New Merckwaerdigh bralette design : the WRAP

Recently I’ve been checking all the Merckwaerdigh designs that have not been published as a sewing pattern yet. Back in the days I organised quite a lot of lingerie home-parties to sell my handmade lingerie.

How to draw an easy seam allowance around your bra pattern

The seam allowance around bra sewing patterns is much more narrow than the seam allowance for clothes. Do you wonder why?

FREE printable : Sewing Swimwear

Sewing swimwear is very simular to sewing lingerie. You can easily exchange most patterns for example. It’s mainly the materials that make the difference. I thought it would be a good idea to share some information about the ins and outs in a FREE printable available to download for everybody.

How to get more support from the bra strap

Compared to the rather functional daily bras in the post-war era, modern bras tend look more fashionable.

How to use the Merckwaerdigh Mini-Course SLIPDRESS

I’m a real ‘Busy Bee’ this Summer if I may say so! Just 2 months ago the digital DIY Bra Full-Course was released and now already another of the popular digital Mini-Courses is ready …
This Mini-Course Slipdress is now available in the Merckwaerdigh  shop on platform Etsy!

But what is this new Mini-Course all about you might wonder?

The Merckwaerdigh e-course Bra Pattern Drafting is READY!

In the last posts I shared 20 previews of the content in the Merckwaerdigh e-course for bra pattern drafting and in this post you will find the last bits because the e-course is READY and available in the Merckwaerdigh shop

How to shift the bra Coupe Line to DIAGONAL in the Merckwaerdigh e-course

In the last posts I described how you can alter the vertical bra cup coupe line in the Merckwaerdigh master pattern. Not only can you shift this to a horizontal coupe line (as explaned in the last post) but into a diagonal coupe line as well.

How to shift the bra Coupe Line to HORIZONTAL in the Merckwaerdigh e-course

In the last posts I described how you can make some alterations in the vertical coupe line of the cups with the Merckwaerdigh master pattern. This time we’ll talk about how you can shitft this into a horizontal coupe line.

How to shift the bra COUPE LINE in the Merckwaerdigh e-course

In the last posts I described how the new Merckwaerdigh e-course I’m working on will teach you to relocate the bra straps. And now it’s time to talk about what you can do to alter the coupe line of a bra.

How to relocate the bra cup STRAPS with the Merckwaerdigh e-course

In the last posts I described how you can alter the bra band and the midfront of the cups in the master pattern of the Merckwaerdigh e-course I’m working on. And this time we’ll get into relocating the straps for a more interesting cleavage.