Swimming robe
TIE or BUTTONS AND LOOP ELASTIC or DRAW STRING
Swimming is now a popular sport in Oregon so you may want to make a swimming robe.
You may make one like the one pictured or select an easy-to-make pattern from your favorite pattern book. Or, adapt an overblouse pattern. Just cut it long enough to cover your swim suit.
Here is an easy one to make. It is mostly hems.
Fabric: Approximately 1⅔ yards of terry cloth, sail cloth, percale, denim, or other absorbent cotton.
How to cut
1. Fold fabric in half lengthwise.
2. Measure in from cut end 17 inches and mark.
FRONT BACK Fold SELVAGE
3. Measure down from top 12 inches to mark arm hole. Then measure across end 2 inches on each side of mark. Cut along these marks. This marks the top of the side dart.
4. Mark dart. Measure 4 inches from bottom and mark. Then mark from this point to top ends of dart. (See diagram.) Make final marks for darts with tailor’s tacks or dressmakers’ tracing paper.
How to Make
1. Fold robe through dart and armhole. Pin and stitch shoulder seams. Make shoulder 10½ inches long. Measure from arm hole. Make a 2-inch seam.
2. Pin underarm dart—2 inches wide at underarm and slope to a point 4 inches from bottom. Stitch. (See darts [page 13].)
3. Press a 1½-inch hem all around robe including shoulder seams and armholes (see phase 1). To make hem turn edge back 2 inches and press, then press ½ inch under to make 1½ inch hem.
Press, pin, and stitch hems in this order: First—front; second—neck; third—armscye; fourth—bottom.
Stitching the hems in this order will leave the ends of the hem open so a draw-string can be placed in the top and bottom hem. If a draw-string is not used, the front hem may be made last.
4. Reinforce underarm with bias or hem tape.
Machine stitch around edge.
Fastenings
1. Draw-strings or ties 2. Belt 3. Velcro 4. Large buttons and loop buttonholes 5. Large snaps 6. Buttons and buttonholes