Jordy Bralette

 Last fall (beginning of the school year), the Hive had a class for the Jordy Bralette. I had tried it before and the size I was sized into seemed off. I decided to try the pattern again today. I haven’t finished it yet, but it looks pretty.

I looked around for a kit, but this one is missing its rings and sliders. I’ll use up the end of the green lace to test the Jordy!

My under bust (ribcage) measurement varies, today it was close to 34 inches. My bust measurement was between 41 to 42 inches, depending on how I took it. The pattern puts me into size 34F.

I did not stretch the elastics, and I feel this was a mistake. The elastic is on top of the fabric, the feed dogs of a sewing machine pull the fabric through, and the elastic is on top against the foot. Sometimes the top is pulled somewhat naturally, but this is not as useful with the thick plush elastic. I need to just barely stretch it for this pattern to help it snug up against my outer fullness. 

I’m also wondering about the band elastic. It will stretch around my torso, but the cups are stable. If the stable cup bottom is being pulled open, flat, then it will more likely smoosh the bust. I may need to gather the bottom of the cups a bit, then sew them in place.

The cups are very wide, and that’s okay, even though they have little shaping for my shape body. This is fine, it probably works well as is for other busts! For me, the outer cup side is just past my bust, so that the outer edge is a touch loose. I need to basically take a dart out. Instead of pinching out fabric, I raised the elastic to cover a full inch on the outside corner, instead of an half an inch.

For the center front, I started by overlapping the cups. This brings the cup seam closer to my fullest part. Next, I tucked the center front another 1/4 inch down into the band. 

I may tack on the straps and pin this together again soon. I’m happy with how much I was able to do today.