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Watson Bra in Black Scallop Lace

July 10, 2015 By Chie

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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Watson Bra Inspiration

July 8, 2015 By Chie

Sources 1/2/3/4/5/6 (left to right from the top)

I’ve been seeing the Watson bra from Cloth Habit pop up everywhere on the sewing circle. It has been on my to-sew list for a while. I love this patterned one, this and this. I love the fact that you have an option of making it into a longline bra and there is no under wire.

In order to get myself motivated to actually sew this, I collected some images in my “bra sewing inspiration” board on Pinterest. Although colorful bralettes are tempting, I’m sticking to neutral black as my first attempt. I already bought a meter of stretch black lace with scallop edges and other small notions for bra making. The lace is from Tomato Nippori. The first floor has many lingerie laces, all for 100 yen (1 USD) a meter (take a peak here). I bought the slides, stretch mesh, hook and eye, plush strap elastic at Flora’s Garden on etsy.

今まで挑戦したことのないブラ作りに挑戦しようと思います。
型紙はインディーデザイナーのCloth HabitのWatson bra (PDFです)。
アンダーワイヤーなしの、お部屋ブラタイプですが、胸のない私には普段使いにぴったりだと思って型紙を購入しました。
作るのが楽しみ！

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Off the Shoulder Top | Three Ways

July 2, 2015 By Chie

With the left over black rib fabric (Bought in Nippori Tomato 2nd floor) from these sweatpants, I made an off the shoulder top. I’ve been experimenting with off the shoulder tops as you can see from here not only because it’s the trend (love this!) but also I have a project I’m working on for my bride who wants to pair it with her skirt (I made three piece wedding dress for her) for her reception. I quite like the look and it is a good alternative to camisole in the summer – keep your shoulder nice and cool. What makes this top even better is that it comes with built-in bra cup. I hate worrying about bra straps peeking out, but am not bold enough to go completely bra-less. I had a camisole with built-in bra, which just got too many wears and was stretched out, so I cut it out and sewed it to the side seams of this top. The colors don’t match (the bra cup is orange) but hey, no one can see it!

I won’t lie, the top feels awkward when I raise my hands, but I like this top nonetheless. Here are some ways I am going to wear the top this Summer. If you want to see more off the shoulder tops I’ve made this season, check out here and here.