Burda Style For people who sew

Description

Another bra in basic flesh color. This time the pattern is Merckwaerdigh Strap4. From the description in Merckwaerdigh’s store: “a lovely mix of strapless lingerie : a bra and a bustier – body – thongbody where the underwires are invisible at the outside. These designs can be worn as outer garments as well.”

The construction of this bra needed padding which I didn’t have. I have tried looking for bra padding locally but never found it. Not to be discouraged, I tried making the padding myself using cotton batting lined with cotton jersey. The padding pieces were cut without seam allowance and basted to the cotton jersey before sewing. The pieces were then butted against each other and stitched together with 3 step zigzag stitch. I covered the seam using tulle strips and again stitched it down with 3 step zigzag stitch. I don’t think I should buy padding anymore!

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Material Notes

stretch lace, lycra, powernet, batting (for padding)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season

Spring

For

Women

Garment Type

Lingerie/Undergarments

Material

Other

Credits

pattern

Merckwaerdigh STRAP4