It's me again with another bra. Next month is BrAugust and I'll be posting several more that I haven't had time to blog about or finesse my fit. This week I'm sharing the Rad Patterns Ororo Bralette.
Below you will see the first one that I made. As I began construction, I realized the pattern had 0.5" seam allowances, and I was using a serger. These two things do not go together well. I tried to cut off the excess as I serged, but failed. You can see that there's extra fabric below my bust.
You can also see that where the straps attach is way too wide.
I took my pattern pieces and shaved 0.25" from the pattern pieces to make them more serger friendly with 0.25" seam allowances.
The fit is so much better!
You can't really see it, but I used the prettiest rose gold ring and slides. Those and my bra strapping came from The Bra Makery.
As always, I used YSS from Zenith & Quasar. I also omitted the elastic bottom band and used a band of Tactel knit cut just a tiny bit smaller than the bottom of my finished bralette.
When I made the first one at the beginning of my blog post, I used YSS to line the Ororo Bralette. I have found (after making a dozen different bralettes) that 2 layers of YSS with a seamed cup and be a bit thick and make the seam show. That is no bueno for wearing under regular clothing. For This Ororo Bralette I used some Neon Yellow Mesh from Zenith & Quasar. This worked out so much better.
Stay tuned for more of my bra making adventures. Unless it offends you - then wait until September to come see what I'm up to then.
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