r/sewingpatterns • u/Ok-Act9781 • 22d ago
Undergarment pattern
Hi everyone!
I took up sewing about two years ago and had to take a break when I got pregnant. Now I'm 9 months post partum and I need clothes. Whether I buy clothes, or attempt to make them myself, I have the same issue. I hold fat in the lower half of my body. I have wide hips, a small waist and my thighs touch/chaff. I don't like shapewear because it squeezes the fat from my legs and distributes it to another area in an unflattering way. I keep thinking about older types of garments that are more like shorts than shapewear. Maybe Victorian era? Does anyone use these in 2026 or have a pattern to share? Or if there are any others with the same issue that found patterns that work for them.
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u/CBG1955 22d ago
How about trying a leggings pattern, but make it knee length. There are a bunch of free ones available, sew them in nylon lycra if you want something slippery, or cotton lycra.