Foam bra cups can add so many things to a bra - provide a nice shape and add support, comfort and coverage. I started offering DIY lingerie kits for the Madalynne X Simplicity 8436 and 8624, and today, I am showing you how to draft the foam bra cups that you see in the product photos. Any kind of drafting, whether it is for “normal” clothing or lingerie, can be intimidating. It is my goal to break it down into super simple, laymen terms. I swear, lingerie is super easy and fun to sew, once you know what you’re ...
simplicity
Somebody Caught the Love Bug: Bra Making with Madalynne Recap
Somebody caught the love bug at Saturday's Bra Making with Madalynne workshop. It was me! I'm not a big Valentine's Day person, but this year, I got into the mood with not 1, but 2 V-day themed workshops. The pink folders with matching pink notebooks and pencils, the red velvet waffles with fried chicken, the berry parfaits, the red bralettes and all the other red and pink from January's class was so great that I did it all over again! It was a jam packed sewing sesh with 7 students. Usually, there are only 6. It ...
First Annual Threadsgiving I Bra Making with Madalynne November Recap
Halloween is over - these past few weeks and next, I and I'm sure you are eagerly awaiting the upcoming long weekend when we get to put on our OOO email, gram up our turkey dinner on IG, enjoy long, tryptophan-induced naps, watch football like we know what the he** is going on, and have a momentary sense of calm before the storm that is called Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday and Cyber Monday. There's no reason why we can't replicate that momentary bliss that is that is Thanksgiving a few days early. That was my ...
Eep! Crotch Linings Explained
Surprisingly, the most common question I've received after releasing my new online DIY lingerie class with Creativebug is not about direction of greatest stretch, or where to buy Odif's 505 spray adhesive, or the right width of picot elastic. Most questions have been about crotch linings. Crotch lining is like the word moist. For some, it's NBD to say. For others, let's just say it doesn't roll off the tip of their tongue. Personally, I think it's better than saying genital lining. Perspective people. So I'm ...
Giveaway! Let’s Celebrate National Sewing Month!
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared September as National Sewing Month. Almost four decades later, that ancient art that our grandmothers did is still going strong. I'd even say that with all the indie sewing companies that have popped up, sewing is even making a comeback. To celebrate, I'll be hosting a month long campaign on Instagram. Before I get to what hashtag you should use, the prizes, etc, I want to talk about... ... handiwork and happiness. It's a scientific fact - when we use our hands, we ...
Madalynne X Simplicity 8711 Square Neckline Variation
Maybe you've already made a Madalynne X Simplicity 8711, my newest underwire bralette pattern with Simplicity, or maybe you are the type of person that likes to change things up. Whatever the case, I'm sharing a quick and easy variation for the 8711 - how to change the rounded, more femme neckline to a square, modern neckline. Because variety is the spice of life, right? For this tutorial, I'm also using a combo lace for the bottom ruffle, which I think makes the bralette a little more interesting. Let's get the ...
The Most Comfortable Bralette: Bra Making with Madalynne August Recap
The song by Ella Fitzgerald goes, "Summertime, and the livin is easy." Around these parts, that hasn't been true in the least. The past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind. A good whirlwind, but definitely a whirlwind. Two Monday's ago, I hopped on a plane to film 3 online classes with Creativebug in San Francisco. That Friday, I went from San Francisco to Redwood City to teach a satellite Bra Making with Madalynne workshop with Sewing Lessons of Redwood City. Hopped on a plane back to Philly on Sunday, got a nasty cold ...
