{"id":14459,"date":"2015-01-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=14459"},"modified":"2015-06-03T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:23:12","slug":"second-attempt-bra-fitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/second-attempt-bra-fitting\/","title":{"rendered":"My second attempt at a bra – fitting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Read part 1 of my class review and more about my first bra sewing experience here.]<\/a><\/p>\n

The neckline edge of the cups was also too tight. \u00a0I almost always have this in store bras too and think I must be fuller in the upper chest than ‘average' which is probably why the usual way of measuring to fit by comparing high bust to full bust gives me the wrong size too and suggested the B cup. \u00a0I should have thought of that when I picked my size.<\/p>\n

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I had measured according to the directions and came to a size 36B which seems reasonable because that's the size I settle on most often in RTW bras, sometimes 36B, sometimes 34C or 36C depending on style and brand.<\/p>\n

It really is the sort of thing that is near impossible to fit unless its finished and you can put it on properly so it all seemed OK as I sewed but when finished the cups were far too small and I was really disappointed. \u00a0But its not a real surprise. \u00a0I have the most difficult time buying ready made bras, and sometimes try on a dozen or more in a shop and still leave empty handed so the fact that my first self-made bra didn't fit was disappointing but not altogether unexpected.<\/p>\n

[Not safe for work alert!<\/strong> \u00a0Do you want to see pictures of what it fitted like? \u00a0Now I know that's not something you would all like to see, some middle-aged woman in a badly fitting bra, but if you do want to see what it looks like on, then I've set up a separate page and you can click through to take a look<\/a>. \u00a0If you would rather not, then you won't be shocked and horrified by scrolling down through this article – no modeled shots on this page.]<\/p>\n

The Fitting Process<\/h2>\n

There are two full lessons on fitting and how to make the adjustments necessary for small changes all over the structure of the bra, but of course she says right at the start that if the cups are just too small, there's nothing to be done except start again and sew the larger size and then try again. \u00a0That'll be me then!<\/p>\n

Lesson 5 Fitting and Alterations 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Topics and adjustments covered in Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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