How to Make a Sequined Swimsuit

Create a custom sequin swimsuit

Summer style requires reaching into your wardrobe and pulling out that sizzling swimsuit. Step up your style game by making your own swimsuit. You can add a some extra dazzle by creating a sequined swimsuit that will be sure to turn heads either on the catwalk or the boardwalk.

Things You'll Need

• Two-way stretch knit sequined fabric
• Swimwear lining fabric
• Scissors
• Needle
• Thread
• Pins
• Chalk
• Chlorine resistant cotton-wrapped elastics

Instructions

1. Draw out the swimsuit pattern on your fabric using a piece of chalk. You may also purchase a swimsuit pattern from a pattern company, if you feel you may need assistance with creating a pattern. If you are creating a one-piece suit, you will need to trace out the pattern of the front and back of your swimsuit using two different pieces of fabric. A two-piece bathing suit will only require one piece of fabric.

2. Cut the fabric following your pattern lines. Cut the lining fabric to match the pattern of the front and crotch of your swimsuit. For a fully lined suit, generally used in one-piece swimsuits, cut the lining fabric to match the patterns for the front and back of the suit.

3. Lay the lining and fabric on top of one another and place the elastic in the areas where leg, arm and/or neck holes will be. Fold over the raw edges towards the wrong side of the suit and pin in place. Turn the suit wrong side out after all of the edges have been folded over.

4. Sew all of the edges of your swimsuit together using your pattern as a guide to finish off your new custom swimsuit.

References

• "The Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book"; Joan Bordow, et. al.; 2008