Bra Makers Book, Bra Makers Manual, Volume 1, Bra-Makers Supply
Bra Makers Book, Bra Makers Manual, Volume 1, Bra-Makers Supply, is the guidebook for bra makers, for both beginner bra makers and experienced custom bra makers. Bra Makers Manual is a complete guide to everything you need to know about making bras. Bra Makers Manual is the Bra Makers Textbook.
240 pages
Product Description
Bra Makers Manual Volume 1
The Bra-makers Manual, Volume 1, 2nd edition, by expert author Beverly Johnson, is a spiral bound book that opens flat on a table to have as a reference while you work.
The Bra Makers Manual is a complete reference on bra design, draft, fit, and construction. It is suitable for both the beginner and experienced bra maker.
Beverly Johnson teaches how to obtain the pattern for a bra. How to change one basic pattern into a library of bra styles and designs. How to choose fabric for a bra. How to make a strapless bra. How to make a nursing bra. How to make a mastectomy bra. How to make a bra that fits
Available separately:
Bra makers patterns: Developed specifically for use with this book
Bra Makers Manual Volume 2: More professional construction techniques. How to fix advanced fitting challenges. How to draft a bra from 6 body measurements. How to grade a bra into multiple sizes. How to work with lace for bras. How to make foam cup bras. How to use special sewing machine tools and features particular to bra making
Table of contents Bra Makers Manual Volume 1, 2nd Edition
- History of the Bra…………………..1-12
The Bra Family Tree
So Who Invented the First Bra?
The Twenties and Thirties
The Rise of Elastic
Wartime and the Boomer Years
Burn That Bra!
That 70’s Look
The Feminine Mystique of the 1980s
The Return to Cleavage – 1990s - Terms and Definitions……………..13-23
Parts of a Bra
Types of Bras
Cups
Frames
Bridges
Straps
Bra Findings - What is Good Fit?…………………..24-33
What “is” Good Fit?
Characteristics of a Well-fitting Bra
Measuring for Ready-to-wear (N. American)
Measuring for Ready-to-wear (International)
Calculating Bra Sizes by Measurement
The BCD Method of Bra Sizing (Second Edition Only)
Making Fabric Choices……………34-50
Knits or Wovens
Knit terms
Percentage and Direction of Pull
Beefing up the Fabric
Fibre Content
Fabric Pull and How it Affects Design
Fabric Quantities
Elastic Terms - Obtaining the Pattern……………….51-73
Home Sewing Patterns
Cloning a Ready-to-wear Bra
Breast Moulds
Bra Drafting Software
Drafting a Bra Pattern from a Sloper
Professional Bra Blocks
Terms used in Bra Design
Relating the Bra to the Pattern Pieces
Evaluating a Bra Pattern
Observations about Bra Grading
An Easy Way to Grade a Bra Pattern
Grading One Size Larger - Birth of a Bra………………………………74-88
Tester Cups
Designing a Bra One Piece at a Time
Fabric Selection
Framework
Closure
Seamline Variations
Bridge and Band Detail
Straps
Bra Design Sheet - The Construction Process………….89-122
Setting Up to Sew
The Equipment
The Tools
Preparing the Fabric Before Cutting
Construction Sequence of a Full Band Bra
Construction Sequence of a Partial Band Bra
Alternate Methods of Construction
Alternate Methods of a Front Strap Attachment
Alternate Methods of a Back Strap Attachment
Choices for Wire Line Treatments
Alternate Band Construction
Common Mistakes Everyone Makes - Fitting to a Live Model……………123-145
Fittings Prior to Sewing
Assessing the First Fitting
Alterations to the Straps
Alterations to the Band
Alterations to the Bridge
Alterations to the Cups - Style Changes for Fashion………..146-182
Minor Style Changes
Major Style Changes
The Strapless Bra - Style Changes for Special Needs…183-222
Support Challenges
Support Bras
Nursing Bras
Mastectomy Bras - Appendix…………………………223-230
Suggested Further Reading
Wire Chart
Client Information and Design Sheet
Fitting and Style Change Drawings
List of Sample Providers - Index……………………231-235