Jeanniebelle

I would check out the pattern books in the fabric store. I know that McCalls has a pattern for lingerie. I have not made my own and the fact that I am a big woman it would be hard to make a bra that would give me the right support. Jeanniebelle

scrappy happy

no i dont make my own, but when i was little my mom would make then out of flour sack cloth. when we went to the store and she need 50 lbs of flour and i would get to pick the flour sack i like that the flour come in. than had to wait for her to use the flour before she could make my unders. that sure seam like a long wait for me as a kid. but i bet with 6 kids it didnt take long to use the flour.

sew_sew

Kwick Sew has many lingerie patterns. Everything from briefs that us older gals wear to the little boy shorts, bikini and thong that the young gals wear.

bamamama

I used to make my own bathing suits when I was a teenager, they were fun to make and turned out really pretty good.

sew_sew

I used cotton knit jersey, tricot, lycra. Onetime for fun I used leftover scraps from making my boys tee shirts on the serger. The front was one color, the back was another and the crouch still another. You have to have a sense of humor and I thought they were quite funny but I actually wore them.

Mizcott

Hi.My neighbor makes her own custom panties, using her husband's soft, discarded T-shirts. Not sure what elastic she prefers, but she says she can't purchase panties that fit, as well as the ones she makes.

LaurieE

I used to make my own panties and half-slips. I had taken a class from the Viking sewing machine dealer back in the 1970s. Bras looked to difficult to me so I never tried them. I used the Kwik-Sew patterns. Making panties isn't as hard as it looks.

pollyjvan9

I'm ashamed to say this but I think I would rather go commando than try to make my own panties or bra and I can't tell you when I last owned a slip.

sew_sew

Nor is it expensive. I've never tried bras either but have been tempted. Last bras I got were $40. I have a thing for pretty bras and panties, especially the lacy kind. I'm tempted to try a bra. Thus said, sports bras look easy but I've never wore one. :) I like my clevage.......bad me. Like someone once said "You got them, flaunt them".

Mickie612

I have made my panties, slips and nightwear for years. Made one bra, ended up with two left cups.