| Reader Comments |
| sewing for fun | 1/30/08 | Suggestion- I had good success with bras using woven cotton, cut so the bias line goes in the direction of greatest stretch on the pattern. Used quilting cottons & a nice pima printed cotton. Will definitely alter fit a lot, though, but improves support a great deal. |
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| fuzzygalore | 1/30/08 | I second the suggestion to use a non-stretch woven in the cup instead of interfacing. Only maybe B cups should be using stretch fabric there :-). You've lucky to have a good fit on your first time, keep it up! |
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| moss | 1/30/08 | AWESOME! That is really cool, good for you!! |
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| SigridNL | 1/30/08 | Great result for your first bra! |
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| li'l miss muffett | 1/31/08 | Thank you everyone! I'll definitely try the woven fabric instead. |
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| ski | 5/19/08 | i am in the process of starting to make my first bra. this review was very helpful |
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| purefairydust | 3/17/09 | I just bought the pattern and think yours looks great. Now I can't wait to shop for the fabric. Thank for the great review. |
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| chango | 3/18/09 | Thanks for the review! I'm thinking about trying to make my own bra, because when I buy bras, I wear a size 38 DD, the cup are either always too big or too small. I'm a beginner in sewing and I never thought I would even think of trying to make my own bras, but after reading some reviews, I have changed my mind. Since my first success in sewing was with a Kwik sew pattern, I will try this one for bras... Is this pattern only for size 42 and up, is there one for 38? Thanks again for your review, your bra looks great! |
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| li'l miss muffett | 3/19/09 | chango: I have also made Kwik Sew 3594 for my daughter and it is a similar style for smaller women. It comes in sizes 32AA-40DDD so that is probably the pattern you want. Since writung this review I've made several more bras from a few different companies and just love it! The hardest part about sewing bras, IMHO, is finding the notions. They can easily be found online though! Best wishes to you! |
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| katie lynne | 8/12/09 | Thank you so much for writing this review! I have much the same physique that you do and you've given me such great insight that now I can't wait to try making my own bra. It would be so great to wear a bra that actually fits ME. You did an absolutely beautiful job making this bra. BRA-VO! (pardon my pun) |
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