𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿? * DIY BIKINI

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 sew a top with non stretch fabric, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘁:

Fit you properly;

Adjust to your body;

Be comfortable

and 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 for sure 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁. So if you're not a A Cup, you definitely need well drafted patterns that 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀.

𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮. Sometimes, we also incude a curved center back seam on our patterns, to 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

This is so obvious that if you see a swimwear pattern that someone says it can be used with the back as front... you should reflect about it and think if your back is similar to your front regarding shape. If it is, then go ahead and sew a bikini top that can be used with the back to the front, if not, witch I suspect 95% of us will say, then, please use patterns that include design features to fit your bust.

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 of design features:

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: See Swimsuit pattern Empire with 3 different cups included and a built in bra

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: See ActiveWear Melissa top

𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 that when sewn together for a volume shape. Imagine the foam cups for the 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻. This is a perfect example on how you create a bust shape using curved pieces sewn together. Watch this video to better understand this concept: HERE

🎬 Why we use darts on swimwear patterns at BDC: HERE

🎬  Learn how to 𝗦𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: HERE 

In the image below, you can see pictures of our 𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 and 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝟬º. See how the front shape accommodates the volume and allows the bust to be comfortable and not flatten. This is thanks to a below the bust dart that we've included in this design and so many others at BDC.

Now, You're ready to choose your patterns carefully and understand the design features included in each one of them. Understand why they have a good fit or not.

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