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Are you thinking of sewing a bra for yourself? Are you wondering what you will need to even start something like this? \u00a0Well, here's what you'll need to start, and a few things you don't absolutely need<\/em>, but are awfully useful and quite enjoyable.<\/p>\n

What machine and stitches do you need?<\/h2>\n

First, you need a sewing machine. You don't need a specialty machine that does 50 different stitches. In fact, all you'll need to sew a bra are three stitches. This is my sewing machine, and it just happens to\u00a0have 50 stitches.<\/p>\n

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The first stitch your sewing machine will need to do is\u00a0a Straight stitch, both forward and backward. Here's what the icon for the Straight stitch looks like on my machine –\u00a0it's the first stitch, 01, and the most basic stitch you'll use for almost all sewing and on all sewing machines.<\/p>\n

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The second stitch your machine will need to do is a Zigzag stitch. The Zigzag stitch is number 10 on my machine. This is also a very common stitch in sewing. These two stitches are on most if not all sewing machines.<\/p>\n

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The third stitch you will want\u00a0is a Three-Step Zigzag stitch. Now, this is one of those not-absolutely-necessary-but-awfully-useful-things I mentioned. You can sew a bra without a Three-Step Zigzag stitch, but it does come in handy and makes a bit of difference in how it will look especially. Your bra will more closely resemble a Ready-to-Wear bra if you use the Three-Step Zigzag stitch. The Three-Step Zigzag stitch is number 11 on my machine. If your machine doesn't have a Three-Step-Zigzag, you can use a regular Zigzag stitch.<\/p>\n

So, you have your sewing machine and know the stitches you'll need to use. Secondly, you'll also need a sewing pattern, specifically, a bra pattern.<\/p>\n

Bra patterns and where to buy them<\/h2>\n

You can find bra sewing patterns in many places. Some of the big pattern companies have bra patterns. McCall's, Vogue, and\u00a0Kwik Sew have all had bra patterns at one point. Some of them are still available. This is Kwik Sew 3594 available on the ClubBMV website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As well as the big companies selling bra patterns, there are also a number of independent smaller companies that sell patterns.<\/p>\n

A few of the better known independent or Indie bra pattern makers are Bra-Makers Supply's Pin-Up Girls patterns, Merckwaerdigh's patterns, Make Bra's patterns, Orange Lingerie's patterns, Elan's patterns,\u00a0Bravo Bella's patterns, and Booby Trap's patterns. This is by no means an exhaustive list. The Indie patterns seem to be growing all the time with new patterns entering the market.<\/p>\n

Here's are a few examples of patterns from a couple of these\u00a0independent companies:<\/p>\n

This is a Pin-Up Girls pattern called the Shelley:<\/p>\n

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The Shelley pattern can be found on Etsy<\/a> or on the Bra-Makers Supply website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a pattern from Merckwaerdigh.<\/p>\n

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This is pattern BHS10. If offers more than one style included in the one pattern and can be found in Merckwaerdigh's Etsy store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another pattern recently released, showing the ever-growing pattern availability, is from Orange Lingerie.<\/p>\n

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This pattern is also available on Etsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These are only a few. We'll cover more\u00a0when we detail different styles of bra patterns. \u00a0At this point, let's say you have your sewing machine and your pattern. What else do you need? Thirdly, you will need materials.<\/p>\n

The bralette by So-Sew-Easy this is a free pattern and one that is very popular for summer.<\/p>\n

The Bralette, Perfect Undergarment for Summer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n