Waratah Undies & Period Undies Sewing Pattern PDF

The period undies have a large pad suitable for day wear or overnight. The level of absorbency is completely customizable.

This pattern is suitable for sewing on a home sewing machine and doesn't require a serger/overlocker. The illustrated instructions give directions for sewing the undies using the zig zag stitch function on your machine!

Alternatively, you can use serger/overlocker for the seams, but you will also need to use a zigzag stitch to apply the elastic and finish the gusset.

Difficulty 2/5

Sizes Available:

Sizes A-M (see size chart in images)

41.5-71.5" (105-182cm) Hip

Please select your size based on your hip measurement, you can customize the sizing in the waist when you apply the waist elastic.

The undies are designed to sit lower at the front than the back. This helps to prevent camel-toe!

As with any garment, we recommend making a toile/muslin out of inexpensive material before cutting into your fashion fabric. This is especially important for undies because everyone’s body and preferences are different!

If our sizes are too small to include you, we will grade our patterns up for you. Please get in touch with us here.

Suggested Fabric:

This pattern is designed for use with 4-way stretch fabrics. Stretch and recovery should be equal in both the horizontal and vertical directions. Suggested fabrics are: cotton/spandex, bamboo/spandex, merino/spandex.

Period undies also require wicking fabric(we suggest merino, or sport polyester), absorbent fabric (ZorbTM, towelling, flannelette), and a barrier fabric (PUL, Gore-TexTM, any other waterproof membrane)

Fabric Yardage:

See chart in images.

Sizes A-I:

0.5m/0.6 yard (150cm/60” wide)

1m/1.1 yard (115cm/45” wide)

Sizes J-M:

0.75m/0.8 yard (150cm/60” wide)

1.5m/1.7 yard (115cm/45” wide)

Notions:

Normal Undies

Matching thread

Ballpoint needle

1.5m/1.65 yards of 1”/25mm wide fold-over elastic

1.6m/1.8 yards either picot edge or 3/4”/20mm wide fold over elastic for leg openings

Period Undies 

Matching thread

Ballpoint needle

3m/3.3 yards of 1”/25mm wide fold-over elastic

0.4m/0.4 yards by 0.4m/0.4 yards each wicking fabric, absorbent fabric, and barrier fabric

Sew-along Video:

Undies sew-along video
Period undies sew-along video
Choosing elastic for your undies video
Choosing fabric for your period undies video

Blogs:

Mesh Fabric for your Kapunda or Waratah Undies
Comparing our Waratah and Kapunda Undies
Shopping Elastic for your Undies

Inspo for our Undies:

Check out the hashtag, #WaratahUndies or our previous hashtag #Munaandbroadundies

The Waratah Undies work great under all our Pants and dresses but make the perfect matching set with our Banksia Bralette.