Sue Anfang
 
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Date: 12/5/11 10:20 PM Hi all, I'm making KS 3064 for my Mom for Christmas. She has specifically requested that the bathing suit have sewn in bra cups. Here's the pattern: 
The instructions for adding bra cups generally look like this:  (by the way there is a great tutorial on adding bra cups here: Adding Bra Cups to a Bathing Suit
As you can see, the front of the bathing suit is a single piece.
Here's my problem - the bathing suit I chose has a crossover - so how do I add the bra cups & support elastic?
Please help so my mommy has a nice christmas present! ------
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Date: 12/5/11 11:36 PM I've had several rtw suits like this, and they ususally link the cups together with a piece of elastic, but otherwise they're separate.
The tops part of the cups looked like the tutorial, but the bottoms had wide lingerie elastic, more like a shelf bra even though they were cups. ------
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Date: 12/6/11 11:41 AM Sue, I have made KS3064 without the bra cups, and vowed the next time I will make them with!
I pulled out two RTW suits with similar styling. One has power net on the inside with the cups as you have shown, with soft wide beige elastic that is about one inch + underneath, joining the two cups. The power net lines the front of the suit and is free underneath the crotch piece of a different fabric. It is also free just before the shoulder band narrows. The power net for the underlining is topstitched around the top and turned to the inside like a facing.
The second RTW swimsuit is done similarly, but different. It has a soft lining for the upper part around the bra cups. It hands free and separate from the body of the swimsuit. The elastic is about 1" below this and wider than you show. You need the soft specialty elastic for this. The power net for the lining is attached to the upper part on the underside of the elastic and then forms the bottom part of the suit. the power net faces the full front of the swimsuit and has a separate softer fabric for the crotch piece.
Not sure if this is what you are wanting. Wish I could post pictures, but am inept in this way. Need breakfast too! 
Good luck with the swimsuit. KS 3064 is a flattering pattern once you get the body length and butt coverage just right. I had to lengthen mine, as well as add to the backside length for my needs. I now have a suit that I do not have to adjust..which is a beautiful thing.
Helen
PS. The bra cups that are in my suit are not as moulded as the ones you show.
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Date: 12/6/11 2:43 PM I agree that the bra cups would need to be linked even if it is with a lingerie catch that you find in the notions area.
I'm wondering if your mom uses a pool year round for water exercise? If she does, and if it is not too late, lining the entire suit helps a lot with suit longevity. You may want to tuck the tip away for next year. Once you give her her Christmas suit, she won't really want to buy them from rtw anymore.
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Date: 12/6/11 3:41 PM Thanks everyone! I definitely will be checking out some RTW suits if I can find some this time of year in Toronto. Good tip with lining the whole thing. The reason she wanted these in the first place is because she does use a pool year round and wants them to last longer. I'm going to try and find wider plush back elastic for under the cups, but I had a problem finding it for excercise wear - so I may not be able to. ------
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Date: 12/6/11 4:43 PM Bra Makers Supply in Hamilton has all different widths of the plush backed elastic. This is what I use when I build shelf bras and partial bras into my custom athletic performance garments.
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Date: 12/6/11 4:56 PM Quote: Sue Anfang
Thanks everyone! I definitely will be checking out some RTW suits if I can find some this time of year in Toronto. Good tip with lining the whole thing. The reason she wanted these in the first place is because she does use a pool year round and wants them to last longer. I'm going to try and find wider plush back elastic for under the cups, but I had a problem finding it for excercise wear - so I may not be able to.
Good luck with snoop shopping! I live in a very snowy place and find that swimsuits often come out a week or two before Christmas- I guess they assume we are all jotting off to exoctic locales for the winter! |
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Date: 12/6/11 6:56 PM I was going to echo the Bra Makers supply place. The power net comes in difference 'strengths' and colours, I think. I like some power but not too much! Otherwise it feels like Spanx and I can't breathe.
Our local Sears in Canada has swimsuits for the snowbird crowd. Some places which cater to the custom fit people also have the really high end stuff which is particularly valuable for study purposes.
You do have the Kwik Sew bathing suit book, don't you? Invaluable in my opinion. One you have that book and the pattern you bought, the world is your oyster.
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Date: 12/6/11 8:37 PM Quote: SheBear0320
Bra Makers Supply in Hamilton has all different widths of the plush backed elastic. This is what I use when I build shelf bras and partial bras into my custom athletic performance garments.
Sheila, what would you recommend? You must have this issue in skating costumes!
Ironically I never thought about the elastic when I was in Hamilton buying all the bathing suit lining, elastic and fabric at Ann's!!!  ------
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Date: 12/7/11 0:49 AM I don't have this pattern but I am gathering that the wrapped portion is something that is permanently stitched in place and not something that you wrap each time you put it on.
There are 2 methods you could use if it is permanently stitched in place:
1. Assemble the wrap and treat it as one piece and run the plush elastic the complete width of the bra cup lining section attaching at the side seams.
2. Assemble separate bra cup lining sections for each side and then connect the two sides with a plush elastic bridge between the two.
I personally would do #1 as it would be more stable. I have to admit that the majority of skating/dance/gymnastics/fitness outfits I do are for girls/women who are not overly busty.
HTH
I will check tomorrow and see if any of the dresses I have in studio have a split front and will take a photo of the inside of the dress.
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