Yep. That’s what this post is about – making a bra from the store-bought bra I loved.

This is the second bra and it’s got all the kinks ironed out of the pattern pieces.

I made this pink rose lace bra based on the black lace ‘zombie’ bra below.

These are the initial bra pieces from the black lace bra.

Susan of Measure Twice Cut Once has a really good series of posts on her blog that you really should bookmark if you want to do this like a real professional.

You can see how I’ve pinned the bra to paper to trace it without unpicking it.

The first rose lace bra was the test bra and the second one is the ‘bra of success’.

The bra band has all the notion and cutting instructions on it

This was the first lace option I thought about buying.

This rose lace mesh was my choice because you could see the flowers over the tricot layer.

These are all the bits and pieces I had to work with.

Beverly’s craftsy bra class suggests ironing the under wire casing into a curve before sewing it in.

Above is where I had to figure out if the bra band matched the hook size. The plush elastic I used added width to the band so I had to adjust the back bra band to work with the hook fasteners I had on hand.

Here’s the final test bra with pre-made straps.