Simple stitching

I’ve been sewing my own bras for at least 20 years now, so I hadn’t looked at what the current trends were until I started to create this blog.  I thought my pattern and my ideas for bras might be somewhat dated, and I thought it might be interesting to people if a copied a current look. This would also allow me to explain some more advanced techniques that I haven’t used elsewhere. I found this picture. It has a two piece horizontal cup similar to the one I use. The neckline is a sweetheart line, so the top edge of the cup would need to be slightly altered, but overall, it’s a similar pattern. It looks like it’s got a mottled black powernet frame, and cream powernet is used in the cups and as a lining behind the black in the bottom cup. An edging lace (or, mor probably a lace motif) has been used in the upper cup, while a different lace fabric has been used in the lower cup (possibly a stretch lace). A narrow edging lace has been used on the neckline edge of the cup, and lingerie elas

This post summarises the techniques used on the different bras, and shows you where to find them. Some of the bras are pictured in  The Bras , and their numbers are used here. Neckline Finish (Top of Cup) Elastic - Demonstrated in Barrett Bralette , other bras using this technique are  Broidre Anglaise bra . Faced - Demonstrated in  Maja Bra , and bra 3. Lace edging - Demonstrated in  Creating a Look  (adding lace to the neckline and turning over),  Attaching Lace to a Bra  ( adding lace to the edge and cutting fabric away), bra 2 used bridal lace edging for the whole upper cup. Stretch lace edging - Was used in bra 6. Tricot - Demonstrated in  Devoure Bra , this technique was also used in bra 1 Other edge finishes (armholes, back and bottom) Fold over elastic - Demonstrated in  Broidre Anglaise bra . Fluffy backed lingerie elastic - Demonstrated in Creating a Look ,  other bras using this technique are yyy Plain lingerie elastic - Demonstrated in Barrett Bralette ,  other bras using t

While writing this, I have made a variety of bras and bra patterns. I thought it would be worth putting them together in one post... I have bought two patterns over the years.  Bought Pattern 1 -  https://boobytraps.com.au/patterns-dvd/bra-patterns/bra-pattern-boo3-sizes-22-24-57 These were made from variations of the first pattern which has a two piece cup with a horizontal seam, and a separate frame three piece frame (centre front, side front and back). It’s a normal bra, with elastic adjustable straps, wires, and hooks. As I’ve used it over the years I made the frame into one piece, with no hooks, made fabric straps and NEVER made it with underwires. The bras from this pattern are 1. Embroidered fabric and tricot cups with a powernet frame and elastic (non adjustable) straps, hooks at the back (I cut the powernet the wrong way, so it didn’t stretch over my head and I needed to add hooks). I used ordinary lingerie elastic, and a special strap elastic. The frame was my single piece ad