Pinupgirls cancel account12/18/2022 ![]() ![]() Prior to cutting, I hand washed and air-dried all of my new bra fabrics. I reserved some nylon spandex and polyester spandex fabrics from my underwear making project to make sport bras. I purchased some bra kits, underwires, foam cups, zippers and wicking fabric from Bra-makers Supply. You will also need elastic and may need pre-molded cups, cut-and-sew foam, underwires, sheer fabric and bra hardware. Step 0 Gather Materialsĭuoplex (or other low stretch knits), Powernet (or other very firm stretch knits), stretch lace, and spandex blends are appropriate fabrics for this project. The seam allowance and recommended stitch information are covered next. A tip that appears in some of my Pin-up Girls bra patterns is the direction of greatest stretch for both Powernet and Duoplex is parallel to the selvage. This is equivalent to matching grain lines on your pattern and fabric when sewing woven fabrics. For a proper fit you need to align the “direction of greatest stretch” lines on the pattern pieces with the direction of greatest stretch of your fabric. Each pattern begins with an overview of the included options, information for determining your size and how to layout your pattern pieces on your fabric. Each Pin-up Girl bra pattern contains several sizes and at least two style options. I purchased five Pin-up Girls bra patterns. The specific bra sewing steps will vary according to which pattern you’re using. While Pin-up Girls patterns are for personal use only, garments made using the patterns may be kept for personal use, given as gifts, or sold as ready-to-wear.įor the purposes of my review, I’m going to summarize the steps, tell you what I did differently (if anything) and share my general thoughts about sewing the bras. Pin-up Girls bra patterns include full band styles, partial band styles, molded-cup bras, and sport bras. I purchased my Pin-up Girls patterns from Bra-makers Supply. In this post I review Pin-up Girls Bra patterns. Sewing your own, custom fit bra may be the best of both worlds. Bra boutiques have knowledgeable staff but their bras are more expensive. Department stores and shopping centres have lower prices but don’t have well trained staff to help you find the best fitting, most flattering styles. The size that fits well in one brand and style doesn’t fit well in another. "The men were interested in the picture, but not the behind it," says Zelden.Shopping for bras can be frustrating. The pinup's role evolved into stage entertainment and USO shows with Bob Hope and a bevy of beautiful women, often actresses.īy the Vietnam War, the pinup had been replaced by the Playboy centerfold. The pinup was the combination of a pretty girl and something familiar, a reminder of a normal life. All of a sudden they're far away in a strange place. They were away from home probably for the first time. "The vast majority of soldiers were young. "For lack of a better term, it was homesickness," Zelden says. We weren't that smart."įraum, a pinup and dancer who sold war bonds between shows at the Roxy Theatre in New York, thinks it was her girl-at-home appeal that prompted dozens of GIs to write her letters. but what did we know? We were a bunch of young kids. They knew they didn't have a chance with these pinup girls. "Some of the fellows in my outfit were happy to see a hometown girl. They were what you'd call the girls you wanted to come home to," says Schatz, of Plantation. For many GIs, the favorite pinups "weren't the sexy types. ![]()
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