How To Make A Lace Bra

In my stash there lies several metres of this fine Chantilly-similar lace, so when I needed something non-stretch to mock upwards my new bra blueprint it was the showtime affair I turned to. Isn't information technology beautiful? I just love how delicate information technology looks, merely in actual fact it is tough as nails! It has featured on this blog already as a sky blue Ruby Slip, so you might even recognise information technology.

The pattern is drafted from Kristina Shin's volume and from my Instagram feed information technology looks like I drafted it back in Baronial 2017 – good things take fourth dimension I guess! The bra is a fractional ring style, which I must prefer as that is the type almost of my purchased bras are.

Both the cups and the bridge are cut from lace, and I used the scalloped edge of the lace along the superlative edge of the loving cup.

The two lower loving cup pieces and span are lined in sheer cup lining, and the back ring is cut from stretch mesh.

The bow and underwires are recycled merely the underwire casing, elastics and claw and eye pieces were new, purchased from Nellie Joans.

Ideally I'd prefer a 10mm wide strap rubberband, as 12mm is slightly disproportionate for this squeamish lace. It'southward very supportive though!

I drafted a camisole manner back, modelling the thought on an erstwhile favourite. I just had enough strap elastic, which is why the adjustment part of the straps looks a trivial brusk.

This is what the camisole fashion straps expect similar from the inside – defenseless inside the underbust rubberband, then bartacked to the upper border:

In my bra-making journey and so far, this is my best effort. I feel similar I've nailed the fit, the materials, the construction process, and my automobile!