Bra Talk

Today I did some preliminary work to prepare to make my first trial bra.  I followed a regarding bra pattern drafting someone posted over at the sew along, which proved to be most helpful. At that site, I learned how to do a "breast root trace" (BRT).  Below is my result.  It involves using a flexible ruler or alternatively, a length of wire can be used.

Once I traced my BRT onto paper, I put my underwire on top of my tracing.  Lo and behold:

I was happy to find that the underwires I chose empirically (and ordered online) were an excellent match to my BRT.  It's a tad hard to see, but the white underwire is sitting on top of the black marker tracing.

That's it for today.  Tomorrow I plan to trace off my pattern and possibly start a muslin, while I await my bra fabrics to arrive in the mail from Canada.

See you soon with more bra talk! 

Andrea