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Posted on 08/02/202307/02/2023 by Susan Goodwin — Leave a comment

What I Made, March 2022 Lingerie Society subscription box

Hi Everyone, normally you see me doing the unboxing of The Lingerie Society subscription boxes, this time I’m sharing what I made from the March 2022 box.

You can see the earlier cutting out and planning portion in another video. You can watch that one here https://youtu.be/VpdtvkTnzB8

Patterns used Maya Bralet by Studio Costura https://www.studiocostura.com/patrones

Box from The Lingerie Society by Pitt Trading https://www.pitttrading.com.au/the-li…

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What I’m wearing Dress Pattern: Myosotis from Deer and Doe in Liberty of London Tana Lawn

Earrings: Harry and Herne

Posted on 07/04/202005/04/2020 by Susan Goodwin — 1 Comment

Sewing Adventures – Harriet Bra – Mint and Pink Edition

This whole bra could be used a lesson in something you really wanted to be excellent but some silly mistakes and sewing while tired means that it just falls short of your expectations.

It’s the Harriet Bra from Cloth Habit with the adjustments mentioned here and here. Essentially this is meant to be the same as the blue printed mesh version I made but here are just some of the mistakes I made

I forgot to sew the bride SA smaller to give me a wider bridge
in my haste I sewed lining into the app cups which gave me a lovely quad boob look till I figured out what I had done wrong and cut it out. Fixing the quad boob look but leaving me a slightly irritating upper cup seam
forgetting to change the colour thread back correctly and sewing one at night and one during the day which means the underarm is sewn on in 2 different thread colours
instead of placing the bra flat before cutting off the casing at the underarm I cut it while holding it, resulting in cutting it straight and not on the angle to line with with the elastic. Had to rescue it/sew it closed with some stitching below the elastic

Honestly I know it’s all small stuff but it looks so pretty and then I see the issues and just shake my head at myself. Don’t sew while tired/stressed/annoyed at yourself.

Apart from the issues it looks amazing and I really like the fit. With a limited amount of lace I feel like I managed to cut it so it looks like it was planned that way and not just a result of “making it work” I’ll definitely be using similar methods in the future.

Pattern: Cloth Habit Harriet Bra – with fitting modifications

Fabric: Mint Powermesh, hot pink lace, strapping all from stash but originally from Pitt Trading.

Alterations: Slow down, take more care!

Posted on 17/03/202017/03/2020 by Susan Goodwin — 1 Comment

Sewing Adventures – Orange Lingerie Lexington Bra

Well it’s been a big time for bra making around here lately. I’ve been pressed for sewing time so smaller projects that I can fit in a little bit at a time have been working well for me. Plus I needed new bras so win win really.

The Lexington is a non wired bra that uses bra strapping to give shaping and definition with its cute cross over style. I had purchased it pretty soon after it came out with the hope that I could get it made up in time to wear on the plane for our trip. Sadly I ran out of time for that to happen so I was pretty glad when I had some spare time a few weekends ago to cut one out.

Using a printed stretch mesh as the outer, a crystal lycra as lining and cream power mesh for the back (all from Pitt Trading). Initially when I cut the pieces they looked so big that I was a little worried. That feeling of them being too big lasted all the way till the first time I wore it and once it was on, it was so comfortable that I forgot about that entirely. It is very full coverage and I might slice the top down fractionally but it doesn’t look bad just kind of lots of fabric.

Constructionally it went together well and the instructions are nice and clear. I also followed the online sew along on the blog that explains how to get the central cut out. The way the cut out is done is a bit clumsy, sewing a section in and then cutting it out just felt weird. You can see the remaining fabric around the central cut out. It looks kind of cute from the outside but the size of the cut out is way bigger than I was expecting. I like it but I think I want to try a version without it as I hope I like that even more.

Wearing it feels really good, decent shape, very comfortable no bits that dig in or pinch in any way. It’s not the full shape of a wired bra but vastly better than most non wired bras are.

Pattern: Lexington Bra from Orange Lingerie

Fabric: Printed stretch mesh, crystal lycra, cream power mesh, pink strapping all from the stash originally from Pitt Trading. Apricot hook and eye from Booby Traps

Alterations: this version follows the cut out shown on the Orange Lingerie blog. Next time I want to try it without the cut out but with the non hook and eye back (also shown on their blog)