After my recent Bravo Bra and Willowdale makes, I immediately knew I wanted a second Willowdale. I really wanted to test some additional wire sizes, but I also wanted to edit the pattern to fix some of the fit issues I had on the first version. I made this one very similar to the previous, … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Another Willowdale
September has been a crazy month and it’s hard to believe it’s almost done! Surprisingly, I got a fair bit of sewing done this month and I’ve made quite a bit of progress on my bra sewing adventures. Sewing Progress I have been making a lot of progress in my bra sewing and fitting goals, … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2023 September Wrap Up
I was inspired to try the Willowdale after watching the Riff Your Willowdale class at the 2023 International Bra Sewing Bee. I’ve tried a few other Cashmerette patterns but I haven’t gotten past the muslin stages with those, so I wasn’t sure how this was going to fit. But, I am happy to say that … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 10 – Willowdale Pattern Review
If you’ve been following the blog at all recently you know that I’ve completely gone down the rabbit hole of sewing bras and finding the perfect fit. At the 2023 International Bra Sewing Bee the Bravo Bra #2 was mentioned as being a pattern that might work well for my particular bust shape, so I … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 9 – Bravo Bra #2 Pattern Review
Of course, as soon as you post about waiting for supplies to arrive, they arrive! So back to the main track of bra sewing and fitting. When we last left off I had just received my first batch of sample underwires from Emerald Erin, and I was quite pleased with how the fit of the … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 8 – Goldilocks and the 5000 Underwires
I’ve been pretty thorough in documenting my fitting adventures with the Bravo Bra #2 and the Cashmerette Willowdale. What I haven’t been good about documenting is all the little road bumps along the way, like having the wrong size rings and sliders, waiting for underwire shipments, and generally having annoying sewing down-time in the middle … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: A BJ Bralette Detour
In my previous post, I went down the rabbit hole of comparing three underwire bra patterns: the Pin-up Girls Ruby, the Bravo Bra #2, and the Cashmerette Willowdale. I’ve already made the Ruby several times (I’ve compiled a page with all my bra sewing adventures for handy reference) so I was primarily interested in getting … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 7 – Some Final Fitting Tweaks and Thoughts on Wires
It’s been an exciting month here on the blog, because I’ve actually been sewing! It’s also been an exciting month because I got to experience my first hurriquake, which was definitely a weird thing to live through. It’s a bit crazy to go from a weekend of storms to a weekend of 100+ temperatures, but … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2023 August Wrap Up
In my recent blog posts I have been contemplating the fit of the bras I have been sewing, which has led me down the rabbit hole of trying to find and understand how to achieve a better fit. I’d previously sewn with the Pin-up Girls Patterns (the Ruby and the Freja), but based on the … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 6 – Comparing Bra Patterns
In my last blog post I came to the realization that I’d been fitting my bras wrong for essentially my entire life. Cool. I detailed a lot of the fit adjustments I decided to make in that post (and why I thought I needed them), so I recommend checking it out if you need more … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Part 5 – Another Ruby Bra and Making Plans
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