Baby bodysuit (“onesie”) without seams?
I want to sew some clothes for my daughter but am very very new to sewing. The pattern I have creates a seam, obviously, on the left and right side from the armpit to the hip. The ones you buy in the store don’t have this. Is there a way to sew a onesie so that it is like the kind you make in the store, or do they have a special machine that knits the fabric into that shape? If so, how do small businesses (like mom and pop craft places) sew and sell their own creative onesies, like I’ve seen online?
If they don’t make their own, how do they get “ringer” type onesies?
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I just purchased a pkg of Gerber Onsies and they have seams. I hand dyed One and sewed matching eyelet lace on the bum and neckline to match a hand knit jumper I made for my first grand niece. I dyed it because I couldn’t find any to match the jumper.
You can customize the plain white ones either with fabric pens or lace/applique embelishments.
If you have one without a seam, then the material was knit in a tube, so there would be no side seams.
You can cut it down to one seam if you can find a pattern (or make your own pattern) and then the seam would be down the back, in front, or on one side.
Nobody is selling “their own” onesies. They are buying them and then decorating them for resale.
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I personally like the patterns that are all-in-one. Most of them are made of a knit fabric with stretch/give, and that’s important when there is no shape sewn into the garment.
Keep in mind that in sewing, you are taking a flat pattern and making it fit a round body. Even if the body of the garment has no seams, it will have to have shoulder seams, armholes, leg holes, and/or fasteners. The ones I like best for my grandson, now 18 months old, open completely down the front, including both legs, and then zip or snap or Velcro back together to form a garment over the child’s body. They will have sleeves that are either set in or stitched on in a raglan seam.
If you want to sew clothes that are easy to make, fit as well as can be expected on a baby, and have more style than the average onesie, I’d suggest a pattern such as McCalls M5507, M4280, or M9407; Kwik Sew 2656 or 2910; or Simplicity 3543. Or buy a garment you like, study how it’s put together, and use it to make a pattern.
If what you want is the store-bought onesies but with more style, what you might do is take the inexpensive white ones, add trim or embroidery or fabric-dye stamped designs or tie-dye them. Then you have a personalized garment that has more appeal and that you won’t mind putting away or giving away in 3 months when it is outgrown.
“Ringer” onesies: Made from a tube of knit fabric with the shape for the bottom and the shape for the top cut, then the cut edges trimmed with tape. Sleeves sewed in. They are probably made to order at a factory in China.