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Posted by wurstergirl on April 14, 2006, 2:14 am
Hello,
I'm getting ready to sew some bras and am wondering what people like to
use for stabilizing the fine fabrics. I'm looking for the sheerest,
softest fusible that has no stretch, preferably in skin tone rather
than white. I see that HTC So Sheer is available in ivory, though I
haven't seen it in person. Does anybody have experience with anything
else? Also, does anyone know what that non-fusible sheer stuff is that
is used to stabilize the fabric between and around cups? I would
probably know it by sight, but it would probably be best to call stores
ahead and ask for the exact right thing. I'm guessing it doesn't come
in many colors, huh...
P.S. I just ordered one yard of every plush elastic color that
laceheaven.com sells. Gotta love colorful bras.
Pora
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on April 14, 2006, 3:26 am
wurstergirl wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm getting ready to sew some bras and am wondering what people like to
> use for stabilizing the fine fabrics. I'm looking for the sheerest,
> softest fusible that has no stretch, preferably in skin tone rather
Well, you have Lee-Anne's book -- what does she say?
You could always use Stitch Witchery and self-fabric.
Melinda, who is very glad to see you finally are starting to work on
making your own and knows it will be very rewarding
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Posted by wurstergirl on April 14, 2006, 4:11 am
Uh, I'm so inundated with Lee Anne's information on how to design and
alter patterns that I can't seem to find much on the fabrics. I'll
keep searching, but in general I'm disappointed that more space wasn't
given to styling and fabrication. Those areas are where I need the
most help. The book is *definitely* super on the patternmaking and
alterations part, no question. But since I'm just copying an already
well-fitting bra, that's not so important to me. I think I might even
return the book. :-(
Re: stitch witchery and self-fabric
Yes, that's an option.
Re: finally starting to make the bras
Don't I know it! I'm champing at the bit to get my pattern back from
Brenda!
Pora
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Posted by Karen Maslowski on April 14, 2006, 9:57 am
Pora, there used to be a company called Elan Patterns, but it seems as
though they do not have a website any longer. Sew Sassy still carries
their patterns, though:
http://www.sewsassy.com/BraProducts/ElanPatterns.html
However, what I really want to say about Elan is that the woman who
created the patterns, Cindy Elam, IIRC, had a great article in Threads
several years ago about making bras. You might check the Threads article
archives for this. As I recall, she had lists of bra-making supplies, as
well as other info.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
www.sewstorm.com
wurstergirl wrote:
> Uh, I'm so inundated with Lee Anne's information on how to design and
> alter patterns that I can't seem to find much on the fabrics. I'll
> keep searching, but in general I'm disappointed that more space wasn't
> given to styling and fabrication. Those areas are where I need the
> most help. The book is *definitely* super on the patternmaking and
> alterations part, no question. But since I'm just copying an already
> well-fitting bra, that's not so important to me. I think I might even
> return the book. :-(
>
> Re: stitch witchery and self-fabric
> Yes, that's an option.
>
> Re: finally starting to make the bras
> Don't I know it! I'm champing at the bit to get my pattern back from
> Brenda!
>
> Pora
>
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Posted by Phaedrine on April 14, 2006, 10:35 am
> Hello,
>
> I'm getting ready to sew some bras and am wondering what people like to
> use for stabilizing the fine fabrics. I'm looking for the sheerest,
> softest fusible that has no stretch, preferably in skin tone rather
> than white. I see that HTC So Sheer is available in ivory, though I
> haven't seen it in person. Does anybody have experience with anything
> else? Also, does anyone know what that non-fusible sheer stuff is that
> is used to stabilize the fabric between and around cups? I would
> probably know it by sight, but it would probably be best to call stores
> ahead and ask for the exact right thing. I'm guessing it doesn't come
> in many colors, huh...
>
> P.S. I just ordered one yard of every plush elastic color that
> laceheaven.com sells. Gotta love colorful bras.
>
> Pora
My hands-down, first choice for the softest, sheerest interfacing is
organza, preferably silk organza (I suspect rayon organza would hold too
much moisture). In my experience, non-woven sheer interfacings are
simply not strong enough to take the strain in a bra. I also have to
note that there is a degree of stretch in the weft of all wovens. So
even with organza, you need to be careful how you place the crosswise
grain.
Phae
--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake,
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare)
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