How to Make a Custom Bikini Top
When you make a custom bikini top, pay extra attention to the stitching on the actual top and the straps that hold it up. Taking a little extra time with the top ensures that the bikini feels comfortable against your skin and stays in place while you're wearing it.
Things You'll Need:
Coordinating colored thread
Step
1
Tuck the ends of the straps in. Take the unfinished end of the straps that go around the back and around the neck and tuck them inside the strap itself. Tucking the strap ends in ensures that the suit looks professionally finished.
Step
2
Pin the back straps. Take the straps that go around the back of the bikini and place them on the bottom left and right corners of the bikini top. Once you've found the correct placement, pin them in place on the inside of the top so they stay put during sewing.
Step
3
Begin sewing the back straps to the bikini top manually. Since this is a small area, you want to turn the wheel on the sewing machine by hand before using the foot controls to make sure you're stitching in the right area. After manually stitching the strap three or four times, continue stitching using the foot control.
Step
4
Secure the neck straps to the top points of the bikini. These are the straps that go around the neck. Use the same pinning procedures used for the back straps as described in Step 2. Once the neck straps are secure, sew them to the bikini top the same way as described in Step 3.
Step
5
Put the top on. Adjust the straps as necessary to where they fit comfortably. If the straps are too long, trim the ends off.
Step
6
Finish the ends of the straps. Simply tuck in the ends of all four straps and hem the end of the strap.
Tips & Warnings
Always add an extra stitch line. After you make your initial line of stitches to attach the straps to the top of the bikini, stitch another line right next to it to give the straps extra strength while you're wearing the suit.
Don't forget to tie off the stitch. Do this by reversing the feed
dog
on the sewing machine. If you don't tie off the stitch, the straps will fall off the bikini top.
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When you make a custom bikini top, pay extra attention to the stitching on the actual top and the straps that hold it up. Taking a little extra time with the top ensures that the bikini feels comfortable against your skin and stays in place while you're wearing it.
Things You'll Need:
Coordinating colored thread
Step
1
Tuck the ends of the straps in. Take the unfinished end of the straps that go around the back and around the neck and tuck them inside the strap itself. Tucking the strap ends in ensures that the suit looks professionally finished.
Step
2
Pin the back straps. Take the straps that go around the back of the bikini and place them on the bottom left and right corners of the bikini top. Once you've found the correct placement, pin them in place on the inside of the top so they stay put during sewing.
Step
3
Begin sewing the back straps to the bikini top manually. Since this is a small area, you want to turn the wheel on the sewing machine by hand before using the foot controls to make sure you're stitching in the right area. After manually stitching the strap three or four times, continue stitching using the foot control.
Step
4
Secure the neck straps to the top points of the bikini. These are the straps that go around the neck. Use the same pinning procedures used for the back straps as described in Step 2. Once the neck straps are secure, sew them to the bikini top the same way as described in Step 3.
Step
5
Put the top on. Adjust the straps as necessary to where they fit comfortably. If the straps are too long, trim the ends off.
Step
6
Finish the ends of the straps. Simply tuck in the ends of all four straps and hem the end of the strap.
Tips & Warnings
Always add an extra stitch line. After you make your initial line of stitches to attach the straps to the top of the bikini, stitch another line right next to it to give the straps extra strength while you're wearing the suit.
Don't forget to tie off the stitch. Do this by reversing the feed
dog
on the sewing machine. If you don't tie off the stitch, the straps will fall off the bikini top.
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