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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
Pora, have you seen Bravissimo, www.bravissimo.co.uk? They cater specifically for ladies to whom the Bosom Fairy has been generous and, although they don't go up to a size 48J, they do at least photograph their bras on generously-endowed women. I find Freya bras very comfortable, particularly FY41 and FY14. You can't see the seam in the lower cup of FY14, but it's in the same place as FY41. I reckon you could pare down the top of the cup of FY14 to give a much more revealing bra without loosing support. On the subject of fitting: like shoes, every manufacturer has a different idea of sizes. I've been told that La Senza's fitting policy is to sell a bra, any bra, rather than loose the sale, and their fitters are told that if they get the largest cup in a band size and it's too small, they should just keep going up a band size until they find one the fits the cup even though the wearer can practically turn round in it. I know this is also true of Victoria's Secret in the US: my skinny UK-size-10/US-size-6 DD was told she needs a 36D there. Ridiculous! Bravissimo put her in a 30E and it fits perfectly. I like Bravissimo (can you tell?) and if there's a shop near you I suggest going to have a bra fitted. You may find that your band size drops significantly. I just had a look at the larger sizes at www.figleaves.co.uk and, hmm, they are rather... err... functional, aren't they? Underwires: just thinking laterally, has anyone tried cutting underwires from flexible plastic such as milk cartons or slightly heavier? It's easy to cut and you could smooth it with sandpaper. If you put the flat side against the body it would curve around the body but not droop. If you use something like a Flexicurve you could make custom-fitted underwires that replicate the shape of the underneath of the breast perfectly by actually tucking the Flexicurve in place and removing it without changing the shape, and a slightly tear-drop shape would give a rounded end under the arm to give more support and less inclination to poke. Sally |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
Sally Holmes wrote:
Pora, have you seen Bravissimo, www.bravissimo.co.uk? They cater specifically for ladies to whom the Bosom Fairy has been generous and, although they don't go up to a size 48J, they do at least photograph their bras on generously-endowed women. Would this be one of theirs? http://digitalcartography.com/boobs/...sManhattan.jpg -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.alternate-universe http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
Then it's a good thing my *solicited* opinion was given to Pora regarding her customer--- not you. I'm sorry, I was not aware that yours was the only opinion being solicited. When we say that a bra gives uplift, we obviously don't mean the vertical thrust needed to hoist a rocket from a launch pad into outer space. By the same token, when we say that any bra that wraps around the body applies compression, we surely do not mean the exaggerated and often painful constriction necessary for radiography--- unless, of course, it is one's intention to hyperbolize. Phae No, that wasn't obvious at all from the post to which I was replying. You made a flat statement with no qualifyers. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
Pogonip wrote:
Sally Holmes wrote: Pora, have you seen Bravissimo, www.bravissimo.co.uk? They cater specifically for ladies to whom the Bosom Fairy has been generous and, although they don't go up to a size 48J, they do at least photograph their bras on generously-endowed women. Would this be one of theirs? http://digitalcartography.com/boobs/...sManhattan.jpg naughty LOL Claire in Montréal France. |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
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Olwyn Mary wrote: Phae wrote: Mary wrote: I, too, have a generous bust, but the only time I want compression is when my boobs are on the mammogram shelf , and I don't need full coverage. Bosoms on the half-shell are quite all right for me in underwear, my outergarments will cover my assets and maintain my modesty, thank you. As far as structure is concerned, what I need is some REAL engineering and cantileverage to give me the support I need. Then it's a good thing my *solicited* opinion was given to Pora regarding her customer--- not you. I'm sorry, I was not aware that yours was the only opinion being solicited. I never said it was. Again, you are making an erroneous assumption. When we say that a bra gives uplift, we obviously don't mean the vertical thrust needed to hoist a rocket from a launch pad into outer space. By the same token, when we say that any bra that wraps around the body applies compression, we surely do not mean the exaggerated and often painful constriction necessary for radiography--- unless, of course, it is one's intention to hyperbolize. Phae No, that wasn't obvious at all from the post to which I was replying. You made a flat statement with no qualifyers. You might have asked before jumping to the conclusion that I'd somehow be making a suggestion that was harmful or painful. Good grief! Further, I somehow missed your suggestions on how that Pora's bra could be improved or your constructive rationale on why my suggestions were so off base. Phae -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare) |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
