DIY Lace Bralette | Get Thready With Me #9

Make your own lace bralette, using your very own pattern! Estimated time to finish: 2-3 hours Difficulty level: Confident beginner ******some general tips & tips for D+ cup sizes!****** If your "C" measurement is much shorter than your "B" measurement and so the diagonal line seems too long and/or you're ending up with a square: No worries! Just make your C equal to or half an inch longer than B/D (outer/inner, whichever is bigger). Make sure to use the same C measurement on both the inner and outer pieces. Note: is meant to end up as a triangle cup, so the top of the cup will come up quite high. If your C measurement is really short, or you don't like how high the cup comes up to, then this indicates that you might be after a different style of cup! My bra size has increased since I made this tutorial 5 years ago, and the above is what I do now when making new bralettes :) Re plus sizes and fabric: Helpful comment from Rose Pryor! "As a GG girl myself for whom this did work I strongly encourage using strong fabric (probs not lace unless you're using it as exterior decoration) and thick elastic :) when putting it on (elegantly, of course) just bend over and pull your boobs up a bit so hey sit nicely. it's so much more comfortable than bought bras and MUCH more affordable.. and they're not necessarily beige! [use] a strong, minimal stretch fabric, for the cup, thick elastics (I made fabric tubes for mine) and very strong stitching (I used button thread, probably not necess