Sew Along - The Eve Part 1
There are many patterns available to home Bra Sewists. Clearly, I am a big fan of The Eve Classic pattern, because of its versatility in being used as a sloper to create your own designs at home. I will feature other popular sew alongs later, because they may be relevant to designs you might create on your own, or you may prefer to buy a designer's pattern and alter it for fit. Either way, I highly recommend Bare Essentials: Bras to understand the drafting process as the alterations for fit will help with any pattern you may need to alter.
If this is your first trial of this pattern, I highly recommend making a fitting band, following the process I did with A Client's Fitting Band Part 1 and Part 2 before moving on to cutting out the bra like Jennifer does in part 2 of the Eve instructions. I did some extra steps that makes it easier to change the center front for the splay of the wires, sides seams for the angle of the torso shaping and the curve of the back, in case a downward hike is needed where you have side back darts in clothing for a very curved small of the back and a very rounded shoulders (dowagers hump). I mention this before moving on to step 2, because Part 2 is cutting out your fabric and you would then cut it differently. Here's Jennifer's fitting band video and she does each wire differently to show 2 different methods of attaching cups.
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