Comments on: More Handmade Underwear

By: Passing on the Bargain | Clever Nesting

Passing on the Bargain | Clever Nesting — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:54:15 +0000

[...] didn’t believe it was true so I grabbed it to take up to the counter. Colleen has been making her own underwear lately, and I’m sewing cloth diapers out of my old t-shirts and need to make leg casings. We [...]

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:24:49 +0000

Thanks Ellie, the website has a lot of great items, and their prices are reasonable.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:05:32 +0000

Colleen- This may be weird- but I have cut the elastic out of my underwear before I tossed it to use in crafts. I don’t see any reason that you can’t use elastic from other undies to make new ones. Also, check out http://www.sewsassy.com I have ordered some items from them to use with my bow ties, but they have lots of great stretch-lace to choose from at good prices. And their shipping is FAST!

By: Devona

Devona — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:45:53 +0000

Colleen, when you look for lace you can find some elasticized lace for the edges. Then you can skip the regular elastic and will have less bulk.