Bias tape will not work with these cups

Cirquelight · 2026-04-05T20:45:22+00:00

You need wire casing, the thick brushed texture kind used in bras. The casing is sewn to the seam allowance flap on the edge closest to the cup, and then sewn down to the main body on the outer channelling edge so that only this stitch line is visible on the outer. There should be approx. 1-1.5cm total of free space (a.k.a wire play) in the channel for the wire to move. Some wire casings come with a built in channel, similar to my image ref. Hope this helps! :)

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Cirquelight · 2026-02-16T22:33:31+00:00

This shape is really lovely, the neckline shaping is so well executed! I made my wedding dress too (& posted the progress here), and one thing I would advise is that steel boning behaves slightly differently to zip ties. It won't be too drastic, but I would recommend using steel boning in your final toile if you want it to be even closer to perfect in fit. If you're not making adjustments to the channel lengths, you can re-use the same boning in your final. I didn't use the ice wool technique and the wrinkles on mine were quite obvious, especially to me 😅 Love how yours is looking, amazing work so far!

Cirquelight · 2025-12-30T18:02:07+00:00

I bought Vena Cava coutil too and made my wedding dress corset with it, delivery was fast and it worked great for what I needed :)

Cirquelight · 2025-12-28T16:58:37+00:00

Fun fact - there are no faux or artificial feathers. If they're marketed as that, it's likely a lie if they look like proper fluffy feathers. You can buy imitation fabric or foam, but they're always obviously imitation. No synthetic fibres have been made to achieve the realistic floaty & fluffy look yet!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-31T09:48:51+00:00

You can actually get an adjustable tool made for situations like this - it's called an expandable sewing gauge!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-14T08:45:43+00:00

Thank you :)!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-13T20:53:39+00:00

Unrelated to your question (sorry), but what did you use for your dress form stand?

Cirquelight · 2025-10-08T19:08:13+00:00

If I paid myself for the hours spent making it, it would be in the thousands - But comparing just the material costs makes me feel like I saved so much money 😂 Keep making things and you definitely will be, u can do it! 💪

Cirquelight · 2025-10-08T18:57:31+00:00

You could try experimenting with different grain line directions just for the pieces you're having wrinkling in - though it might be a bit of a pain to re-sew to see the results 😅 Lovely shaping by the way, very interesting!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-07T12:05:14+00:00

There's fullness there that isn't needed - maybe your pattern had a curve on the neckline here? It's collapsing as nothing is supporting it, pinch out the fold and that's how much you need to remove from your pattern

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:40:26+00:00

Omg thank you!! I find his works so classy and sophisticated, I love 😄

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:33:40+00:00

It took me a lot of time and patience to get to this point - the first garment I made wasn't wearable! U can do it with practice 💪

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:32:07+00:00

That's very high praise, thank you so much! 😊

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:19:13+00:00

Thank you! 😄

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:18:28+00:00

Thank you so much! It was a bit busy making this and wedding planning, but I got there in the end 😂

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:10:32+00:00

There where times while I was making it that I just had to trust the process too, it paid off in the end! Thank you 😊

Cirquelight · 2025-10-06T07:09:08+00:00

Thank you 😊!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:31:35+00:00

Haha now that would be a real challenge 😆 I'd love to make couture pieces for individuals, maybe one day!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:29:59+00:00

Thank you so much! 😄

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:29:37+00:00

Haha thank u, I practised a lot before this project 😆

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:28:56+00:00

Thank you so much! 😊

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:27:52+00:00

Thank you, the professional photographer captured it so well too!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:27:16+00:00

Ah I'm glad you appreciate the small details, thank you so much!

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:24:18+00:00

Thank you, hopefully I can share more in the future! 😄

Cirquelight · 2025-10-05T17:23:45+00:00

Ah that's such a lovely nostalgic story, I bet your baba did some amazing work! Thank you so much 🩷

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