Bikini Bottom Revamp

I purchased a black bathing suit recently, but I wasn't able to find bottoms with ties. After a day wearing the bottoms I hated them!! So I decided to transform the decorative ties on the sides into actualy adjustable ties.

Here's how I did it...

Step 1: I used a seam ripper to remove the decorative ties.

Step 2: Using the seam ripper again I removed the stitches holding the side seam together. Once seperated I could see how the suit was put together.

Step 3: My suit lining was attached to the exterior piece, so I wasn't able to insert the tie the way I'd hoped. So I folded over the part of the seam where I removed the stitches and sewed in place.

Step 4: Cut the original tie in half.

Step 5: Tuck ends in and pin ties to each end and sew in place.

Wahla!!  Super Easy! And it turned out really well!

And no I won't be showing a picture of the suit on!




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