The finished bra!
Lots of you will know that I joined the bra making sew along run by lovely Amy at Cloth Habit. There were great hints and tips and I really enjoyed it. I made my bra from a few bits of silk taffeta left from this skirt.
Bras don’t use up much fabric and it seemed an ideal chance to use up some very pretty stuff. Fitting is a bit difficult because there is not much stretch, so I made a toile.
I made alterations to the pattern and made another toile – hooray, it fitted.
All looks great doesn’t it? Sadly, unlike the toile it doesn’t fit. When I was sewing the cups I think I sewed two pieces the wrong way round so it’s now a funny shape. How did I do it? How did I not notice? Well, I did think it was much harder to put together than the toile but I kept going. I should have checked….
Failure! Never mind, I enjoyed it and I will definitely try again.
Thank you so much Amy, I have been wanting to do this for ages and your sew along made me get started. I really will keep trying.
It does look fabulous, Norma, I did a little gasp when I saw the photo because the bra looks so professional and pretty.
What a shame it doesn’t fit! Please try again, I think making your own undies is just the most amazing thing, especially something as tricky to fit as a bra. xxxx
It looks beautiful, I love the colour! What a shame it doesn’t fit. x
Ahhh, what a bummer. Especially after your first trial one fit. Can you take it apart and recut the parts that went wrong and resew. You probably need a breather first. Do you know Louisa of Damselfly’s Delight? She’s been calling it Bra Wars, but finally finished hers successfully. I, of course, quit in the very beginning knowing I couldn’t take the frustration. Anyway, it looks beautiful. Congratulations on giving it a go. At least you know you can do it.
You are right, I do need a break. Then I think I will rescue what I can & try again. Shame you didn’t do yours. Maybe when life’s a bit quieter?
Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog…So cool that you tried to make a bra…I find hand made things so appealing/ inspiring, sadly my sewing skills are limited to needlework, can’t use a sewing machine to save my life
You have a beautiful blog x
It looks beautiful! I’m impressed.