Hello 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…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Seven: Sewing – Frame
Read moreHellooo and welcome to Part 7 of our Black Beauty Bra Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao)! Today, we’ll be constructing the frame of the bra using the “Frame,” “Outer Cradle,” and “Back Band” pieces that we cut in Part 3. We’ll be tackling this part in three steps: Preparing the Frame Attaching the Outer Cradle Attaching…
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January 15th, 2021 Edition // Lingerie Sewing Roundup
Read moreWelcome to the January 15th, 2021 Edition of Lingerie Sewing Round Up! If you are new around here, the Lingerie Sewing Roundup is a curation of a few projects, tips and tutorials, and ongoing events in the lingerie sewing community. These posts will encompass swimwear sewing and activewear sewing as well. It’s a quick catch…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Six: Sewing – Powerbar
Read moreThis post contains affiliate links. Hello and welcome back for Part 6 of our Black Beauty Bra Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao). Next step in our Black Beauty Bra sewing journey: assembling the powerbars! The powerbars are a piece of the Black Beauty Bra that is designed for support and shaping. Powerbars can be external or…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Five: Sewing – Adjustable Back Straps
Read moreThis post contains affiliate links. Hello everyone! Welcome to Part 5 of our Black Beauty Bra Sew-Along with Joy (@byjoymao). Are you ready to start sewing?! I thought that the construction instructions that came with Emerald Erin’s Black Beauty Bra pattern were super clear and easy to follow for a beginner like me. The illustrations…
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Black Beauty Bra View B Sew-Along // Part Four: Machine Settings
Read moreHello and welcome to Part 4, where we make sure that our machine is set up for a smooth sewing experience! In this section, we will cover: Stitch settings: length, width, and tension Needle positions Trouble-shooting Thankfully, you don’t need a complicated machine in order to construct your Black Beauty Bra.