Thursday, December 31, 2009

Make way for Carnival 2010 ( Monday Bra tutorial inside)

So, Finally, I feel as though I am coming into the Carnival Mix as everything is falling in place.

I've finished sewing most of the BBM orders and jsut have 7 more bags to do, excluding my own!

I spray Painted my boots gold yesterday and in the process of decorating them
I got my monday bra and decorated it already!



Tips on Monday Bra Decorating
  • Try to find a bra that fits you well, do not get an ill fitting bra in attempts to make cleavage or enhance cleavage.
  • Do not...I repeat Do Not glue on anything to the band. If you glue on anything to the band, it will not be able to stretch and thus your bra will probably not make it around your back. If it does, your design will be stretched out and crackled.
  • You don't have to look for a bra in your section colour, all you need is a needle, some thread a glue gun and fabric or stretch sequin bands in your section colour.
Tutorial on how to make a Monday Bra that I got from this chick on Craftster

Tut no1 - Stretch Sequin

Step1 : Stitch on the stretch sequin onto the band, horizontally!


Step 2 - Covering the side of the cup to the band, wrap at edge of cup/beginning of band and fold edges over cup and stitch

Step 3 - Using a hot glue gun, stick the other pieces of sequin band diagonally onto the cup

Step 4 - Cut the strap but remember to stitch it back when finished covering the cup

Tut no 2 Fabric Covered

Step 1- Place bra ontop of fabric and cut around it leaving an extra inch of space

Step 2- Using needle and thread or a glue gun, cover the bra and pull tightly to ensure no slack spaces! Stitch or glue the edges onto the back of the cup

Step 3 : Some fabrics such as brocade and sequin tend to be rough on skin, thus some satin ribbon should be glued on the back of the cup to cover the fabric

Step 4 : Cut out fabric 1 inch larger than band and repeat the steps taken with the bra cups!


10 comments:

iDIGRESS said...

That Is Pretty Impressive. Now I Have Finally Sorted My Flights I Will Now Sort Out The Rest Of My Ish. . . But Those Bras are Fierce.

mimi said...

thanks chick!!! yay you've sorted out your things, I remember how disorganized you felt last year...see u on the road!

Dramahqueen said...

werd! this is a damn good idea! saves you money and gets you wayyy into the carnival spirit!!

cute dougla said...

lookin good mimi!!!

iDIGRESS said...

1 month and 10 days to go. . .see you on the road.

Just Tsahi said...

Great tips! i wish i had some clue on what to do for my Monday wear last year!

Unknown said...

hey mimi can you tell me how comfortable those wedge boots are? saw the same pair and still contemplating buying it..................

mimi said...

hey candice,
the boots are like walking on air!!!

Unknown said...

off to buy my boots...........thanks mimi!

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU!!!!! I have been searching online for countless hrs trying to find away to make a "carnival" type sequin bra. I had tried to do it myself and it ended up looking quite terrible lol!! You do awesome work keep it up!!

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