The Maya-bra from AFI Atelier is a free pattern, but it comes without instructions. Since I’ve been dreaming about the AFI Exquisite Bra for quite some time, I tried this pattern first to get a feeling for AFI Atelier’s patterns. According to my measurements, I am a size 75A. However, my bust line is very […]
Lingerie
Some Lingerie
I always wanted to sew my sister some pretty lingerie. Now I’ve finally done it and sewn her for her birthday a few camisoles with matching panties. And since I was already there, I have also sewn a few for me. I used Butterick 6031 again, a pattern that has worked well for me (see […]
Silky Lingerie
Pattern: Butterick 6031, Cloth Habit Watson Bikini Fabric: silk/rayon blend Notions: Spitzenparadies Alterations: None Completed: early 2018 Conclusion: this fabric does not have a lot of stretch, next time I should go up a size
Madalynne Intimates: Barrett Bralette
I need some new bras and has I haven’t sewn bras for a long time now I thought I start with something easy, the Barrett bralette from Madalynne Intimates. This is one of her free patterns, and I like how it looks with the little cut-out in the center front. Bonus: it is especially for […]
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Bamboo Knit Lingerie Set
I made a new lingerie set from some bamboo knit scraps I had in my stash. The set comprises a bra, two panties and two camisoles. The Bra: For the bra I used the pattern that I drafted in a bra pattern making workshop I participated in last July. The 3-day workshop was packed with […]
May Bra: modified straps
My bra journey continues. The next lesson in my craftsy class is all about straps. For this bra I made short tapered straps: This is a quite easy alteration. The strap extensions (if any) are cut away and the top of the cup is straightened (which mine was already) and for the straps a piece […]
How to line foam cups
Today I will show you how to line foam cups. There might be other techniques but this is how I do it. When I start sewing a bra I like to lay out all my pieces rouhgly like they will be sewn into the bra. This is especially important if you have right and left cup […]
April Bra: BHS10 modified
It has been a bit quite here on the blog. If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen that I did sew, but I just was not in the mood of taking pictures and writing a blog post. I had some busy weeks and now that everything is back to a normal pace I […]
March Bra: BHS10 modified
I decided to work my way through the Craftsy class “Sewing Bras – Designer Techniques” from Beverly Johnson. The first lesson is about how to change your full band bra into a partial band bra. This is not so difficult once you understand the main difference between both styles. In a full band bra the […]
February Bra: Make Bra Free Bralette & String Set Pattern
Hi everybody, Today I have something a bit different for my monthly bra, the free bralette and string pattern from Make Bra: As this is difficult to photograph when it lays on the floor, and as it does not make sense to take a picture from the black bralette on my black dress form, and as […]