Pants Pants Evolution

I was feeling nervous about altering the right parts of these cup pieces, so I made myself a little color-coded visual aid.

BRAugust day 8: Pattern Reccomendations

My reccomendation is, of course, the LilypadDesigns Lotus nonwired bra. It's four pattern pieces are a great field on which to teach yourself bra-making and it's designed to be made with non-stretch fabrics, including wovens like my sheets and calico prints. Plus, it has the camisole option

BRAugust day 7: Most Proud

I am most proud of teaching myself how to do this.

I have a disability in my visual processing called Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (yes, like Tim Walz's kid), along with other unusual vision challenges. Videos are not the best way for me to learn anything, and blogs can be challenging for me unless the layout happens to cater to my particular barriers. But I figured this out using zoom workshops and videos from the Bra Bee and lots and lots of help from LilypadDesigns' blog and facebook support group.

These colored glasses help too by treating my irlen syndrome; they give me depth perception to a point that I didn't understant was possible for human beings but apparently most people do have that strong of depth perception. How? They told me but I didn't understand it.

BRAugust day 5: Work In Progress

In this, my 11th LilypadDesigns Lotus, I am smooshing size 3.8 cups into a size 3.1 frame and that starts with this crucial 3-piece juncture.

This is actually one of my favorite parts of the process.