From this week: Regan from Solitude of Sewing made a fun bralette and underwear set using an allover stretch lace and whimsical print. You can view the project here. Jade from These Days made a gorgeous Marlborough Bra using our silver charmeuse bra kit. You can view her project here. The Maker Style Podcast will…
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The Making Of: Peach Floral Charmeuse Marlborough Bra
Hi guys, I have another work in progress post! Today’s post features a Peach Floral Charmeuse Marlborough Bra. Assembling a cup. The self cup fabric is a printed floral charmeuse. It’s lined with sheer cup lining. Here’s the interior shot. Everything is cleaned finished with the seams sandwiched between the lining and the self fabrics.…
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Lingerie Sewing: Weekend Roundup
From this week: I made two pairs of Cloth Habit’s Lady Shorts here. I also made a Navy Charmeuse Marlborough Bra using one of the newly added charmeuse kits from my shop. Yiling of @theyilingcrafts had a busy lingerie making week! She made a hot pink Jasmine Bra using a Tailor Made Shop kit. She also…
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Navy Charmeuse Marlborough Bra
Last year, when I held the Tailor Made Shop 2016 Feedback Survey, a lot of you put in a request for bra kits in fabrics other than lace. In fact, a large number of you left a comment stating that you would like to see more charmeuse kits. Well your wishes have been heard! Charmeuse…
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DIY Orange/Off-White Marlborough Bra w/ Removable Lace Bib
I have another Marlborough Bra today! (Are you guys getting tired of seeing Marlborough Bras on my blog? Because I am.) Today’s Marlborough Bra features a fun off-white/orange color combination. I was inspired by this Marlborough Bra by Kathy Sews. Isn’t hers pretty? 🙂 Bra Pattern: Marlborough Bra Bib Pattern: Self-Drafted Materials: Orange/Off-White Bra Kit…
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DIY Pale Blue Marlborough Bra & Bralettes
One of the things I love about bra making is that you need very little material to make a bra or a bralette. I only have 2 YDS of this pale blue galloon lace that’s 5″ wide and I managed to get 2 bralettes and 1 bra out of it. (Of course, it helps that…
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DIY Teal/Peach Marlborough Bra w/ Removable Bib
Hi guys, I’m back with (yet another) Marlborough Bra project! This particular Marlborough Bra was inspired by Lonely’s Bib Bra. Inspiration for this Marlborough Bra: Lonely’s Bib Bra. The bib portion is removable and you can wear the bra without the bib. It’s attached to the bra via G-Hooks. This bra is made from a…
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DIY: Black/Beige Marlborough Bra w/ Modified Cup Seam & External Channeling Application
Last year, I modified the Marlborough Bra cup so that it has a horizontal cup seam with split lower cups. This time, I decided to adjust the style lines so that there is a lower cup and split upper cups. If anyone is interested, this is how you do this particular cup seam modification. First…
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DIY: Black/Off-White Partial Band Marlborough Bra
Black/off-White Partial Band Marlborough Bra made from this bra kit in my shop. (I did use white elastic for the band and armholes instead of the black elastic.)
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DIY: Mint Marlborough with Partial Band
A partial band bra has been on my to-do list since I watched the chapter on partial band conversion in Beverly Johnson’s Sewing Bras: Designer Techniques Class on Craftsy. In terms of personal aesthetics, I love partial bands on underwire bras. It makes the bra look more delicate and pretty in my opinion. The mint lace…