Two-piece swimsuit (bikini)
Make a two-piece swimsuit using Lycra-based fabrics and this technical file, carefully put together by dp studio for a full understanding of the method to follow and a top-of-the-range result. The file’s precise written explanations and detailed sketches demonstrate how to make a bikini using the one-piece swimsuit base pattern as your starting point. The use of a stretch fabric is essential for making this piece but an analyzing exactly how stretchy the fabric is becomes also necessary in order to calculate whether the volume of the top and bottoms of the bikini (to be defined separately) needs increasing or reducing in function with the fabric.
Once the base has been accurately made, other creative transformations can be brought to this new base if so desired.