Sewing Shapewear: Smooth Silhouettes

Overview

Create an entire wardrobe of shapewear from one versatile pattern! Join intimate apparel sewer Beverly Johnson, aka your Fairy Bra-Mother, and gain the skills to sew a variety of popular shapewear styles for a sleek, smooth appearance under any garment.

Not only will you learn to make a basic bodyshaper that is meant to be worn with your own bra, you will see other back options as well as variations for adding power bars to control and shape. Use that same pattern (included as a printable download in the class) to make slimming shorts, or bicycle shorts, or to the waist shapers that look like the ready-t0-wear  versions.

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Sewing Shapewear: Smooth Silhouettes

Create an entire wardrobe of shapewear from one versatile pattern! Join intimate apparel sewer Beverly Johnson, aka your Fairy Bra-Mother, and gain the skills to sew a variety of popular shapewear styles for a sleek, smooth appearance under any garment.

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  • 6 Streaming HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
  • Printable class resources, including a supply list, construction order and bodyshaper pattern adaptable for multiple sizes and styles
  • Hours of close-up instruction
  • Answers to student questions from instructor Beverly Johnson

Intermediate. You should be familiar with your sewing machine and be able to sew an accurate 1/4″ sseamline. You will be working with firm stretch and compression fabrics.

Lesson Plan

Meet expert intimate apparel sewer Beverly Johnson and get started by looking at the included pattern and variations for a custom shapewear wardrobe. Beverly helps you choose the right fabrics and pattern size, explaining how to easily alter the pattern for larger sizes.

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Beverly shares layout, cutting and marking tips. You’ll start to sew the cami section of the full-body shaper with curved darts, and set it into the shaper front.

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Continue constructing the shaper as you learn how to create an optional lower opening, then sew the inseam and side seams, and finish the hems and edges.

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Customize your scoop-back full-body shaper with adjustable straps to finish it up. First you’ll draft the bra-back variation, then alter the pattern for the to-the-hip option.

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Find out how to easily alter your pattern to make slimming shorts, the most popular shapewear style. Beverly shares three different ways to add various types of elastics for a professional-looking finish. You’ll even learn how to make a high-waist option and bicycle shorts!

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Discover how to customize any shapewear style with extra tummy or thigh control, posture bars, and derriere support. You’ll look sleek and smooth under any garment with a wardrobe of shapewear styles, all made from one versatile pattern!

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More Info

Equipment needed

Hip Curve, ruler, pencil

Sewing machine with variable width zig-zag stitch

Serger optional

A knob or other pressing device to press darts over

Rotary cutter, either 28 mm or 18 mm, roatry cutting mat or…scissors to cut fabric out

Wash-out marker

Full body shaper

1 2/3 yd or 1.3 m power net or very firm stretch spandex for the largest size

½ yd or .5 m  stretch Lace for cami 6” to 9” wide depending on pattern size

Or…Stretch Fabric for cami – a piece 18” wide x 10” long

Small piece of cotton gusset lining 6” x 2”

.5 metre Strap elastic ½” to ¾” wide

2 sliders and 2 rings in width to match strap elastic

High quality thread to match

Hip length shaper

3/4 yd or .7 m power net or very firm stretch spandex for the largest size

½ yd or .5 m  stretch Lace for cami 6” to 9” wide depending on pattern size

Or…Stretch Fabric for cami – a piece 18” wide x 10” long

.5 metre Strap elastic ½” to ¾” wide

2 sliders and 2 rings in width to match strap elastic

High quality thread to match

Slimmer Shorts

3/4 yd or .7 m power net or very firm stretch spandex for the largest size

Small piece of cotton gusset lining 6” x 2”

Optional – 1 1/8 yd or 1 m of waistband elastic ¾” to 1” wide

High quality thread to match

High Waisted Slimmers

1 yd or 1 m power net or very firm stretch spandex for the largest full body size

Small piece of cotton gusset lining 6” x 2”

Optional – 1 1/8 yd or 1 m of waistband elastic ¾” to 1” wide

1 yd or 1 m of narrow strap elastic to fasten around bra

3 g-hooks same width as strap elastic to hook around bra

High quality thread to match

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FAQs

  • Once you purchase a class, you can find your class in your class library.
  • Watch on any device anytime.
  • Find class resources in the class viewer.
  • Yes, it does. Once you register and pay for the class, you will have access to the downloadable class materials which includes a multi-sized bodyshaper pattern.

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