Those who've been garment sewing know the name Cashmerette! Specializing in sewing for curves, Cashmerette has now expanded their sewing line of patterns to include a wider ranges of sizes and most recently, LINGERIE! We are offering kits for their new pattern, the Willowdale, and we couldn't be more excited!
Early winter is often full of festivity and celebration, whether you observe one holiday or many! This shimmery stretch lace, Viva, pairs beautifully with our neutrals Pecan and Midnight so you can mix and match to your heart's content. Choose either color for your fabrics and elastics, or pop one color or the other with contrasting elastics! You may even want Midnight silk for your cup, to really up the drama. We are planning color-matched rings and slides this time around but leave us a note if you prefer Rose Gold or Gold in your kit. The lovely and talented Dee Anne has sewn up another stunning black and metallic example for us this month, with her capsule containing a customized body suit, bra, and panties!
Viva is 9” wide, with the symmetrical pattern running continuously.
Our Willowdale Help Page contains all the info about selecting your kit size, your options, fabrics and lace. Its a great place to begin if you are newer to bra sewing or new to the Willowdale pattern- or both!
The Willowdale Pattern is available here from the Cashmerette website. The size chart is here, and the fitting guide is here.
The Viva Willowdale Bra Kit contains:
| Smaller | Larger | |
| Tricot or Bra Tulle - Pecan or Midnight (no Midnight Super Simplex) OR | Fat 3/8 yard | Fat 1/2 yard |
| Stretch Silk Satin in Midnight OR | 3/4 yard | 1 yard |
| Super Simplex in Pecan | 3/4 yard | 1 yard |
| Lining Fabric for Super Simplex or silk - Sheer Cup Lining | Fat Quarter | 1/2 yard |
|
Viva Stretch Lace for upper cup |
1 yards |
1 yards |
| -or- Viva Lace for full lace | 4 yards | 4 yards |
| Power Net in Pecan or Midnight | 14" x 28" | 14" x 28" |
| Plush Channeling matches cup fabric | 1 yard | 1 1/4 yards |
| Underwires | 1 pair | 1 pair |
| Upper Bra Band Elastic- 3/8" | 1 1/2 yard | 1 1/2 yard |
| Lower Bra Band Elastic- 1/2" or 5/8" | 1 1/4 yards | 1 1/4 yards |
| Strap Elastic-1/2" or 3/4" | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards |
| Rings and Slides | 1 set | 1 set |
| Hook and Eye | 3 or 4 hooks |
4 hooks |
| Add-on a Matching Panty Kit | Smaller | Larger |
| Matching Fabric (Microlycra, Microlycra Air, Stretch Mesh) | Fat 3/8 yard |
3/4 yard |
| Foldover Elastic | 2 1/2 yards |
5 yards |
| Half Moon Bay Stretch Lace | choice |
choice |
| Cotton Jersey | 9" square |
9" square |
If you plan to make your matching panty with the Cashmerette Radcliffe, a smaller kit will use 1/2 yard and a larger kit will use 3/4 yard.
As always, feel free to choose your favorite elastics or narrow lace (leave us a note if you don't see your choice!). You can also add a 9" square of absorbent fabric for your panty panel! You can find our collection of Waist Lace and Elastics here, and our collection of Leg Lace here