Every summer for the past two years I have made myself a new handmade swimsuit. I love the process of making swimwear and I have so much fun wearing my me-mades to the beach! This indie sewing pattern roundup is all about swimwear! Let me know if I missed your favourite! I will be sure to add it to the list 🙂
Closet Case Files Bombshell & Sophie
Friday Pattern Co. Vernazza Swimsuit
Halfmoon Atelier Basic Bikini WELL’S BAY
Evie la Luve – The Mimi Bikini
Patterns 4 Pirates Take the Plunge
Opion Patterns Jamanota and Santis
Jalie Gigi (3671), and One-piece Swimsuit (3350)
Seamstress Erin Nautilus & Laminaria
Swim Style Patterns –Basic Bikini and Indigo Ruche Bikini
Lily Sage and Co. Splash Swimsuit
Bras
Bras can make great swimsuit patterns with a few tweaks and the use of swimwear fabrics and notions.
OhhhLulu Ava Bottom, Cindy Top and Anouk bodysuit (tutorials for swimsuit hack provided).
Madalynne Noelle and Sierra (free patterns)
If you haven’t tried sewing a swimsuit yet, don’t be shy! It’s really fun and not as hard as it looks, trust me. You can totally make a beach worthy swimsuit in an afternoon! I look forward to sharing this year’s swimsuit project on the blog soon! I still haven’t picked a pattern yet!
Here are my swimsuit projects from previous summers – click on the photos to see the full post 🙂
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10 Comments on “Indie, Darling: Best Swimwear Patterns”
Gorgeous suits! Thanks for including the Grace Tankini!
This is great! I wasn’t familiar with all of these. Jalie also has a tankini and a racing style one piece. They are older but still good patterns. I’ve also used a workout top pattern as a tankini top. I look forward to seeing what you make this year. I have supplies for a few suits, too, but got busy making other things. This post is like a helpful pep talk to get back to those.
Helen, what for a great swimsuit tour!
Thank you, I’m impatient to see witch one catch your eyes for the 2017 season.
Helen, what a great collection, i like Sophie Hines Euler Bralette. Super good.
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How about the Pin-Up Girls by Beverly Johnson swimsuit patterns? https://braandcorsetsupplies.com/product-category/patterns/fun-sun-and-swimwear-patterns/
Kwik Sew has good swimsuit patterns, too many to mention. Jalie has more and I am trying a few right now. #3351 is swim shorts with attached briefs, which is nice if you have to run to the store. #3023 is their tankini. It comes with a bikini or tankini top and a bikini bottom or a skirted bottom
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