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Jackie: more than a sports bra

By Gabriela Rodriguez / December 3, 2021

Whilst I’d like to say I began sewing lingerie for fun, it was more a case of problem solving since store-bought items pinched, rubbed and ultimately lead to more time than I would like ending up braless. Continue reading →

Playing Around With the Versatile Jackie Sports Bra

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / November 26, 2021

Guest Post by Ree of Fiery Darts First things first—it’s the initial step that I sew, and the foremost thing that deserves a mention: the straps on the Jackie sports bra are amazing. These are definitely straps that I am going to hack into any other pattern that I can. They incorporate two different fabrics as well as strap elastic,...

Jackie Sports Bra For Beginners

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / October 24, 2021

Anticipated Pattern Release Date: Sunday November 21st 2021 I decided to create the Jackie Sports Bra pattern as a solution to a problem many of my customers often complain about - getting into a sports bra or getting out of a sports bra. Enter Jackie. Jackie was designed for a front zipper closure with either a hook and eye or...

What is Wire Spring?

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / July 1, 2021

It has been a long 8 months since my last post. I can't even begin to explain why I haven't written more often, it has been a busy year. More on that on another day.... What is wire spring and why does the mention of it start a war between pattern makers, experts and sewers? Wire spring refers to an...

Ariel Bra Cup as a Bikini Top

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / October 6, 2020

I have a love/hate relationship with swim spandex. I mainly love hating it. I think because it is so stretchy that I dislike it so much. I love stable fabrics that do what I want them to do. Despite my dislike of swim spandex, I do love the color combination of this set. I altered the pattern for a floating...

Custom Bra Making Using the Bare Essentials Method

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / September 29, 2020

The talented Jennie McKern from Annie and Myras has worked out how to customize a bra cup for custom bra making by interpreting the drafting method of Bare Essentials. She did some video clips and I compiled it into a video for my YouTube channel. Below is her own write up about her methodology. I had the pleasure of working...

Bra Grading Course Official Release

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / September 21, 2020

Have you ever wanted to learn how to grade a bra pattern? Well now you can do it with ease with our video grading course. I follow the instructions in the book with some modifications since it is easier to explain some things with spoken words rather than written words. This course is complementary to the Bare Essentials Bra Drafting...

Pattern Release: Ariel Bra Cup

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / August 27, 2020

I know it has been a while since I've released a truly creative pattern, as I have been mainly focusing on the pattern making and understanding how to really customize a pattern to fit. The Ariel Bra Cup is my creative outlet. While this started as a pattern making project, I truly have found the construction options for this bra...

How to Make a Plaster Cast of your Breast Root

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / July 31, 2020

Slight nudity warning! Guest Blog Post By: Anne Bertha I’ve been making bras now for two years. Very soon in that process, people told me that the first thing you should do is search for a wire that fits you. Well, that proved to be very difficult. By now I have a whole range of different sizes and styles of...

Anne’s Alternative Tests on Getting the Right Wire Trace

By Jennifer "Porcelynne" Fairbanks / July 28, 2020

Guest Author Post By: Anne Bertha While some people find their wire shape and size easily, it can prove to be a real challenge for others. There are some other ways you can make this process easier. All the methods have one idea in common: to make a mould of your ribcage so you can decide which wires are the...

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The Ivy Bra Cup Overlay Pattern Release

This pattern has been a labor of love. I have had to go back to this pattern about 4 times,

Chlorine Test for Swimwear

I recently received a batch of new swim hardware and I wanted to test it's durability before being able to

New Bra Sloper Drafting Course

I have been working on my bra sloper drafting course for a few months now and I'm happy to say

Bending Underwires to Fit the Body

There are times in which you have done the wire trace of your breast root, but when wearing the fitting

Digital Download Annual Sale

Enjoy a 25% discount on our digital downloads on our website at Porcelynne. I am presently sitting at my in-laws

The Eve Classic Bra for the Regular Wire

This is a project I've been working on since around March. These patterns were being developed during the development of

Bra Drafting Course and Third Edition Update

I have been super busy these days, between back to school, teaching workshops, making patterns and video editing my online

How It All Started

I consider myself a pattern maker first and a designer second. I have always been fascinated with how things work.

Anne’s adventures in bra drafting: from zero bra to hero bra

I am happy to share this guest blog post from Anne Bertha and her adventures in drafting. - Jennifer My

A Wire That Fits

I am happy to have the first guest post on my blog written by Jane Ramsey. Jane happily helped me

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