After my last version of the Sahaara I thought I’d put the pattern away for a while, but when the 2024 Bra Bee beginner experience sew along was for the Sahaara, I decided to jump in and revisit the pattern. I originally wasn’t going to attend the beginner event this year, but I’m really busy … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: A Fancy Sahaara
Welcome back to the third 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 in the second part we examined how to diagnosing common fit problems. In today’s post we will take a look at how to make some … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Figuring Out Fit Part 3: Common Pattern Alterations
I have mentioned in several previous posts how much I was not loving my self-drafted Craftsy Boyshort pattern. Although I had considered the idea of abandoning the possibilities of boyshorts altogether, I have a few upcoming sets I want to sew that I think would just look so much better with this style of undergarment, … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: Bravo Bottoms #2 Pattern Review
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
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
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
I really wanted to get one last sewing project in before the end of the year festivities kick into full swing, and I’ve been wanting to make a vertical seamed cup style for a while now – it’s what set me off on the adventure of testing out all of the B, Wear patterns I’ve … More Adventures in Bra Sewing: B, Wear Angie’s Twin Pattern Review
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