattern pieces created by a combination of pencil tracing and measurements.
The supplies were assembled
Satin Powernet( Industrial Strength)
Powernet
Plush Elastic
Wooly nylon thread( bobbin and overlocker)
Polyester thread
Taunton Press Book ; Sewing Knits
Singer series Book: Sewing Lingerie .........an excellent book despite its age
Expresso coffee on the tap.

Required Sewing skills:
Able to cut small fiddly odd shaped pattern pieces( best done with small rotary cutter)
Able to stitch accurate 6mm seams
Manipulating curvy seams
Application of elastic on high stretch materials
Use of speciality stitch on my machine.
Viking Orchidea stitch A6 and A7..........nice stretch stitch

Couple of hours later the spanxette was done
Great fit, believe that.Was able to slither into a new RTW linen skirt whose zipper wouldnt budge san reinforcement.

Despite having over 60 sewing books , there isnt a lot covering Shapewear , pattern drafting , sewing techniques etc.
The web is a great resource for searching online stores for ideas.One only worries about what the webcrawlers might make of a change in search request.
Also make sure to put adult filters on the search .

I have a whole summer /autumn of trying out other types of lingerie sewing