The Sewing Place
For Sale & Wanted => I saw this & I thought you may be interested! => Topic started by: Efemera on September 03, 2018, 21:14:17 PM
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https://www.etsy.com/shop/merckwaerdigh?ref=l2-shopheader-name
Patterns and kits.
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With free shipping even to me! :angel:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.