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Lingerie problem jusme 10-17-2007
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Posted by jusme on October 17, 2007, 12:14 am

I have a SIL whom I take care of (she is physically disabled). Her
disabilities include severe parkinsonian tremors. Although she has
many problems, it is very important to her to have as much
independence as possible.

One of the items she wants to be independent on is dressing.. She is
unable to work snaps or hooks at all, so she has been wearing
shapeless cotton "sports" bras (the ones made like a short athletic T
shirt, with elastic at the bottom edge). Unfortunately, these give
her absolutely no definiton/shape whatsoever.

I have been trying to figure out a way for her to be able to wear a
bra with molded cups, to give her better support and shaping..

So far, the only idea I have come up with is to purchase a proper bra,
and cut out the entire back panel between the straps, and replace it
with wide elastic of the correct length.

Any other suggestions?




Posted by Beth In Alaska on October 17, 2007, 2:07 am

>
> I have a SIL whom I take care of (she is physically disabled). Her
> disabilities include severe parkinsonian tremors. Although she has
> many problems, it is very important to her to have as much
> independence as possible.
>
> One of the items she wants to be independent on is dressing.. She is
> unable to work snaps or hooks at all, so she has been wearing
> shapeless cotton "sports" bras (the ones made like a short athletic T
> shirt, with elastic at the bottom edge). Unfortunately, these give
> her absolutely no definiton/shape whatsoever.
>
> I have been trying to figure out a way for her to be able to wear a
> bra with molded cups, to give her better support and shaping..
>
> So far, the only idea I have come up with is to purchase a proper bra,
> and cut out the entire back panel between the straps, and replace it
> with wide elastic of the correct length.
>
> Any other suggestions?

I don't sew well but I can google - here are some ideas for you that you
might be able to recreate:
http://elderstore.com/the-sarah-bra_p7.aspx
i wonder if you could put just cups in something like this:
http://www.supportplus.com/product_detail.cfm?STYLE=R961
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=12131&productid=93576&trail=22,11860,12093&discontinued=0http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=12131&productid=77012&trail=22,11860,12093&discontinued=0http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=12131&productid=96990&trail=22,11860,12093&discontinued=0


Posted by Joy Beeson on October 17, 2007, 10:25 pm
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:14:10 -0700, jusme

> she has been wearing
> shapeless cotton "sports" bras (the ones made like a short athletic T
> shirt, with elastic at the bottom edge).

If you can duplicate her sports bras in bias-cut linen, they will
provide more support -- and be more comfortable as well.

I used to applique waistband elastic -- the kind used in boxer shorts
-- and fold it over twice, to completely cover it with linen, but I
find that making a casing that's divided into three parts by three
horizontal rows of stitching, and putting three rows of quarter-inch
elastic in the triple casing is easier, looks better, and is more
comfortable.

Joy Beeson
--
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The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.

Posted by Pat in Virginia on October 18, 2007, 5:47 pm
A front hook bra could be modified. Replace the hook
and eye strip with velcro (tm) strip. You might need to
add a narrow cotton foundation for the velcro. HTH.
PAT in VA/USA

jusme wrote:

> I have a SIL whom I take care of (she is physically disabled). Her
> disabilities include severe parkinsonian tremors. Although she has
> many problems, it is very important to her to have as much
> independence as possible.
>
> One of the items she wants to be independent on is dressing.. She is
> unable to work snaps or hooks at all, so she has been wearing
> shapeless cotton "sports" bras (the ones made like a short athletic T
> shirt, with elastic at the bottom edge). Unfortunately, these give
> her absolutely no definiton/shape whatsoever.
>
> I have been trying to figure out a way for her to be able to wear a
> bra with molded cups, to give her better support and shaping..
>
> So far, the only idea I have come up with is to purchase a proper bra,
> and cut out the entire back panel between the straps, and replace it
> with wide elastic of the correct length.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
>
>

Posted by Pogonip on October 18, 2007, 7:23 pm
Pat in Virginia wrote:
> A front hook bra could be modified. Replace the hook and eye strip with
> velcro (tm) strip. You might need to add a narrow cotton foundation for
> the velcro. HTH.
> PAT in VA/USA
>

Great idea! I would suggest cotton flannel for the softness.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

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