Leather Bra Top

[Raven]

How about getting a sports bra that fits for a pattern? Most of those I've seen have been fairly robust (and as my lady is agoraphobic I get to do more undies shopping than I'd like to lol).

[McJeep]

DUCT TAPE METHOD... I HAVE USED IT FOR A LOT OF MOCCISSANS,

Never heard of this but it sounds very intriguing - my wife is VERY hard on shoes and I need to make her some bulletproof moccs for around the house ;0)

Any info is appreciated

Rob

[Raven]

McJeep- try this tutorial, it's where I got the info to make mine. Coogs Tutorial on Paleoplanet

[McJeep]

McJeep- try this tutorial, it's where I got the info to make mine. Coogs Tutorial on Paleoplanet

Thanks guy - a good read. Those aren't the style that I'm looking to do though - she'd blow those out in a week LOL

Looking to do the more garden variety structured moccasin/slipper thing. Something that I can double sole the bottom of with sayyyyyyyy 300 weight hide? ;0)

[Gilligan]

McJeep, don't know of anyone that has done it, but discussed with a friend using rawhide for bottom of mocs one time. I'd put some soft liner on bottom to keep from wearing holes in feet, but I beleive they'd hold up pretty well.

[Luke Hatley]

Hey Kid , try these ........they are easy to pattern.

8-9 oz elk for the uppers and 9-10oz soles they will not wear out soon......

Edited January 29, 2009 by Luke Hatley

[McJeep]

This is pretty much the style I'm referring to (but mine will have a simpler rounded up sole) - I have a pair that I like the fit of but they're suede and lined with that faux fur crap that just makes yer feet sweat ... grim I'll be tearing them apart and using them as templates for some proper hide ones and was planning on doubling up the sole while I'm at it - should be lifetimers when I'm done

As for the wife, I've found her old favourites (what's left of them) in the back corner of the closet so she'll be getting a pair as well - prolly last HER about one season LOL I'm not kidding, the girl is just plain hard on footwear! :0)

[Elegant]

The Expandable Insulation foam (Great Stuff brand) works for us.

One piece cups. (poor quality pic)

[Suze]

one word of caution if you are using expandable foam for a full torso --- it shrinks in time

and you can't fill a whole torso all at once - the middle won't dry.

I've not done it but friends have and had to trash the whole thing and start over

I want a Duct Tape Double for myself - so I have been reading all sorts of links about them, the leather bra sounds cool though

one question - if you don't line the leather with something wouldn't that get "irratating" on "senative parts" ?????

[Hisself]

one word of caution if you are using expandable foam for a full torso --- it shrinks in time

and you can't fill a whole torso all at once - the middle won't dry.

I've not done it but friends have and had to trash the whole thing and start over

I want a Duct Tape Double for myself - so I have been reading all sorts of links about them, the leather bra sounds cool though

one question - if you don't line the leather with something wouldn't that get "irratating" on "senative parts" ?????

I've watched this thread with some interest, and at times have laughed til I cried.

I hate to admit this but I did several of these years ago when the Xena thing was hot. In four cases I was able to obtain body molds of the customer, with my wife watching.....no, better make that supervising the task. Here is how I did it. The young lady in question donned her normal bra, and a very tight T-shirt over it. I took some duct tape and did the playtex cross your heart thing to get the cups to stand out, then my wife and I applied multiple layers of duct tape until the breast area and back was well covered.

Obviously each young lady was a different size, so we used whatever came close to actual breast size to mold the inside of the form after applying regular old wall paper paste to the inside of the form. Again, obviously the form had been carefully cut off the model. We used oranges, grapefruit, mango, and believe it or not a couple of old croquet balls!

Once the mold dried it was easy to mold the wet leather to fit. Oh, and believe me, you absolutely want to provide for some kind of lining. Leather will rub a nipple raw and bloody. I used some rabbit fur. Got them at Tandy for a couple of bucks apiece. Worked great and made for some very happy customers. Oh, the rabbit fur works well in Cod Pieces...real well actually!

I wish that I had backed up all of my project images before the hard drive crashed on the old computer or I'd show you how they came out. This isn't rocket science, it just takes a little thought.