tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post7995177641458819839..comments2024-01-10T19:09:52.752+10:00Comments on kbenco's projects: Research in my pattern collectionkbencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-66239084561829239312009-05-22T12:41:58.208+10:002009-05-22T12:41:58.208+10:00Are you OK? I've been flooded in for two days, bu...Are you OK? I've been flooded in for two days, but I'm at least high and dry. When I drove out this morning, my valley looks like a war zone. Hope you're all safe and well.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-47014577677808241492009-05-20T19:46:17.863+10:002009-05-20T19:46:17.863+10:00My little tip...(I am also one of the 66, I guess ...My little tip...(I am also one of the 66, I guess this is why we sew)...if you are not making a one-piece, change either your bust or hip measurements to fall into the size distribution and get a lazy pattern that way. Even if you get 2 patterns and merge the top and bottom halves together, it is still pretty quick. My biggest problem is printing from his site, but hopefully you will have a better printer than me. My second tip...if you are making bras, I have had excellent service from Booby Traps. They make bra kits, so you only buy as much fabric as you need and not the whole bolt width...good if you don't want 5 bras the same colour or if you just want to make one or two before deciding if you really want to make all of your own underwear! http://www.boobytraps.com.au/katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-37492818922756947212009-05-20T19:38:35.497+10:002009-05-20T19:38:35.497+10:00Karen, I'm absolutely SURE you need a pattern. We...Karen, I'm absolutely SURE you need a pattern. We always do. Now that you have at last sewn enough Marlene's to last you, you are free to sew frivolous items such as underpinnings and to purchase patterns for them as well. :-) I have heard that the KwikSew book "sew beautiful lingerie" (or something like that) is good value, and includes patterns. I've been considering this also since bras are so expensive considering the amount of fabric they use! But first I am off to get properly fitted. Sometime...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-57152560243528818242009-05-20T11:50:52.147+10:002009-05-20T11:50:52.147+10:00Surely after 13 years of waiting, that bra wants d...Surely after 13 years of waiting, that bra wants desperately to be sewn!gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-3453698916229850582009-05-20T09:02:35.226+10:002009-05-20T09:02:35.226+10:00LOL! I'm also another of the 66 people who can't u...LOL! I'm also another of the 66 people who can't use his drafts. Strange thing is though I don't have a lot of trouble finding RTW, as long as I don't shop in the Misses stores with their itsy-bitsy tweeny-weeny bikinis, that cover and support no one. :)Sew-4-Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340344934860568228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-78336285033616852852009-05-20T00:03:00.000+10:002009-05-20T00:03:00.000+10:00I tried non-stretch cotton fabric after being disa...I tried non-stretch cotton fabric after being disappointed with my stretch fabric bra made from the Sewy Rebecca pattern, and the result was unwearable. Puckers all over the place and the support wasn't any better, worse actually because it gave me an awful shape. Definitely would advise against it. Stretch lycra and stretch lace seem to be the easiest fabrics for a new bramaker to use. Depending on your size, you don't need powernet for the back band. Many makers use a single or double layer of stretch fabric instead. I haven't myself yet tried cotton lycra, but I'm sure that will work too. You'll probably get excellent advice on this issue (and which patterns to use) from the Sew-along group!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301158073441986539noreply@blogger.com