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Originally Posted by A'isha Azar
Dear Gang,
I make my own body stockings. It's way cheaper and takes only minutes. I bought a length of powernet, I think about 5 yards ( it's 60 inches wide) from, if I remember correctly, Chandra's. You can make patterns for either the kind with the seams on the side or cut a pair of undies open and turn sideways to create a pattern for a net with one seam up the back. You do have to "custom cut" the front of the leg opening. Add some lingerie elastic at the legs and voila!! The whole process takes far less than half an hour.
Regards,
A'isha
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Hi A'isha
I bought some power net about 6 months ago, and have not cut into it as I am not sure how you measure yourself to take into account the stretch factor. Not being the best seamstress around and a little fearful of cutting into perfectly good fabric without a pattern can you explain to this sewing challenged person how you transfer body measurements to stretchy fabric.
I have a stretchy net one which is about 6 inches wide in actuality but stretches easily to fit my size 14 body measurements. I had thought of using that as a template, but power net is different to the fishnet, and I am way too much of a scaredy cat to make the cut!
Thanks
Mosaic