Quote Originally Posted by Freedomlover
Southern Breeze mentioned polypropylene for the obvious benefits. That's a great idea. I may go into the business. After all, a sewing machine is a power tool.
It's not as easy as it looks. Undergarments must be realiably stitched to survive extream and frequent washings. We use several machine operations in the manufacturing of the Underkilts including industrial double-needle 4-thread overlock sergers, and double-needle coverstitch machines. Things like elastic can also be problematic since you often need feed tensioning equipment to properly attach it to stretch fabrics in a consistant manner. All in all, it might set you back more than $25,000 (US) to get set up. Maybe $10,000 if you can find used equipment. We also do all our own pattern and size grading work in CAD and produce cutting room markers on a large format printer. - Without the computer software and hardware, it would be difficult to do niche products like the Underkilt efficiently.

-- Dave