Welcome back to the second installment of the Figuring Out Fit series! In the first part of this series we looked at how to start fitting a bra pattern and the important measurements and considerations when figuring out where to start. In this post we are going to look at the next part of working … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Figuring Out Fit Part 2: Diagnosing Common Fit Problems
It wasn’t intentional, but I’ve pretty much been blogging exclusively about sewing bras since I made my first one at the end of 2022. At the beginning it was all about skills acquisition for me – learning to sew with special materials, using tiny pattern pieces, and how to get get the overwhelming jumble of … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Figuring Out Fit Part 1: Where to Start
Despite having an extra day this year, February has flown by and I honestly don’t know where most of the time has gone. In terms of sewing, this hasn’t been the most productive month for me. I spent a long time recovering from getting sick at the end of January, and my energy levels have … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 February Wrap Up
Because I’m me, I tend to be a bit impatient and stubbornly try to do what I want to do, when I want to do it. Of course, I eventually come around to the fact that all of the advice I ignored while being stubborn was probably correct, and had I heeded such advice, I’d have … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: The Trials and Tribulations of Covering Foam
January has already been a busy start to 2024! Work is moving along at full steam, I’ve already traveled to judge a competition, and my sister has come home for a visit. This hasn’t left a lot of space for selfish sewing, but there was a bit of unselfish sewing prioritized this month, so even though I … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2024 January Wrap Up
After I finished up my last Sahaara, I thought I might put the pattern aside for a while, but given other projects that had been happening (more details on that in tomorrow’s monthly wrap-up post), I decided to make another with some final edits to the cup pattern, just so I could be happy with … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Sahaara, Again
Last year I went through a lot of fit trials and tribulations but ended up with a wearable (and very comfortable) Sahaara bra. Although I still think that I prefer a more structured bra for going out and about, I do find that I wear my Sahaara a lot on days when I just need to … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: (Almost) Starting Over with the Sahaara
I’ve been really happy with my self-drafted bra band pattern that I made using the Bare Essentials method near the end of last year. I’ve been using the self-drafted band as a base and fitting cups from commercial patterns into it, and I’ve really been enjoying the results. So when my sister decided to come out for … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Another Bra Draft
Although I’ve been quite happy with the Bra Makers manuals and the Bare Essentials drafting books I’ve been using, when the new Sew Lingerie! book by Maddie Kulig came out, I wanted to get it because it’s been getting a lot of buzz in the undergarment sewing sub-sphere of the internet. I recently read through it, … More Book Review: Sew Lingerie!
December is always a weird month for me. It’s one of the busiest times at work, so I’m always crazy busy with that until Christmas, at which point I have a week-long holiday with absolutely no reason to focus on work at all. However, with all that stress, I’ve also been spending a lot more time working … More Monthly Sewing Review – 2023 December Wrap Up
Doctor T Designs 