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Patternmaking & Sewing Resources
by Don McCunn

Bra & Corset Making Resources

CONTENTS

Bra Making Supplies
Corset Making Supplies
Books
Bra Kits from Fabric Depot

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Bra Making Supplies

If you are in the market for underwires, I have charts available in a free PDF file for determining underwire sizes.

Arte Crafts Bra Making Supplies  (USA)
An online resource that specializes in bra making supplies exclusively. They have a great selection of bra findings in a variety of colors. Underwire sizes are available as a printout.
 
Booby Traps   (Australia)
They sell kits that do not include underwires which must be ordered separately. They do not sell online but require you to fill out an order form to submit to them with payment.
 
Bra Builders  (USA)
An online resource that specializes in bra making supplies. While many bra making suppliers offer fabric in white, black, and nude, Bra Builders have a nice selection of 20+ colors.
 
Bra Essentials  (USA)
An online resource that specializes in bra making supplies. They have an excellent and extensive series of pages for determining underwire sizes.
 
Bra-Maker Supply   (Canada)
This company that sells Beverly Johnson's book has an extensive line of supplies. They stock one of the nicest brands of Powernet as well as the largest selection of underwire sizes. Use the "Download" link on this website to access their charts for underwire sizes.
 
B.Wear   (Sweden)
An online resource for bra and corset making supplies in Sweden.
 
The Emerald Studio   (Canada)
This Etsy shop sells an extensive line of bra making supplies and kits. Emerald also maintains a blog where she discusses bra making stories: Emerald's Blog Spot.
 
English Couture Company   (UK)
They carry a wide selection of bra-making supplies and fabrics including underwires.
 
Fabric Depot   (USA)
This Texas company carries fabric and bra making supplies. It offers powernet in a variety of patterns and colors. It also carries underwires.
 
Make Bra   (Finland)
An online resource for bra making supplies in Finland.
 
Make It Yourself   (USA)
This online store offers a wide variety of products for projects including making: bras, corsets, hats, costumes, steampunk, and leather crafting.
 
M.Recht   (Australia)
This online store offers some bra making supplies including buckles, rings, and sliders but not underwires.
 
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Sew Sassy   (USA)
Sew Sassy has an extensive line of bra findings and fabrics. This link will take you to their index of bra making supplies which includes a link to underwires.
 
Sewing Chest.co.uk   (UK)
They carry a wide selection of bra-making supplies and fabrics including underwires.
 
Stitch Love Studio   (USA)
Stitch Love Studio offers a full line of bra making and lingerie supplies. One of the nice features of this site is that it offers a Color Match feature which offers over a dozen different colors to choose from.
 
Sweet Cups Bra Making Supplies   (USA)
A distributor of the supplies from Bra-Maker Supply in Canada
 
Vena Cava Designs   (UK)
Vena Cava Designs started as a bespoke corset making company. They no longer sell corsets but carry an extensive lineof corset and bra making supplies.
 

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Corset Making Supplies

A Rare Notion   (Australia)
An online resource for bra and corset making supplies in Australia
 
Amazon Dry Goods   (USA)
This online resource is run by reenactors who specialize in corset making goods. They also sell hoop Boning. (They are not The Amazon.)
 
B.Wear   (Sweden)
An online resource for bra and corset making supplies in Sweden.
 
Corsetmaking Supplies   (USA)
This online store offers a wide variety of products for projects including making: bras, corsets, hats, costumes, steampunk, and leather crafting.
 
Farthingales Corset Supply   (Canada)
An online resource specializing in corset supplies.
 
The Fitting Room   (USA)
They make bespoke corsets and sell corset making supplies.
 
MacCulloch and Wallis   (UK)
An online resource selling a wide variety of sewing products as well as corset supplies.
 
Richard the Thread   (USA)
An online resource selling a variety of sewing products as well as corset supplies. They are the only supplier I have found that sells tipping fluid for white steel boning. They do have a $35 minimum for orders.
 
Sew Curvy   (UK)
An online resource specializing in corset supplies.
 
Vena Cava Designs   (UK)
Vena Cava Designs started as a bespoke corset making company. They no longer sell corsets but carry an extensive lineof corset and bra making supplies.
 

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Books

The Bra-Makers Manual   by Beverly Johnson   (Canada)
This is a comprehensive book about bra making that covers the history, terms, fabric, construction, and style variations. It is used as the text book for people who want to start a professional bra making business. If you are only buying one other book about bra making, I recommend this one.
 
Making Beautiful Bras   by Lee-Ann Burgess   (Australia)
This book covers a lot of different construction techniques and styling variations for making bras.
 
Pattern Cutting for Lingerie, Beachwear and Leisurewear   by Ann Haggar
This is a reference for a variety of different patterns for Lingerie styles in general. It includes some variations of bra designs.
 
Hoorah for the Bra: A Perky Peek at the History of the Brassiere
by Cheree Berry
This pop up book about the history of the bra is fun and also amazingly informative.
 

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