Hi Priti! I am glad you are excited and joining! I would do lining and power mesh. Often times power net, power mesh, and techsheen are great at adding support but aren’t the softest next to the skin. You can cut it out of the lining pattern piece and baste it to your lining and treat them as one piece. Yes, you can use basic nude swim wear lining for the lining! It is definitely soft enough.

thanks!

Thank you Sharon. Just ordered some Flex Athletic knit for bra and leggings. I’m in Canada so ordering from the U.S. is prohibitive with the exchange rate. I have swim and all the elastic so I am ready to go.

I am so glad you are joining!

Hi Kate! The beige fabric is Dharma fabric. Sorry I forgot to link it earlier! You can find it here – https://www.thefabricfairy.com/products/dharma-heathered-hummus-poly-spandex-athletic-jersey-knit-fabric

For the lining of my purplish/berry bra I used the olympus fabric that I had also used on the main. On my nude bra I used the same nude fabric, which is the Dharma found here https://www.thefabricfairy.com/products/dharma-heathered-hummus-poly-spandex-athletic-jersey-knit-fabric

The 1.5 or 2 inch elastic is the type used in waistbands. It is like this and can be found on amazon, joanns and several different stores. https://www.wawak.com/Garment-Construction/Elastic-Waistbands/knitted-waistband-elastic/?sku=EL50WH. You can also use the non roll kind of elastic. I find that one a firmer elastic and sometimes have to make it longer for comfort. Dritz also has the soft kind that you can use all by itself as a band (meaning you don’t have to sew a fabric casing to put it in – it can go directly against your skin). https://www.joann.com/dritz-1.5-soft-waistband-elastic-white/15377468.html.