Hello and welcome to the final installment of this Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along with Joy Mao! After nailing the fit on my Sew Comfy Bra in mustard power net, I decided to try a variation with a gorgeous dusty mauve power net and black findings—but with the channeling and wide plush elastic on the OUTSIDE…
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Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along – Part 4: Sewing Part 2
Read moreHello and welcome back for Part 4 of this Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along with Joy Mao! In our last post, we attached our band elastic, assembled and inserted our bra cups, and attached our channeling. Today, we’ll finish sewing our Sew Comfy Bra!
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Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along – Part 3: Sewing Part 1
Read moreHello and welcome to Part 3 of this Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along with Joy Mao! In this post, we’ll be walking through the first half of the Sew Comfy Bra sewing process together. Construction Changes to Note I want to start off by noting two construction changes that I made, which impact the sewing order…
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Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along – Part 2: Materials and Cutting
Read moreHello and welcome to Part 2 of this Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along with Joy Mao! Today, we’ll be going over the materials I used for my Sew Comfy bra, and how to cut them in preparation for sewing.
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Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along – Part 1: Pattern and Sizing
Read moreHello beautiful bra-making family! Welcome to this Sew Comfy Bra Sew-Along with me, Joy Mao—fashion designer and bra-making beginner, as well as a long-time friend of Ying / Tailor Made Shop. Stoked to be here with you all! In this Sew-Along, I’m tackling Make Bra‘s Sew Comfy Bra, a pattern created for stretch fabrics with…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Twelve: Bonus – Fit & Pattern Adjustments
Read moreHello beautiful bra peeps, and welcome to the final installment of this Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao)! Thank you so much for following along all the way until the end. Today, I’ll be sharing with you how I fit and made pattern adjustments to my Black Beauty Bras, covering the following…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Eleven: Sewing – Straps and Hook & Eye
Read moreHello beautiful bra people! Welcome to Part 11 of our Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao). This is the second-to-last post in our series, and in this step, we’ll be finishing up the sewing portion of our bra: Sewing Straps to Back Band Attaching Hook & Eye Joining Front and Back Straps…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Ten: Sewing – Channeling & Elastics
Read moreHello and welcome Step 10 our Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao). We’re almost finished!! Today, we’re giving structure to our bra by applying: Channeling (first pass) Underbust elastic Underarm elastic Channeling (second pass) Underwire
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Nine: Sewing – Cups into Frame
Read moreHello and welcome Step 9 our Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao). Today, we’re tackling an exciting step of the process—setting the bra cups into the frame!
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Eight: Sewing – Cups
Read moreWelcome back, fam! In today’s post of our Black Beauty Bra Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao), we’re assembling the bra cups in preparation for setting them into the frame that we made in Part 7. We’ll cover three steps in this part of the sewing process: Attaching Upper Cup to Lower Cup Applying Flat Elastic Adding…