How Do You True Your Seams?

Truing seams is a term for ensuring the stitch lines match when sewn together. It is particularly important when making pattern adjustments. For many, this is a way to ensure smooth lines but ensuring the measurement matches.

Tutorial, Learning, Akeru, Cambia, Haru, Kanon Dress, Koma, Labellum, Lamina, Lanai, Lazulite, Liora, Lotus, Lusamine, Marei, Momiji, MysaLilypaDesignsSeptember 30, 2024True Seams, True Corners

DARTS - Part 4 - How to Increase or Decrease Projection in a Darted Cup

Check out the entire Darts in Lingerie Series:

This is a 4 part series that walks you through everything from how to sew giant curved darts in bras and lingerie but also how to adjust patterns and some basic understanding about the volume and (cone) shape implications specific to bra cups.

Center Gore Bridge Shape and Breast Anatomy

Did you know that the triangle between the breasts come in different shapes? Sometimes known as the Center Gore or Bridge, this tiny piece of fabric between the cups of underwire bras often hold the key to comfort.

Beginner Friendly Instruction Update

In order to better serve a diverse and dynamic range of people in our sewing community, we’ve updated the Instructions of ALL of our bra patterns to include more beginner friendly. This includes several pages on How to Measure and Finding Your Size. Not to mention more illustrations, clarity of verbiage, charts and organization! There are NO CHANGES TO THE PATTERNS themselves.

Cambia, Koma, Labellum, Lamina, Lanai, LotusLilypaDesignsOctober 15, 2022Update, Instruction, Beginner Friendly

TUTORIAL - Wireline and Cradle Mod for Extreme Omega Shapes

Today’s tutorial on the Labellum Bra Pattern focuses on modifying the cradle to take a significantly smaller underwire.

A Halloween Cambia

With Halloween just a few days away, I thought I’d share this special version just for the holiday.

Found this cute flocked spiderweb on tulle at the local fabric shop that was just begging to be a Cambia.

CambiaLilypaDesignsOctober 25, 2021Halloween, cobwebs, spiderweb, Morticia Addams, Elvira

Overt Cambia Bra Pattern with Quarter Cup Sling!

Sewed up this super cute quarter cup version to highlight how the interior slings work. The #cambiabrapattern includes 1 and 2 piece slings to accommodate different levels of projection, shape and densities.

CambiaLilypaDesignsOctober 20, 2021Cambia bra pattern, Support Sling, Interior Sling, Quarter Cup

Tutorial - How to Apply an Omega Alteration on the Cambia Bra Overlay

Learn how to make an Omega Adjustment on the Cambia Overlay! Ideal for when your cup size is LARGER than your cradle or underwire size.

Cambia, TutorialLilypaDesignsOctober 18, 2021Cambia bra pattern, Pattern Alterations, P, Omega Alteration, Tutorial

Tutorial - How to Alter the BCD of the Cambia Pattern

For some people, the Horizontal Hemisphere (HH) will indicate one size while the Bottom Cup Depth (BCD) will indicate another. The basic premise of the pattern alteration remains the same but is slightly more involved for the overlay pattern piece due to the incorporated cup/cradle of the overlay in the Cambia Pattern.