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Lily Racerback Sportbra
Lily Racerback Sportbra
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RACERBACK SPORT BRA FRONT
CUT 1 MAIN FABRIC
CUT 1 LINING
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What you need:
● Both main fabric and lining have to be cotton/lycra or cotton/spandex with composition at
least 95% / 5% four way stretch, more percentage of lycra/spandex will have more
stretch. You can also experiment on poly/lycra or poly/spandex fabric.
● For 1 sport bra only need ¼ yards fabric (I think), I made mine of of old tee :)
● 1 cm 1.5 cm width FOE (Fold Over Elastic) for finishing the neckline and armhole. You
will need 65 cm for the neckline and 50 cm for each armholes.
● 1 cm width elastic for the hem line/under bust line (measure how long you need). I
measure mine then subtract around 4.5” / 11.25 cm.
● You have to add 1 cm seam allowance to the neckline and amrholes while cutting the
fabric if you want to finish them with 0.5 cm elastic.
Instruction:
1. Join the main fabric front and back right side facing by sewing shoulder seam and side
seam, press seam open.
2. Joint the lining front and back right side facing by sewing shoulder seam and side seam.
When sewing lining side seam leave a little hole in the middle then zigzag stitch around
the hole (set stitch width on 2). This hole is for insert the bra pad later. Press seam open.
3. Join the main fabric and the lining wrong side facing, pin together on the shoulder seam
and side seam. To secure the join of main fabric and the lining, sew the side seam
together with zigzag stitch (set stitch width on 2), sew slowly be careful not to sew the
lining side hole shut, if you do you can’t insert the bra pad later.
4. Baste around the neckline and armholes the finish with FOE
5. Join the 1 cm elastic by overlapping approx. 1 cm with zigzag stitch (sew a few times to
secure the join). Serge the hemline (main fabric and lining), sew the 1 cm elastic to the
hemline on the lining side with zigzag stitch (set the width on 3) and pull the elastic as
you sew so the elastic fill the whole hem circumference. If you don’t have a serger you
can just zigzag stitch the elastic to the hemline.
6. Fold the hemline inside facing the lining the top stitch with 3 stepzigzag stitch (set the
width on 3), you can also to stitch with twin needle.
Fitting: This sport bra should fit 34 35 Cup (for bigger size I suggest you add more ease on the
side seam).
Sewing Kill: Intermediate skill plus some experience on sewing with knit fabric is needed for this
project.
I made 3 of them in different colors.
The racerback
Hole on the lining side seam to insert bra pad Bra pad when inserted