Zou much more than just shorts!* 

The Zou Super Bubble Culottes PDF SEWING PATTERN is a playful nod to the Japanese word for elephant, mixed with a kawaii flair! The Zou Super Bubble Culottes ranges in sizes from 2T (90cm) to 10Y (140cm).  Perfect sewing pattern for those hot summer days!

The Zou Super Bubble Culottes Digital Sewing Pattern

The Super Bubble Culottes are ultra-gathered, fully-lined, bloomer style, bubble shorts with an elastic waistband.

Additional options to the culottes include:

• snap on tail

• little ties

*PLEASE NOTE THIS LISTING IS NOT FOR A FINISHED GARMENT. THIS IS A DIGITAL SEWING PATTERN WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN FINISHED GARMENT (for personal use only). This listing is for the SUPER BUBBLE CULOTTES PATTERN ONLY. If you are interested in the full, two-pattern set, please purchase the Zou Playset instead of this one.

fabric recommendations 

-MAIN AND CONTRAST FABRICS: Light to medium weight woven fabric: shirting, linen, lawn, quilting cotton, double gauze, broadcloth, calico, poplin, lightweight denim, chambray, fine whale corduroy, silk duponi, brocade.

-LINING: lightweight woven fabrics 

notions + supplies

-ELASTIC: 2cm (3/4”) elastic as long as your waist measurement (natural waist measurement is the circumference around the belly button) minus 1.3cm (1/2”)  Make sure the elastic is stretchy enough to come up over the hips to sit just below the waist.

-HAND SEWN SNAP for tail: whichever color you need, size 3/0

File Size: 9MB

• the PDF Pattern file

• the "READ FIRST" instructions which are the detailed instructions of the pattern

• a black and white version of just the sewing tutorial for those who like to print out instructions

Some patterns also include a separate file for the face template patterns as well as an overview image of the templates.

This allows you to access only the information you require at any given step of the process without having a massive file open. 

To access the pattern after you receive them, right-click on the zipped folder icon and instead of clicking "open", click "extract all" and then chose the folder you would like the files to be saved.

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