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Tag: underwires

Galina by Madalynne Large Cup Pattern Review & Debug (Part 1 – Band and Cradle )

The Galina by Madalynne Intimates has had lots of exposure lately, it’s been all over Instagram and TikTok with a bunch of bra influencers promoting it. I’ve been meaning to tackle patterns lately, hoping it will help others fit bras to themselves – and why not start with this pretty iconic bra? Part 2, where…
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2023-03-24
Are You Overfitting Your Wires? A look at breast root anatomy

Bra making has taken a very modular turn in the past few years: to make a well fitting bra, you must: Take a root trace (while leaning forwards) Match this to a wire chart and order some similar wires Make a fitting band to fit your wire and band Add the cups and fit those…
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2022-08-13
Should you worry about bending your wires? (A response to Bare Essentials)

For those who are unfamiliar,”Bare Essentials: Bras” is a book by Jennifer Lynne Fairbanks, which is most known for its unique bra drafting techniques which allow you to make a custom bra draft based on your measurements. I won’t be talking about those in this post – the book is expansive and also covers bra…
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2022-06-04
The Surprisingly Common Phenomenon of Sizing Up for Depth

Back when I was 14 and just learning about how bras should really fit, I measured myself at home by /r/ABraThatFits‘ guide at a 26FF, then was fitted by a friendly in-store fitter into a 28G/26GG . I remember thinking during the fitting that the Cleo Maddie fit very well, and left the store happy…
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2018-09-27
Rib Cages and Bra Fitting – a Masterpost

I’ve realised that while there are titbits (pun intended) of information about how rib cages can affect bra fit floating around, it’s never been collated into one easy to access article. So I’ve tried to do that: most of the information in this post is credited to other hardworking bloggers, please check out the credits…
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2018-03-11