Thought I’d give you all a little update on the bra-making process! It’s going slowly, but well; every version has improvements. As long as there are positive adjustments, however small, I am making progress!
Carefully noting my measurements and changes along the way.
Grading up to my size was successful, I think. Now I can wear test this thing!
The baby bra with it's mama... haha!
Inevitably, I always end up having to get out the seam ripper. Why is it always the smallest stitches that end up needing to be redone??
The non-wire now sports an inner side support, which greatly reduced the east-west spreaded shape that is always a challenge to combat in a non-wire style. A small but important addition!
The wire bra is still creating strange east-west cone shapes… but not as badly as the last one. Again, progress!
It may have a funny shape, but it does support- and it looks feminine!
I keep thinking about trying to copy a bra I already like to make a pattern off that, but that would be cheating I think. Part of the process is understandig what doesn’t work in addition to what does. The more you understand the construction of a garment, the better you can manipulate it to do creative things! So don’t cut corners! :)