Lingerie Archives - Made@Ginjer

Completed bra and knickers sitting on a rusty diamond mesh table top. The bra features sinuous black and gold tulle lace cups with a scalloped edge. The bridge, frame and power bars are made from ochre yellow silk, which contrasts with the with black elastic straps and powernet back band. Coordinating knickers have a black and gold scalloped lace front, edged with yellow ochre silk piping and a black stretch mesh back.

Learning to be a mindful bra maker

Even as I finished stitching my first me-made effort at bra making, I was sewing bra number two in my head. I was convinced I’d be able to create an even better bra second time around. Needless to say, things didn’t turn out quite as I expected.

An adventure in bra making

This summer I finally worked up the resolve to make not one but two bras, plus co-ordinating knickers. To my astonishment the experience worked out so well I am now working on bra number three.