An introduction to different styles of foam bras with examples of both molded and cut-and-sew foam. Learn how some foam cups are designed to add "size" or push up, while others are simply a form of support fabric.
Lingerie Friday: The Foam Cup
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Lingerie Friday: Where Do You Find Your Fabrics?
Over the last year I’ve gotten many great emails with all sorts of questions about bra and lingerie making. Some readers have asked about techniques, and others about patterns and fitting. I love getting these kinds of emails and if I don’t know the answer, I hunt for it. So I thought it was about …
Lingerie Friday: Cutting & Tipping Underwires
Lingerie Friday: Art Deco Lingerie (and Foam!)
Maybe it was all the Gatsby craze in the air. Or the Krypton set designs in Man of Steel. Blink and you’ll miss it, but I think there was an homage to the Spirit of Detroit statue–one of my favorite hometown attractions–in the “history of Krypton” scene. The rest of the movie bored me to …
Lingerie Friday: The Frameless Bra
My take on a frameless (aka partial band) bra in sheer leopard mesh, with highlights on the distinctions between frameless and full-frame styles.