Waves & Wild Children's Olympia Sports Top

Buy the Children's Olympia Sports Top sewing pattern from Waves & Wild. The Olympia Sports Top is a close-fitting top designed for swimming, gymnastics, dance, athletics and more! The pattern includes two cropped styles plus a full length option. Choose between straight straps or a racer back, and a straight or V front. This pattern is best suited to those with some sewing experience. The construction is not complex, but it is a little fiddly and requires accurate topstitching.

A version for teens is available here.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: 

Main and binding: Light to medium weight knit swim Lycra. Alternatively, you can use cotton/Lycra jersey or athletic jersey provided the fabric contains at least 5% Lycra and has excellent stretch and return. The fabric should have a minimum of 70% horizontal and 50% vertical stretch.

Lining (optional): Power mesh.

Fabric requirements: 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: Crop, 20 - 30 cm (1/4 - 1/2 yd) // Full length, 40 - 50 cm (1/2 - 5/8 yd).

Sizing: 2 – 12 years. Please check the size chart.

Notions: 6 mm (1/4") elastic for the straps; double-sided wash-away tape (optional) // Enclosed elastic band: 25 mm (1") elastic // Exposed elastic band: 25 - 38 mm (1" - 1 1/2") soft/plush elastic. If you are making a swim top, you must use swim elastic.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/legal/letter print-at-home pattern (5 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (1 sheet) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: Yes.

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