Finally, after wearing ill-fitting uncomfortable bras for 60 years, I’ve got a bra that fits. A bra that’s so comfortable that I forgot I was wearing it. And the straps stay up!
I used a Pin Up Girls pattern, and paid attention to everything Beverly Johnson said in the Craftsy Bra Making class.
Because I’ve always had a problem with the band riding up in the back, I thought I was doomed to have sagging breasts. Beverly said in her class that if the band rides up in the back, use a double layer of power net. Worked like a charm. I moved the straps closer to the center in both the back and the front and now the straps stay put.
That was so exciting, I decided to make another bra using the lace I had made with my embroidery machine. First, the iron spewed black stuff all over one of the cups when I went to press a seam. Next, the sewing machine kept deciding not to move the fabric when I sewed. Except it didn’t happen all the time. Then, I sewed the elastic on the wrong side of the band. I started to rip off the elastic, and decided it was time to give up on sewing and do something else.
I’ve ordered mesh fabric to make lingerie laundry bags. Nothing ruins a bra quite as fast as the straps and wires getting wound around everything else in the washer.
I’ve got lace made for three more bras, two bra kits I ordered from Bra Builders, and enough fancy lace to make another half dozen bras.
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Congratulations on your triumph! Another thing to try, if you’re brave, is using woven linen for the cups and frame. Cut on the bias for stretch, and maybe fiddle a bit with the sizing (maybe not). I found nothing cooler than a linen bra which I made myself.
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Actually, that bra is made from a linen cotton blend.
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