Cycling skorts

[Irulan]

First, sewing is my passion after biking, and I do it professionally..

buy stuff locally??? Bwahahahahha, that's a joke. I mail order EVRYTHING from outdoors suppliers, here's a list from my tips page

Outdoors Fabric Suppliers I've made shorts out of beefy 9 oz. lycra... you cannot kill these shorts, it's the same lycra they use for pro football "tights". I've also used wicking supplex lycra... great for hot weather but they snag easy, and other medium weights. Most swim lycra is too thin, IMO. I make all my own chaomois using the pattern that comes with the Stretch and Sew six panel shorts pattern; I use ultrasuede and polartec. I havne't found a pre made chaomis that I like.

It's fun to make contrast panel shorts using swim lycra prints just for the side panels.

regards

Penny