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I’m making a new bra (Lusamine) & I have measured my roots, left side is fitting a 38 wire and right side a 36(a 34 might even fit)wire. I’m wondering should I use two 38 wire? Or two 36… with some wire spring it might fit both side? Going with 2 different side seems odd. As anyone else have this situation, what have you done?

I’m running into a big problem the more I straighten the less lentgh I have for the top panel compared to the bottom. It’s causing ripples as I’m easing in too much to match, how do I remove lentgh on the bottom of my pattern? Without messing up my apex point. I measured the bottoms cups seam is 2cm longer than the top. How I do remove 2cm smoothly without messing up things? Thank you so much Pls anyone’s advice

Hello hello! There are so many strapless looks I've loved and been unable to wear through the years and now that I can sew I'm hoping I can make an actually sufficient strapless bra for myself!

I'm wondering if a corset is the way to go, since it distributes the weight beyond a narrow band and it is adjustable to fluctuations. Is that a crazy idea? Are there standard strapless bra patterns you'd recommend instead?

My measurements: bust: 44 under bust: fluctuates between 33-35

Hello! I've been unable to find a bra that will stay in my IMF and not slide down 3-5cm below the bottom of my breasts, while the back band stays in place.

I'm pretty certain it's an immediate projection, bottom cup depth issues or depth at the centre. My breasts are very centre full and pushing it down to get the space they need, with gaps at the sides or for some reason commercial underwires just don't work with my breast shape. This happens even in narrow wired/deep cup brands like Polish brands.

I've been sewing a long time so thinking I'll try bra making as tired of wearing wireless bralettes and given up on commercial bras!!

Would love to hear from anyone whose had similar issues and had success making bras for themselves that don't do this. What alterations did you make, which patterns etc. Roughly a 36FF/G if that helps. Thank you!

Ok, so when you open that top cup along the slash, it’s ok to smooth the line over that wedge and you might even cut off the sharp corner of the two sides of the wedge and that’s ok. You want a gentle curve. Hard to show drawing, but like this:

I love this bralette and basically live in it, but it's inevitably starting to fall apart – I have a bunch of ill-fitting sports bras I never wear that I could use for parts, plus a few different cute fabrics, so I thought why not recreate this one!

It doesn't have to be mesh/lace/pretty like the original, my goal is just to copy the shape/size

Do you have any tips or warnings on what to look out for so my chances of a successful end result are higher?

(for context, I'm around a 28G UK and I do have some sewing experience but have only ever tried making a bra once, a simple bralette with a step by step guide like 10 years ago)

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Hello folks, I searched older posts but can't find any info. Was wondering whether it is doable to lower side wings? Even though just folding rather than cutting?

Hi friends, I’m embarking on a bra making JOURNEY this winter.

As I begin, one small frustration is working with all these fiddly fabrics! I’m sure seasoned professionals will have many tricks up their sleeve for getting elastics and stretch lace and power mesh to cooperate. So, help a girl out: what’s your best tip?

Do you use spray starch or fusible spray glue? Hand baste? Special sewing machine feet? Lucky measuring tape? Tell me all your secrets! ✨

Hi, all! I just moved to Toronto and figured out that one of the main gurus of bra making (Beverley Johnson) has a store anywhere from 1-2 hours west of me, depending on traffic or public transit. I'm willing to make the exploratory (and often expletive-filled...) drive, but I don't know if it's worth it? I'm brand new to bra sewing, although I've been sewing apparel for a while now.

For those who have visited the store, what were your thoughts? I'm hoping to be able to bring one of my RTW bras, or maybe a mockup of my torso in plain muslin, to find wires and foam cups that might actually work, rather than buying a dozen and praying. Would that be allowed? Does the store have similar content to online, or is the selection smaller?

Also, I know Toronto has some EXCELLENT fabric shops. Any places have good choices for power mesh and other more lingerie-specific notions?

Thanks for any insight you can provide!

I'm looking for 3-5 pattern/tutorial testers of different sizes/experience-levels for this bra pattern I've created. You'll have between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2 to sew the bra and provide feedback. I'll mail you a materials kit in exchange (roughly $20-25 worth). I think this pattern will most benefit people with a large breast root in comparison to their size (like me!). If you're interested, please fill out this form by Oct. 11, so I can select the testers and mail the materials in time! Thank you so much to everybody in this community as well, you've taught me so much (and I'm still learning, which is why I need this feedback!).

I have a 13” difference between my underbust and bust measurements. The calculator has put me in a 38JJ. I have previously made bras and am looking to do so again in my current size. However I am having trouble finding a pattern to work with.

I have read the wiki and it seems that only Bella Copia is recommended for this size and they seem to have taken down their site. I would really prefer not to draft a pattern from scratch at this juncture, so advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

hi!!! one bra that i’m absolutely in love with the design of is the wacoal simone underwire sports bra. unfortunately, i don’t fit into their size range (34H/HH, 36GG/H). does anyone have any suggestions on how the hell i could make this from scratch? like, how do they even Do That with the cup? i’m currently reading porcelynne’s book on patternmaking, but it doesn’t really have any relevant info for the cups. any advice would be appreciated. ty!!!

I am struggling to find a bra that works to support me while staying at home with a preschooler and infant. We have an active lifestyle and I think a medium to high impact sports bra for daily wear, encapsulated or separate cups cup-size with underwire, might improve my quality of life by a lot. I am a small band, large cup and have only found one option for a high impact sports bra with nursing clips, but it starts at a 32 band and I am a 30 band.

I have basic sewing skills and have seen that regular RTW bras can easily be converted to have nursing clips. The nursing clips are nice because they can be opened one handed. However, I am finding the type of sports bras I think might work well have a wider strap, about 1-1.5” depending on the style, and nursing bra clasps I have only found 3/4” wide. I also found strong multipurpose magnetic closure, but they also only go up to 3/4”.

Is there a solution for converting a wider strap? I found something called a clicker back fastener made for swimwear that is 1” wide, which looks like it might take 2 hands to unclip but could be a possible option? Any other ideas would be really helpful. It’s hurting my heart to have my kid ask me to chase them or jump on the trampoline and not be able to get down and play or run comfortably in my regular nursing bras. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I've added bra foam to bras (for example, the Marlborough pattern) so that I can wear them to work and noticed that the foam changes the fit of the bra, even though my fabrics are non-stretch and the foam has a slight stretch to it. Has anyone else noticed that adding foam changes the size of the finished product? For me, it seems to make the cups seem smaller than without the foam. I've used tulle, non-stretch lace, tricot...the usual fabrics for wired bras.

FYI, if I forget to cut off the seam allowances from the fabric pattern pieces, obviously it makes the cup larger. But that makes sense to me, so I'm at peace there.

Editing (again) to add a links to how to add foam cups, in case someone doesn't know how:

• Make a foam cup by Cloth Habit - good overview of the whole process
• HowTo: BraMaking with Foam - good overview of the process, plus details on how to finish the edges

Hey everyone, as Porcelynne is currently pffering her online courses at 20% discount I was wondering if someone here has taken it before and could tell me their thoughts. I'm especially interested in the custom making videos that go into alterations for different body types and fit issues, so not the whole thing. But even with the lowered rates, 120$ is still quite a lot of money to me. Any input would therefore be much appreciated 😊

I thought about buying a large band from ewa michalak maybe a 90M or 80M and then sew it to a 70 so it would be big and actually support me

Elizabeth valentine isnt working too well and im sure its my shape that went wrong