Pattern: Self-Drafted Stripe Mesh: Gift from Madalynne Elastics: Shindo Rings & Slider: Tailor Made Shop G-Hook: Tailor Made Shop
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DIY Teal/Black Triangle Bralette
Everyone has a favorite bra style and this triangle bralette is mine: it has sharp angles, clean lines, thin straps and a tiny band. This is a self-drafted pattern. The first iteration can be found here. For this version, I used a teal satin back crepe, which has the tiniest mechanical give. I also used…
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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 Floral Charmeuse Triangle Bralette
Today’s post features a self-drafted triangle bralette made from a poly floral charmeuse fabric. There were a number of new techniques that I wanted to try out and I kept that in mind while drafting the pattern. For one, I had been wanting to make thin spaghetti bra straps. I don’t normally make my own…
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DIY Watermelon Stained Glass Lingerie Set
This red/green/off-white lace is from a Merckwaerdigh Bra Kit that I bought a long time ago. I loved the lace so much that I actually bought two of the same kits so I could have more of this lace. I used some over a year ago to make this Watson Bra, and then I hoarded…
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DIY Red/Gold Balconette Bralette
Happy Wednesday! I’m back with another balconette bralette. This time, it’s made from a gorgeous red/gold lace from The Emerald Studio. When I received the lace, I knew I had to make it into a balconette bralette. I designed the style to work with non-stretch laces that have scallop edges and this lace fits the…
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DIY Ivory Balconette Bralette
After making so many triangle bralettes, I wanted to try a new shape. Using my own measurements, I drafted this balconette bralette. Unlike the other bralettes that I’ve made, this one is made with a non-stretch lace. It only has mechanical give, which means the front part of the bralette is pretty stable and doesn’t…