Lingerie Sew-Along

Hello all, I hope you're having a lovely weekend.
Today we just began the lingerie sew along over on A Few Threads Loose with a bra pattern.

I have started with a super easy light weight flannel to take some of the intimidation out of sewing lingerie and we're using a pdf printable pattern. Everyone is welcome, and I'm sure the more people who join in, the fewer mistakes I'm likely to make!

A Compendium of Lingerie Patterns...

Hello all,
Over at my blog A Few Threads Loose I'm gearing up for a lingerie sew-along. We're looking at mostly vintage patterns, and the voting for which pattern we'll use has started. Anyone is welcome to join, of course. We'll be starting out by making our pattern in comfy, soft, and affordable flannel for the fall, and then those who are interested can give it a try with nicer, harder to sew fabrics.

While I was putting the post together, I ended up finding some really great lingerie patterns, both vintage and new, as well as some great pattern finding resources. It sort of ended up as a nice thorough compendium of current and vintage lingerie patterns made available in pdf/ e-pattern, reproduction, and printed forms. It could be a helpful resource if you're looking for a great bra, tap panties, slip or teddy pattern. Check it out!

1930's style circular French Knickers: a 'how-to' draft & make .

This is what I spent my summer holiday doing: catching up on two personal projects I've been trying to finish for ages... lol, a proper "busman's' holiday".

I've put up a pdf here that you can download and follow to draft and sew knickers like these to your own measurements. Based on a complete circle they are a very simple construction. 

I made the sample in the photos from a metre of  silk mousseline and another pair in an apricot coloured crepe de chine. 

A very soft cotton lawn or cotton batiste could probably work well too, though I haven't tried either of those fabrics for myself. 

Whatever the fabric it does need to be soft and have a good drape on the bias or they will be very sticky-out-y. They are a very airy cut as it is!

The bra is something else I patterned and made during my at-home-hol. It's based on a 1940's bra in my collection.

Been trying to get around to doing that for ages too. Now working on a couple of size grades.

That will be a give-away in the nearish future too. 

You can read more at my blog and if you make a pair I'd really love to know :)