We love sewing and designing lingerie. We create top-notch lingerie patterns.
We love sewing and designing lingerie. We create top-notch lingerie patterns.
And a new bra is almost ready to be worn. It’s a strange combination of colors. I didn’t have a matching beige elastic. I’ve used black and black bows. But somehow, all the colors and embellishments overload this bra:
I think cups are exquisite. I absolutely adore them! For a few more pictures about making this version of bra, read my previous post. Nonetheless, here are some construction photos:
Let’s see what I like about this version of bra:
- Cups finally got better! The shape is what I wanted. So I’m done altering and designing bra cups.
- Bridge is wider than from exhibit 1 and exhibit 2. And on me, the tutorial I wrote on adjusting bra bridge works[link].
- Despite the colors I love this piece of lingerie. It’s beautiful and sophisticated.
Let’s see what I do not like:
- There’s one thing only; I was rushing to finish, so the channeling stitches are horrible I hope you can ignore awful stitching.
And now, let’s see what I have to do next for my bra pattern:
- I do have to wear this new bra and decide the fit level; the previous one proved to be very good, but not perfect for my acceptance conditions;
- I was messing around with sizes and my testing showed I have to make some band alteration to fit big cups, like E and bigger;
- Also, to my shame, I discovered a mistake I made when I was designing the band; I did not remove the hook width from the back band; this is to be corrected;
- Draft a new version for bra pattern and sew one test bra; cups remain from this version, but a new band;
What I have learned:
- I get a feeling this bra design won’t work for big cups (F and bigger); this doesn’t mean I’m not going to release those sizes! If you still want to try, leave a reply; I will not refuse a tester
It turned out, the bra strap was too short. I had to prolong it. I joined two elastics, one on top of the other, and zig-zagged them. To cover the mess, apply a bow:
And some last notes. I think the drafting is in the final stage. I have to start writing the bra page, some articles about bra making, and a lot more. So, keep an eye on my progress. New announcements are to be shared soon.
