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Title: Undies...
Post by: Efemera on September 03, 2018, 21:14:17 PM
https://www.etsy.com/shop/merckwaerdigh?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Patterns and kits.
Title: Re: Undies...
Post by: Renegade Sewist on September 04, 2018, 01:35:55 AM
With free shipping even to me!  :angel:
Title: Re: Undies...
Post by: BrendaP on September 04, 2018, 11:04:34 AM
Her website is  https://merckwaerdigh.wordpress.com/ (https://merckwaerdigh.wordpress.com/)  where if you dig deep enough there is a huge amount of info.

I have had a couple of kits from her, they were OK but the colours didn't always go together well (to my taste) so it ended up as mix and match with other supplies.  I also found that the strap elastics were a bit narrow/flimsy.  However, you do get everything needed (except wires and pattern) in one kit so it can be a good way to start.
Title: Re: Undies...
Post by: Ploshkin on September 04, 2018, 11:34:07 AM
I've also had a couple of kits.  I found that they didn't include powernet for the wings so I doubled up the cup fabric which was very stretchy and used that.  The fabrics are very nice though and I actually made the bras just in the fabric and didn't use the lace.
I have got one of the bra patterns but fell at the first hurdle.  The cutting instructions  tell you to shorten the midback pattern piece by 2cm if using a C cup and by 4cm if using a D cup.  I was going for a D cup which meant that the band was reduced by 8cm.  As I'm not a drainpipe I really couldn't see how that was right.  I put the pattern away and returned to my tried and tested Watson.

It's not a misprint as it has the same instruction for each of the bra styles.
Title: Re: Undies...
Post by: BrendaP on September 04, 2018, 16:34:06 PM
The cutting instructions  tell you to shorten the midback pattern piece by 2cm if using a C cup and by 4cm if using a D cup.  I was going for a D cup which meant that the band was reduced by 8cm. 


It's not a misprint as it has the same instruction for each of the bra styles.

Was it a typo which slipped through?  Shortening by 2mm or 4mm would make a difference to 4mm or 8mm on the band which sounds much more reasonable.
Title: Re: Undies...
Post by: Ploshkin on September 04, 2018, 18:11:07 PM
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Was it a typo which slipped through?
That would make sense @BrendaP I didn't think of that.  I've just checked the instructions in case I had read it wrongly but it definitely says cm.  Perhaps I'll e mail and point it out.