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Posted by wurstergirl on March 24, 2006, 6:51 pm
Yeah, I looked up bra stores and department stores in your area and
realized it must be fairly rural. In your situation, for mere fitting
purposes, you can go to J.C. Penney. Around here they have a good
variety of bras for the price. There's something to be said for being
able to buy an inexpensive bra or two just to test drive for a few
weeks. With bra back extenders and even the strap holder (which I use
too) maybe you can have some success with fit and comfort. Then you
can decide if you want to proceed with something like ordering from the
internet. By the way, you might like to try a style with a Y back /
racerback. Those address the issue of strap slippage.
Pora
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on March 24, 2006, 5:36 pm
Two suggestions:
1. Try to find a store that specializes in
fitting bras for women who have had
mastectomies. They will fit any woman,
regardless of health issues.
2. You can buy (better yet, MAKE!) a strap
thing that attaches to bras straps in back.
This goes horizontally across the back, so it
forms the letter H with the bra straps. The
commercial ones are a narrow (.50") length of
soft elastic, are adjustable, and have those
S hooks to attach. (The 'hardware' is fine
plastic, and is made similar to the
'hardware' on bras. This strap will not only
secure the straps from slipping, they will
also offer a bit more support to the chest.
Clear as mud?
PAT in VA/USA
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Posted by Joy Beeson on March 26, 2006, 10:05 am
On 23 Mar 2006 21:03:53 -0800, "Kitty In Somerset, PA"
> should I be making
> myself a couple more victorian corsets. and if so how do you clean
> them?
I am have been told that eighteenth-century stays were worn over a
shift, and never cleaned -- just aired out as often as possible. It's
possible that corsets were worn over chemises, and kept clean rather
than being frequently washed.
The re-enactors I eavesdrop on are unanimous in saying that nothing
but linen will do for stays worn in warm weather, and my experience
with cotton bras and linen bras bears that out. (I rather imagine
that hemp, ramie, nettlecloth, and other bast fibers would do.)
In summer I wear pull-over bras resembling abbreviated T-shirts; I
designed it by putting on a T-shirt I'd made and pinching it up to see
how much ease to take out of the pattern. Then I discovered that it
was only by good luck that the cheap fabric for my beta bra had the
same stretch as the fabric of the T-shirt! Took a lot of tweaking to
get a pattern that fits properly in the stretchier fabric -- and then
I went back to the original pattern to design a linen-cut-on-the-bias
bra that supports better, and is cooler -- but needs to be changed at
noon on warm days. (But by the time I'd done all the tweaking I had
enough bras that frequent changes are not a problem.)
Joy Beeson
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Posted by Kitty In Somerset, PA on March 29, 2006, 12:00 am
Joy wrote:
and then
I went back to the original pattern to design a linen-cut-on-the-bias
bra that supports better, and is cooler -- but needs to be changed at
noon on warm days. (But by the time I'd done all the tweaking I had
enough bras that frequent changes are not a problem.)
Hi Joy. thanks for this post. tell me more about the linen bras.
where did you find the pattern? are you using an elan or something
professional?
I'd Love to make some, so Please tell all. or if you don't want to
post to a public forum then email me. THanks, Kitty
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Posted by wurstergirl on March 30, 2006, 5:23 am
Oh, did you decide to give up on ready-to-wear? Of course it's great
to make your own. I am just so curious to find out what the answer is
to your underwire/fitting problem! Just call me nosy...
Pora
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