Oh hai! So I’m suddenly and frantically trying to blog things I’ve made in a month WITHIN the month. Something I am lately failing at dismally!
However, not much to say really. I made a bra and two pairs of matching undies.
Bra pattern is my standby MakeBra pattern 2610, now renamed DL 03; and the two pairs of undies are both my favourite cloth habit Watson briefs. I used a lovely aqua-turquoise stretch lace from Minerva crafts, and a cream coloured polyester from Spotlight, the latter has been in my stash for yonks – also used for this set, actually. Pretty pink ribbon and all matching cream elastics from Homecraft Textiles. Foam for the cups from the MakeBra basic kit I purchased years ago. Rings and sliders recycled from an old, also made-by-me bra.
I did some slightly different with the cups this time, and instead of piecing the lace to cover the cups, I stretched it over the foam cups that I’d already covered with the cream polyester, pieced in the usual way. I did this because I didn’t want to break up the pretty design of the lace with obvious seaming. Always an issue with a pieced bra cup! When you seee bras in the store they don’t really have this pieced cup thing going on and I wanted to see if I could make it happen with my own homemade bras too. I had to very slight gather the bottom edge of the lace in order for this to work, but I think it turned out ok.
I didn’t have quite enough of the lace to cut the bra band out in one, single piece, so there is piecing towards the back of the band. However I think this is subtle enough that it’s not a problem.
Extremely eagle eyed observers might pick up that the hook and eye closure are on the wrong sides here!! Now this is the reason why I usually haul out an existing bra every single time and check FOR SURE before adding these, because the one time you don’t?!!…. Of course I only discovered this when I went to put the bra on for the first time….. DOH! I managed to get it on ok at the time, but before wearing it again I unpicked them and swapped them to the correct sides. My hands are like old dogs, and are not used to learning new bra-wrangling tricks like this anymore!
I made the bra and one pair of knickers to be total lace; but didn’t have enough lace for another entire pair of undies… but well I like to have the undies different from each other anyway. In fact, I decided I liked the half-lace undies more in the end! I carefully cut and appliquéd to get them all neat and nice. After my wedding dress adventures, I now consider myself a lace-applique expert, actually
Beautiful set and beautiful color. Love it. I have just finished an almost vintage pattern summer wrap blouse. Have repaired two rents in a towel and am now ready to redo the collarstand of my Perth dress. I look forward to wearing it again soon. All the best from a wet, formerly very hot Basel Anita
Here’s how you remember- LEFTY LOOPY.
your loops are on the left back.
Beautiful set!
This is gorgeous. The color is so lovely, and what a beautiful job you’ve done with the lace appliqué. Bravo!
Such a beautiful colour and love the pink bow to heighten the colour. Each version of the knickers is good in its own way. You did a great job as usual.
Expert you are! Very pretty
An expert who gets the most out of her stash for sure. I have some underwear to make but it is too nice outside to sew. Lingerie is a winter make for me. A lovely set.