Arizona — Women’s Swimsuit – sewing tutorial

Arizona

A one-piece swimsuit with thin crossed straps, adjusted with rings and sliders, and edges finished with rubber elastic. Four pieces, eleven steps.

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65 cm Main fabric, all sizes

190 cm Elastic for edging

4 Pattern pieces

11 Steps to sew it

A one-piece swimsuit with crossed straps

Arizona is a one-piece swimsuit with thin straps that cross at the back. The straps are adjusted with rings and sliders. The leg holes, the neckline and the upper edge of the back are finished with rubber elastic, and a gusset is set into the crotch seam.

The pattern has four pieces and takes only 65 cm (25.6 in) of fabric 150 cm (59.1 in) wide for all sizes. The pieces already contain 1 cm (0.39 in) seam allowances. A lining is optional.

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

• Fabric mostly made from nylon, with at least 10-20% Lycra or spandex
• Polyester blends with the same percentage of spandex
• Tricot swimwear lining (optional), cut along the front of the swimsuit

Supplies

• Main fabric: 65 cm (25.6 in) for all sizes, fabric width 150 cm (59.1 in)
• Rings for straps, 2 pcs.
• Sliders for straps, 2 pcs.
• Rubber elastic for edging: 190 cm (74.8 in)
• Lining fabric (optional): 60 cm (23.6 in) for all sizes
• Special needles marked STRETCH 65

Pattern pieces names

Description of tailoring

11 steps in four stages, from the back seam to the straps.

Back, gusset and crotch

1. 1

   Pin the Back parts together along the center with the right sides together and serge.

2. 2

   Serge the Gussets’ upper raw edge.

3. 3

   Pin the Back and Front together with the right sides along the crotch. Pin the Gusset right side to the Back wrong side. Serge it all together.

Leg holes and side seams

1. 4

   Fold and pin the Gusset to the Front. Pin the rubber elastic to wrong side of the leg-hole leaving 3 cm (1.2 in) of the elastic at the beginning so you can hold it. Sew in place using Zigzag stitch or you can simply serge it. Stretch a little bit during stitching.

2. 5

   Then fold the rubber elastic inward and pin. Sew in place using Zigzag stitch of width 4.

3. 6

   Pin the Front and Back along the side edge with the right sides together. Serge. Fix allowances at the leg-hole with zigzag stitch.

Neckline and back edge

1. 7

   Sew the rubber elastic to the neckline (use zigzag or serger). Then fold inward and top stitch with zigzag.

2. 8

   Sew the rubber elastic to the Back upper raw edge (use zigzag or serger). Then fold inward and top stitch with zigzag.

Straps

1. 9

   Pin the strap aligning the notches. Sew in place along the under-arm (use zigzag or serger). Then fold the straps allowances over the stitch and baste. Also fold the allowances inward all along the strap. Baste. Zigzag stitch.

2. 10

   Thread the strap’s end through the ring. Pin and stitch. REMEMBER to cross the straps.

3. 11

   Thread the strap through the slider, then thread through the ring and after this thread the strap through the middle of the slider. Secure the strap’s end with zigzag stitch.

Finishing Your swimsuit is ready!

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