Comments | sew_chubby: repairing bras?

br0ken_dolly in sew_chubby

repairing bras?

Aug 20, 2008 07:56

okay, so i FINALLY found the perfect bra for my body/my boobs. i'm short-waisted and the wire isn't too enormous for my torso (won't stab me in the armpits), it fits/shapes my oddball boobs that need lots of assistance, and it's made of super soft cotton material with no exposed elastic ( Read more... )

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Comments 11

definatalie August 20 2008, 12:21:39 UTC

I usually sew a bit of wide bias binding over the area, sort of enveloping it in a bias binding "cap".

br0ken_dolly August 20 2008, 12:24:05 UTC

i'll have to give that a shot. thanks!

valree August 20 2008, 16:21:15 UTC

I do something similar to this when it starts poking, just patching with reinforced fabric. Because I don't do it preventatively, it just makes the bra last a month or two longer.

br0ken_dolly August 20 2008, 17:06:55 UTC

i imagined regular fabric would just buy me some time. i'm hoping some fabric (that bias stuff?) will be tougher. or maybe a couple layers... pffft.

geowench August 20 2008, 12:46:46 UTC

Is it possible your bra size has changed since you bought the first bra, and that's why the newer ones are malfuntioning? Boobs do change size, even if there is no weight change, as we age.

br0ken_dolly August 20 2008, 12:49:28 UTC

no, the bras fit just like they used to. they fit perfect, but the wires have popped out of the sides.

adri3nn3 August 20 2008, 13:16:28 UTC

Do you mind if I ask what kind/brand of bra that is?
I have the same problem with the armpit poking and I've yet to find anything I'd consider comfy.

And I've used the bias tape (as the first commenter suggested) to reinforce the end so the wire doesn't pop out so easily. It's worked pretty well so far.

br0ken_dolly August 20 2008, 13:54:53 UTC

it's simple and random, but it's the vanity fair sophia bra. kohl's often has them for $13 but my size is often not there. (i wear a 40DD. you may have more luck depending on your size.)

sister_ananke August 21 2008, 12:35:39 UTC

Got here via random clicking, but I darn the hole and then dab glue/clear nail polish over the darned spot - works a charm!

br0ken_dolly August 21 2008, 12:42:10 UTC

hey cool! thanks :)

sxphnplyr December 4 2008, 19:15:27 UTC

Completely off topic, but I drifted here on a whim and saw your picture... Did you do your undergraduate work/edit the newspaper at U of New Haven? You look very familiar.