Pattern/Technique: Ninni Culottes by Named Patterns in size 50
Modifications: Used the Zanzibach pocket insertion method (saved in Google Drive)
Materials: 2.5 yds of red cotton ikat (42” wide) purchased on Etsy
Cut 38” of 1 1/2” elastic and overlapped the ends by 1”
New skills: n/a
Lessons/Notes: I sewed a little too far when connecting the waistband ends so the slot for inserting the elastic was a bit narrow. I worked around this by folding the elastic in half before clipping on the bodkin to make a taper. I also used 1 1/2” elastic which was probably too wide for the waistband—it needed a bunch of finagling to get through the waistband—next time I’ll use 1 1/4”.
All these elastic shenanigans ended up being a blessing in disguise because I learned that the red dye from my fabric was transferring onto the white elastic despite pre-washing my fabric. I ended up deciding to not take these on my vacation to hot & humid Tulum, MX where I’d risk red stripes on my white shirts. I’ll run these through a couple washes to let any residual dye come out before wearing them.
What I'd do differently: n/a
Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low.
