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5 Helpful Resources to Start Bra Making

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5 Helpful Resources to Start Bra Making

As a beginner in the world of bra making, there are many factors that can be intimidating and downright confusing! Here you'll find 5 helpful resources to help you out on your bra sewing journey. My hope is this will find you excited to begin and continue to explore this fabulous, addictive, and immensely satisfying sewing skill. 1. Download our FREE PDF BOOK Our very first e-Book "Getting Started in Bra Making - Vol 1 - Introductory Steps" is available as a FREE PDF download in exchange for your email address. A common feeling amongst beginner (and intermediate!) bra makers is uncertainty and...

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Part Two ~ Alternative Elastic Finishes for the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201

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Part Two ~ Alternative Elastic Finishes for the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201

Part Two of the alternative elastic applications for the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201 covers fold-over-elastic.

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Alternative Elastic Finishes for the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201

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Alternative Elastic Finishes for the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201

Wondering if you can use picot or other types of elastic on the Children's Knickers Pattern #NJ201?  Here is a tutorial to show you how.

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9 useful resources for beginner bra makers

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9 useful resources for beginner bra makers

2020 looks to be the year that a lot of you will venture into bra making (according to my reliable source, i.e. Instagram) so I've remembered back and have compiled a list of resources that I found useful when starting the sometimes frustrating but ultimately rewarding hobby of lingerie sewing.  

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Monthly Musing ~ First time nerves

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Monthly Musing ~ First time nerves

This month I launched an online business.  It's all brand new.  Never having been involved with e-commerce before I've had a lot of learning to do and luckily I've had some skilled people holding my hand and guiding me along the way.

These feelings of excitement, uncertainty and intimidation, reminded me of how I felt years ago when I wanted to start making bras but had no clue how to go about it.  So for those of you who may be looking at photos of all the pretty, handmade bras out there and feeling the same way I felt as a newbie bra maker then here is my advice for you (now if only I could go back in time and tell it to myself!)

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