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Where To Buy Swim Fabric?

I have finally relented and let my 8 year old stop swimming lessons after months of her begging (the only thing she can't do is a handstand in the water... there are more important things). But that means I want to take her swimming more often so she can still practice. Now, the thought of wearing a swim suit is not one that fills me with joy to be honest, not least because it means shaving my legs more!!

But after seeing Laura The Specky Seamstress share her stretch Cinnamon Daisy Poppy and plans to turn it into a swimsuit - I think the bodice would look stunning as a swim top. I already have a pair of black bottoms so I'm on the lookout for plain black swimsuit fabric. Does anyone have any recommendations?

· 19 hours ago
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No fabric recommendations but I did see a post on YT from Whitney (TomKatStitchery) where she used one of her old bras to 'assist' with the wrangling of the 'chesticles' when she made a swimsuit. I know the Poppy does that very well already, but the added security might be comforting.

Personally, if I were to swim I think I'd make one of the Victorian style neck to knee garments - but that's just me!!

A friend of mine, who is wondrously and gorgeously curvy, has made a swimsuit but she used cycling shorts as the 'bottom' half and topped it with quite a floating/drapy top and she looks stunning in that...

· 19 hours ago

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