Leather Bra Top

[Daggrim]

A clarification on using the plastic baseball helmets for bra forms. Of course y'gotta have a bra cup-shaped piece of leather that you can slide around in the helmet mold, looking for the spot that gives you that nice, natural shape...more full on the outside, etc, etc. I use the hot water cuir bouilli molding technique for molding the leather. It makes a bra as hard as any leather armour.

Daggrim

[ArtS]

When you finish this we need to see the finished item on the model so we can tell how well you did with the fit.

ArtS

Edited September 4, 2008 by ArtS

[serena]

Here is a link to make a duct tape dupilcate if you ever have the need for one. Everyone that I talk to on one of the other forums that I belong say that they would be lost with out it for making clothing.

http://rustybobbin.com/inklings/dtd.html

[calanneh]

The duct tape model works well for making 'casts' or models. I made a pair of boots using a paper and making tape cast, then slicing it off my foot.

I am also in the process of helping 4 peopel make leather bustiers and I have them start with a paper and masking tape pattern first to check size and such. Then slice it into 3 pieces to get the pattern to trace onto the leather. I have a few pics of one of the girls with the paper bustier on before we cut it off.

I will post them in the bustier thread I started here a few weeks ago before we started working on them.

cal

[hivemind]

When you finish this we need to see the finished item on the model so we can tell how well you did with the fit.

ArtS

I see what you did there...

[ArtS]

I'm just curious how well the leatherwork comes out.

ArtS

[Hennessy]

Thanks Luke i may give that a go coconuts are cheap

has anyone ever heard the ol'ditty ,i've got a lovally bunch of coconuts,big ones small ones some as big as your head,custom fit should solve size problems.pete

[8thsinner]

I would strongly recommend not using a lining for the cups, or any part of it, Leather breathes by itself remember any additional layer creates a gap between them which will only act as insulation and heat up creating a not so comfortable fit.

Just me chiming in

[Shelly]

Well, here's my contribution to this subject - I'd said awhile back that I'd take a few pix of my friend's nice work on a leather bra, chaps, when he made his 'cowgirl' - these aren't the best, as I took the pix thru the store window, and it has the glass and reflection, but I think all can see enough to show his take on it...the store has the 'set' priced at $1700.00, and has had quite a few ladies try it on, no takers yet...

[Rogue6]

Well, here's my contribution to this subject - I'd said awhile back that I'd take a few pix of my friend's nice work on a leather bra, chaps, when he made his 'cowgirl' - these aren't the best, as I took the pix thru the store window, and it has the glass and reflection, but I think all can see enough to show his take on it...the store has the 'set' priced at $1700.00, and has had quite a few ladies try it on, no takers yet...

Thank you for the pics that was one idea that i had,its good to see it in a completed state.

This is still on my work bench, I just need a bigggger work bench to work on all my projects.

Thank you everyone for your ideas. I think i have a prototype of one of the cups, I will have to take a pic and post it up.

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