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Vintage Liner Bra
For tips and tricks on how to sew the Vintage Liner Bra and insert it into a garment, click on the link to view a tutorial on the Pattern Union Blog page.

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  • Step 1

    1. Cut the pattern pieces out of the cut-and-sew foam. Make sure the cutting is smooth.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 2
    Step 2

    2. Mark the notches using chalk or an erasable pen.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 3
    Step 3

    I like to mark a dot to indicate the center front.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 4
    Step 4

    3. Sew the upper cups to the lower cups (align the notches and place the foam so the two pieces butt up against each other but don’t overlap).

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 5
    Step 5

    Use a zig zag stitch of 4 wide and 3 long.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 6
    Step 6

    4. Sew the cups to the bridge (align the notches on the bridge to the seam of the cups and place the foam so the two pieces butt up against each other but don’t overlap). Use a zig zag stitch of 4 wide and 3 long.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 7
    Step 7

    5. Finish the bottom edge by sewing FOE (fold-over elastic) to wrap the raw edges. Use a zig zag stitch of 4 wide and 3 long. Pull the elastic gently while sewing to make the cups turn in slightly - this will help prevent gaping.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 8
    Step 8

    NOTE: I do this in one pass, but you can do in two by sewing one edge of the elastic to the wrong side, then folding the elastic to the right side to wrap around the edges and sewing the final pass.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 9
    Step 9

    Finish the top edge by sewing FOE (fold-over elastic) to wrap the raw edges. Use a zig zag stitch of 4 wide and 3 long. Pull the elastic gently while sewing to make the cups turn in slightly - this will help prevent gaping.

  • How to make a bra. Vintage Liner Bra - Step 10
    Step 10

    Congratulations! Your Vintage Liner Bra is now ready to be sewn into a garment! – share on social media using the tags
    @patternunion @vintagelinerbra

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