![[BAW 9] February Round-Up](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2.jpg)
Hi All! It has been a pretty amazing month for lingerie the February! The Curvy Sewing Collective is hosting their Lingerie Month, I've been positively swooning over all of your makes this month showing up in my inbox.. But most special of all was winning for Best Bra...
![Bra Make [BAW8]: Black Lace Vixen & Giveaway Winner!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4617.jpg)
Hi All!! Week 8 already!- and here is my second and final make for February! I think lace was the perfect topic, and I'm already dreaming of all the lace bras I'm going to make the rest of the year now that I'm so inspired! But first, what I'm sure you've all been...
![Bra Theory [BAW7]: How to make a Lace Frame Bra](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4795.jpg)
Hi All! Firstly- A Very Happy Valentine's Day!! Or as I prefer to call it Day Before On-Sale Chocolate Day / Selfish Lingerie Sewing Day! It's Bra Theory this week! And I had a wonderful suggestion from the lovely Ilna for a tutorial on making a scalloped-lace frame...
![[BAW 6]: Red Valentine & GIVEAWAY](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4769.jpg)
Hi All! How excited are you for lace this month! I feel like I've really gotten away from lace over the last couple months with my love affair with bra tulle, but my love of lace is coming back to me pretty quickly! To help you get excited for lace month, I'm having a...
![[BAW 5] January Round Up!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/JAN16.png)
Hi All! Wow January has been an amazing month!! And I can't believe that it's already gone- how did that happen!? All of you have been sewing up a storm this week, and I can't wait to show off all your gorgeous makes! It's been so strange this month, holding all the...
![[BAW4]: The Lace Demi-Bra](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4709.jpg)
Hi All! Week 4 is here and with it comes another bra 🙂 My second bra-make of the year! I love this bra, and I wanted to show a few new ideas and techniques with this bra 🙂 And also to announce the theme for next month.... LACE!! 🙂 This bra is again the new...
Hi All! I mentioned about a week back that I was having a Bralette Class at the The Emerald Studio, and I thought I'd share a bit of that day with you since it was such a fun time!! The day started out with a custom drafted pattern, a moment to get the sewing machines...
![Bra Theory [BAW3]: ALL ABOUT UNDERWIRES](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_0053.jpg)
Hi All! Underwires. It's a big topic, and I hope that I can shed some light on it, to take some of the mystery out of bra-making! Since this is my first theory post in Bra-A-Week 2016. I want to start off this post by saying: there is no universal right or wrong,...
Hi All! I wanted to share with you my new favourite lingerie supply. The France Wire 🙂 This is a new style of underwire that has a different shape and fit from the other underwire that I carry, and it's all part of my goal to make bra-making more accessible for...
![[BAW 2]: Dreaming in Silk](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4433-1.jpg)
Hi All, It's the second week of the Bra-A-Week Challenge! And it's all starting with a bra-make 🙂 I'm pretty happy with this one too! This one is a special bra, because I branched out and did something new with a new style of wires!!! Yes more wire theory!! I...
Hi All! I thought I would tell you about the first class coming up at The Emerald Studio! The first class is a bralette class on Friday the 15th of January! And there are still spots left!! This class is a one-day class where you learn to make a bralette,...
Hi All!! It's 2016!!! YAY! And I have a very good feeling about this year 🙂 I thought I would kick off the start of this year with an announcement about the Bra-A-Week Challenge, and how it's going to look this year. I've decided to make a few changes to the...
![Bra-A-Week [49]: Christmas Presents](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4620.jpg)
Hi All! This is going to be a shorter post today, no submissions and no too many pictures, I think everyone is taking a bit of a break for the holidays. I also wanted to take a moment to reflect and say, this is it. This is the final week of the Bra-A-Week Challenge...
Hi All!! Today I thought I would join in on Top 5 tag from Gillian of Crafting a Rainbow! She started this idea a couple years ago, and has invited people to join her in reflecting on their year! She does top 5 hits, misses, highlights, reflections and goals. But that...
![Bra-A-Week [48]: Lingerie Sets!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4576.jpg)
Hi All, This week I thought I would do something that I have been completely neglecting this year. I have not made any panties to go with my bras, let alone sets with garter belts! So I thought I would take two of the beauties that I've made this last month and turn...
Hi All, Today I wanted to tell you about something really exciting!! I'm having classes at my studio!! I now have my class list up and my calendar all set for January - April! Check out my class list and class calendar on my new website! I'm teaching beginner...
![Bra-A-Week [47]: The Chevron](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4560.jpg)
Hi All! I have another beauty for you today 🙂 I decided after three weeks of bra tulle bras, that I would do a bralette! Because they are such a staple in my bra wardrobe! I used my black bra tulle and fold over findings for this one! I was loving the ruching from...
![Bra-A-Week [46]: The Parisian](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4373.jpg)
Hi All! Another week of the bra-a-week challenge, and another week of my love affair with the bra tulle 🙂 This time I wanted to use the blush bra tulle, and I wanted something that was a little less modern and angular than the last couple bras that I've made,...
Hi All! Today I wanted to do a post about elastics today. I've done a little highlight about Bliss Wires, and Bra Tulle, and now I thought I'd give a moment to talk about elastics, the elastics I like, and what I use in my bras. In general I use all the same strapping...
![Bra-A-Week [44]: Snow White](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_4325.jpg)
Hi All! This week I have another bra for you! Another one that I love of course 🙂 And I decided to branch out again on this one and expand my skills! I called this one Snow White! So here are the specs on this one: This is a three piece cup, longline bra, with boning...
Hi All! I woke up this morning and realized that I didn't have any good stories or cool pictures of my week for Saturday Life. It was a solid week of just average work stuff, which is pretty cool, don't get me wrong, but not quite as cool for blogging. So I thought,...
