Comments on: How to Make a Belly Dance Bra

By: Frances

Frances — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:21:08 +0000

Lovely tutorial!

The one question that is still stumping me is the best way to sew the side straps to the cups. I see that yours are sewn to the back side, but I cannot see what type of stitches you used or where the stitches were sewn. Did you sew on the inside edge of the underwire? The outside edge? Both? Are they just straight running stitches? This is the part that makes me nervous because I would hate for my stitching to fail at the sides and the bra fall off.

Thanks!

By: Shiraz

Shiraz — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:42:38 +0000

Thanks invaluable. I dont do the 2peice bit but I like to wear a dance bra under some more sheer costumes.Impossible to buy 38dd dance bras. With your site info I have made 3.Lovely bras thanks.

By: Xandra Lee

Xandra Lee — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:59:11 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve been wanting to make my own bra for so long and now I can
give it a try, with your expertise.

By: rosa basaslone

rosa basaslone — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:55 +0000

I learn so much, I thank you so much. Thank you for shearing all your expertise.

By: Amaryllis

Amaryllis — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:54:46 +0000

Great tips, thank you so much

By: katelyn

katelyn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:14:48 +0000

hello your tops are beautiful… i was wondering if you ever sell them?

By: Amulya

Amulya — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:38:36 +0000

The buckram goes on the inside of the cups, The cups become smaller because of the buckram and the lining. But sometimes when you embroider the cups they shrink as well, why that happens is a mystery to me LOL! If you plan to make a very plain bra with less embellishments it might not happen, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
So what you do is: take the bra and cut off the shoulder straps and back straps (the connection in the middle can stay, but you need to re-enforce it with some sturdy material) and make new non stretchy straps and sew them on the bra cups.
Before you start anything, check back for ‘how to make a belly dance bra part 2′ which I will be publishing soon.

By: Amani Trang Thao

Amani Trang Thao — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:40:18 +0000

method of making belly dance bra: (for lingerie bra)
- cut all thing except bra cups ^^
- sew buckram
- sew fabric
- embellish
Is it right?
by the way, which side do you sew buckram? I see lots of sewing and I can’t guess which side.
ah why does my bra come smaller (after I sew fabric)? especially, bra cup????
Many thanks

By: Amulya

Amulya — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:53:19 +0000

Hi Crissie,
I buy a bra that’s padded, some people buy a preformed bra (those ones that are quite hard). I find that a preformed bra (if you don’t know what they look like, do a google image search ) is a bit harder to work with, because it’s less flexible. So I buy padded bra’s for my costumes (you can also google image search to see what those look like). Buckram is a material that looks a rough fabric bit it feels a bit like cartboard paper! As far as I know there’s only one type of buckram. I put that on the inside if I plan to use heavy beading, coins etc. It is not always nesecairy to use it. It totally depends on the size bra you use. Smaller sizes tend to need it less than bigger sizes.
I hope that helps a bit If not, I’m finishing a second article on bra’s this week and it got more pictures!
Happy costume making!
Amulya

By: Chrissie

Chrissie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:41 +0000

Hi Amulya,

From a lingerie bra, how do I get the bra to have that erfect hard rounded shape? Do you use a special buckram to reinforce the inside? Im completely lost…