We firmly believe that anyone can sew anything with patience and perseverance, but sometimes it helps to understand how time-consuming or challenging a pattern will be to sew. Here's how we rate the difficulty of our patterns:
Beginner (⭑): Appropriate for a true beginner with simple style lines and details, quick to sew with no closures.
Confident Beginner (⭑⭑): Achievable for beginners who are willing to learn a new skill, may include more design features and techniques (ie. zippers, buttons, facings, etc). Relatively quick to sew.
Intermediate (⭑⭑⭑): More details and style lines, may include interesting details like a zipper fly or topstitching, projects can take 6+ hours to sew.
Advanced (⭑⭑⭑⭑): Still achievable for most sewists, but patterns will include more pieces and more details, and can take 8+ hours to sew.
Challenging(⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑): Complex, skill heavy projects like tailoring and bra-making. Again, achievable for most sewists but be prepared to spend 10+ hours on these types of projects.
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Bianca is a fully-lined one-piece swimsuit inspired by the louche and glamorous fashion of the disco 70s. Stretchy elastic ties are inserted into two bust cups that can be gathered, adjusted, and tied in a variety of ways. An underbust seam provides support, and a lower-cut front leg and seat provide good coverage.
View A features a band in the back with a swimsuit closure.
The look and feel of this cotton is really lovely. I've cut out all the bits and pieces to make up my first pair of claire shorts and it has been a pleasure to work with.
