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Well, I finally did it. I finished sewing my bra today.
I used my old perfectly fitting bra as my pattern, which is both good and bad. Good because it was a perfectly fitting bra, and my new bra fits perfectly. Bad because it was made with flimsly materials, and I didn't get enough of the heavy duty elastic, for example, because on the flimsy bra, it only needed a little bit for the strap, whereas I really needed the heavy duty elastic along the band as well. In other words, while I made improvements on the construction, I didn't improve enough.
Well, I'll do better on my next one. Meanwhile, it's comfortable, and I have a reasonable amoung of lift, and the girls are separated at the sternum by the properly resting-on-the-breastbone underwire. Seriously, a very good fit. And not just a little bit comfortable, but really really comfortable.
Oh, and I took a bunch of false starts on stitching, so lookswise, it ain't nuthin' to brag about. But at least I've made one. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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I think it is amazing and admirable that you are resourceful enough to make your own, quidscribis, to overcome the lack of availability where you are living. Myself, I would never have attempted it because I would be certain I would fail. You have my awe and respect.
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Hooray for quid! Wanna come make me a swimsuit?
I actually just bought a camisole with a bra inside at the lingerie shop where I was fitted. It looks like a tankini top and the materials will work for swimming. However, it did not have matching bottoms. The salesgirl told me that other women have bought that top and found bottoms at target. Hah. I tried Target, Kohl's, and Lands' End, which all sell swimwear separates, and let me tell you, that top I bought is definitely last year's colors. No one has bottoms in colors to match. It's a floral with a light yellowish green that's somewhere in the celery/lime range, and some reds I'd describe as boysenberry or burgundy. Those colors are not in the stores right now. I am trying to decide between returning the top and buying black bottoms. I think it will be the latter, because I really don't have much hope of finding a better-fitting swim top elsewhere. I hate buying online for that kind of thing because I'm totally lazy about returning things via the mail, and fit is so iffy.
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Awe, Farmgirl, that's so sweet. Thank you. *blushes*
It's really not that hard. I mean, I goofed plenty, but it was all fixable, and so it doesn't look great, but the functionality is there, so I don't care. It took a total of about four hours, what with all the seam ripping and figuring out what to do as I went. It's not complicated, honest. I procrastinated for so long because I thought it was going to be worse than it was.
Uprooted - If you saw it, you wouldn't be so anxious. *laughs*
If it's that difficult for you to find tops that fit, I'd probably do exactly what you suggested - get black bottoms. Sucks that you can't find a better match, though.
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And not just a little bit comfortable, but really really comfortable. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
at least I've made one. 
