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!
Those sweet, swirling mounds of buttercream on cupcakes reminded us of the looping designs on this creamy stretch lace. With every bit of the sweetness you get from a fingerful of icing, you can create something really special using Buttercream Swirl. Just a hint of texture in the design adds a little something extra. This lace looks so nice over a variety of our colors- we chose Key Lime, Champagne, Strawberry Blond and Cream- but if you'd like a different shade leave us a note and we'll help you choose! This lace really takes the cake ;)
Our Featured Artist Clare F of @prairiefox4 made this darling set for us. She used the Sahaara Wireless Bra Pattern for her bra- but we've included it here so you can get an idea for your Willowdale with alloever lace. She made 2 pair of matching panties- The Charlotte Knickers by Annie and Myra and the Arabella Panties by Guinevere Atelier. Clare placed her lace along the bra frame to create a diamond pattern to add just the right touch. She choose Sheer Cup Lining, allowing the beautiful tone on tone swirls to take center stage. Strawberry Blond coordinates so beautifully with this lace, don't you think! It's a gorgeous understated neutral!
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.
| Color Table | Color |
| Cup and Band fabric | Key Lime, Champagne, Strawberry Blond or Cream |
| Band Elastics | Key Lime, Champagne, Strawberry Blond and Cream |
The Buttercream Swirl Willowdale Bra Kit contains:
| Stretch Lace - 8 3/4" wide | Smaller | Larger |
| Cup Fabric - Super Simplex or Tricot | Fat 3/8 yard | Fat 1/2 yard |
| -or- Bra Tulle | 3/4 yard | 1 yard |
| Lining Fabric for Super Simplex- Sheer Cup Lining | Fat Quarter | 1/2 yard |
| Stretch Lace for upper cup | 1 yard | 1 yard |
| -or- Lace for full overlay | 4 yards | 4 yards |
| Regular Power Net | 14" x 28" | 14" x 28" |
| Plush Channeling | 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 to match strap | 1 set | 1 set |
| Hook and Eye to match band | 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 yards |
| Foldover Elastic | 2 1/2 yards | 5 yards |
| Stretch Mesh 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 of lace. We'll follow your choices for your bra kit in your panty kit, so either all one color or with an accent, unless you tell us differently.
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