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Joy Beeson wrote: On 30 Jun 2006 04:01:55 -0700, wrote: but on the original idea.... have you considered moving away from the fabric idea completely? On the other hand, my bras are fabric entirely, save for elastic at the bottom. And I'm thinking of changing from boxer-shorts elastic to three rows of quarter-inch elastic to see whether it's more comfortable. In essence, my bras are tightly-fitted sleeveless T-shirts with elastic under the breasts -- but I find that woven linen cut on the bias gives better support than knit fabric -- and it's more predictable; I had to re-tweak the pattern for every batch of knit. I find a bra quite essential when I'm up and walking around, but when I'm reading usenet on a hot evening I'll abandon my wet bra in favor of tucking the front of my shirt into the sweaty overlap. (All my slopping-around shirts are linen or much-washed 100% cotton, so they make fairly decent towels.) I just love those ideas! It's very much more in the corset vein except with modern materials and no bones. And I have pondered a similar bolero type affair, w/o the sleeves of course, for leisure and night wear. -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare) |
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"wurstergirl" wrote: wurstergirl wrote: Phaedrine wrote: Sorry, Pora. I did not mean to sound so terse or bossy! It was late and I was in a hurry... sorry. Don't worry offence taken :-) Aw, sh!t. That's supposed to say "NO offense taken..." What kind of brain fart was that? I do appreciate the clarification. I'd hoped you were just kidding. I'm reconsidering your suggestion about boning in cups. Can't talk much right now, but I think I've got an elegant idea sprouting in my head. Something along the lines of using reinforced vertical flat-felled-type seams in a thinner shelf to create more rigidity. Like the fan-shaped boning of victorian corsets? Good thinking! I've been cogitating along similar lines but with ridgelene or, preferably, some of the other, softer synthetic boning. The German plastic bones are quite good. Farthingales has them and other synthetic boning: http://www.farthingales.on.ca/plastic_bones.php I'm used to thinking in terms of spring steel because that's what you use almost exclusively for corsets. I guess that's why I didn't think of the synthetics before. Just came back from visiting 48J. Got a good look at the stretchy bra on her and have rejected the whole project. Exactly as you described, the powernet frame was nowhere near her body and her breasts were drooping most unsatisfactorily. Back to the drawing board. Pora -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare) |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
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Sally Holmes wrote: Underwires: just thinking laterally, has anyone tried cutting underwires from flexible plastic such as milk cartons or slightly heavier? It's easy to cut and you could smooth it with sandpaper. If you put the flat side against the body it would curve around the body but not droop. If you use something like a Flexicurve you could make custom-fitted underwires that replicate the shape of the underneath of the breast perfectly by actually tucking the Flexicurve in place and removing it without changing the shape, and a slightly tear-drop shape would give a rounded end under the arm to give more support and less inclination to poke. Plastic does give some support but rigidity is the problem. For awhile there, lots of bras were being made with plastic underwires but they mostly stopped because they break so much. I've retired scores of such bras to the broken-plastic-wire-cemetery. For F cups+, you get far more rigidity with a thin steel wire than with any similarly sized plastic. Nonetheless, I suspect that plastic boning does have some possibilities for improving the larger-cup bras. I was recently bra hunting and I looked at the Freyas online, especially the balcony bras. They are indeed beautiful and they even have them in my size which is amazing. What deterred me was that I have very narrow shoulders (and ribcage... I'm usually looking at a 34H) and they seemed to have a very wide strap placement. Our local bra & corset shop does not yet carry them. Alas. Are they as wide at the shoulders as they seem? And the other thing is that the straps are all so narrow. A really great bra does not depend much on the straps for support but I cannot tell just from pictures. So your experience would be helpful. Phae -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare) |
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Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?
In article , Pogonip
wrote: Sally Holmes wrote: Pora, have you seen Bravissimo, www.bravissimo.co.uk? They cater specifically for ladies to whom the Bosom Fairy has been generous and, although they don't go up to a size 48J, they do at least photograph their bras on generously-endowed women. Would this be one of theirs? http://digitalcartography.com/boobs/...sManhattan.jpg Hah! I love it.... bra eats Manhattan..... ::laughing:: -- I fear me you but warm the starved snake Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare) |
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