Looking to make an underwire bodysuit? This tutorial will show you how to sew cups & underwires into any body suit pattern you want to use! So, if you’ve been following along the past few weeks, you may have noticed that I’ve been doing a lot of tutorials featuring a pink bodysuit. There was How... Read More The post Underwire Bodysuit appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

This is Part 2 of our Taylor Swift Reputation Leotard tutorial. This part focuses on patterning and sewing the snake appliques to the bodysuit. Ok! Here we are at part 2 of the Reputation Era outfit tutorial! As I mentioned in Reputation Outfit Part 1: Supplies, Patterning, and Piecing , I’ll be doing tutorials for... Read More The post Reputation Leotard Part 2 appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

Need to make a bodysuit with easy access for when nature calls? This tutorial on making a bodysuit with a snap crotch is what you'll need! Remember back in the 90s when snap crotch bodysuits were all the rage as everyday clothing? While they might not be as popular these days, they do serve the... Read More The post Bodysuit with a Snap Crotch appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

Sometimes you want to add a snap closure to a bodysuit. Here's how to convert any swimsuit, brief, or bodysuit pattern to accommodate snaps. I’ve got bunch of bodysuit - and bodysuit adjacent! - posts coming up, so I figure I’ll kick them all off with an easy workaround to have in mind. In this... Read More The post Convert a Bodysuit Pattern for Snaps appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

This tutorial teaches how to make a basic bodysuit - sleeveless, or with sleeves. A foundational garment, both literally and in terms of technique! Before getting to the BIG EPIC bodysuit tutorial I’m working on, I’ve got a few bodysuit posts to share first. Today, we’re looking at how to make a super basic bodysuit... Read More The post Basic Bodysuit appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

The first in a 3 part series on how to make Taylor Swift's "Snakes" Reputation Outfit! This part covers materials, patterning, and piecing. Over the past couple of years, I’ve had a TON of requests to bring some Swiftie style to this blog. Everyone wants to know how to make her concert outfits! SO far,... Read More The post Taylor Swift Reputation Outfit appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

While I'm not the biggest fan of them, knowing how to sew an invisible zipper into a spandex garment is a handy skill to have. Here's how! One of the great things about this new site is that it gives me all the space I need to REALLY show how to do something. From the... Read More The post How to Sew an Invisible Zipper appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

Did you know that there are two different ways to sew sleeves into a spandex garment? Here's my sewing tutorial on both set in & flat methods. There are two different ways to sew sleeves into a spandex garment (or any garment, for that matter!). These are the flat method and the set-in sleeve method.... Read More The post How to Sew Sleeves appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

Learning how to install snaps will come in handy for various types of spandex costuming. Here's how I install both hollow & solid prong snaps. Look at this, writing the second blog post in less than a month, after over a year of neglect! Woo, yay me! This post is the first in a series,... Read More The post How to Install Snaps appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more

After months of no sewing at all, I offered to make a dress for a friend. It was a fun challenge, as it involved some traditional dressmaking techniques that I don’t often use in spandex costuming. Here’s how I made it! So, it’s been a minute, huh? Back in May, the tendon damage in my... Read More The post How I Made That: Art Deco Skating Dress appeared first on Spandex Simplified ..read more