I made my first bra! I’m so excited. What’s more, it fits well. No pattern modification to patterns were made. I’m impressed how well this pattern is drafted.
Bras never fit me. I kind of gave up on the whole bra thing. I hate under wire bra’s, because they cut into my shoulders and are uncomfortable. So for a while I was into un nana cool’s non wire bra like this one, but even that, I have the problem of the under bust elastic pulling up as the day goes by so I stopped wearing them. This Watson longline bra though, perhaps because of the longline-ness, it fits just right around my under bust and they are very comfortable. I’m raving about this pattern, but rest assured this is not a sponsored post. 
The sew-along at Cloth Habit blog was very helpful. As the instructions stated, I adjusted the upper cup pattern for my scallop lace. I bought my lace at Nippori Tomato for 100 yen per meter. 1 meter was just enough to make a bra in size 32A. All the other notions including the slides, stretch mesh, hook and eye, plush strap elastic were purchased at Flora’s Garden on etsy.
One change I made was to line the cups and added a foam bra cup. They were from my old un nana cool bra. I’m not into sheer bra cups. They need to be the opposite of sheer, in order to function as a bra for a daily use in my opinion. Actually, growing up in Japan, I had never encountered a sheer bra until I went to the U.S. When I first saw the soft bras without any padding at cups, I wondered how in the world you wear it without showing your nipples? That’s still amazes me to this day. 
Wearing it with my polkadot Archer shirt (pattern by Grainline Studio). The bra can function as a bralet, so showing it a bit underneath is a shirt is ok. It was such a fun quick sew! I’m going to make one in white with a modification of racerback next. Can’t wait. 
Pattern: Watson bra pattern
Size: 32A
Fabric: Black scallop stretch lace from 1st floor of Nippori Tomato
Notions: Flora’s Garden on etsy
Modifications: Added bra pad and lined the bra cups.
初のブラ作り、完成しました！
簡単だったし、見せブラにもOKな感じなので、夏に重宝しそう。
うれしい！
ワイヤーなしなので、着け心地もすごく良いです。
サイズは32Aです。
次は白で作ります♪
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Francesca says
What a lovely Watson! I came here from Closet Case but am looking forward to making my first Watson soon – I cannot believe this is your first, it looks so professional.
Chie says
Thank you so much Francesca! I loved the process of making bra. It was quick and so much fun!!
Sonja says
This is so, so pretty! My fear with the Watson bra has been the sheer factor- I like a good deal of support and I have never worn a soft bra without a cup before. Love the idea of lining it and adding a cup!
Thewallinna says
This bra does look so perfect that I feel very tempted to try this pattern. Une Nana Cool was my favourite lingerie brand in Japan: I used to have a few bras of theirs. Same as you, I have problems with sheer bras and I hate it when my nipples show. What’s the point of wearing a bra then? 🙂
cover letter says
Your black bras are really great. I haven’t seen such great models before.
Chie says
Thank you!
Michele says
Hi,
I know this is an old post, but I love what you’ve done with adding some light padding to the Watson. I plan to make one soon and have the exact same issue with sheer or unpadded bras.
May I ask if you had to go up a size in the cup measurements to make this adjustment for either of your blogged padded Watsons? Or did you keep to your measurements?
Thanks!
Chie says
Hi Michele! Thank you for your comments. I did not bother to size up when I added the padding, since the padding was very light weight and my boobs are small… It really did not matter. Hope this helps!
Michele says
Yes this helps, thank you. 🙂