The Darcey bra is a beautiful comfortable soft bra, perfect for everyday wear. I personally love all the variations available with this pattern! Styles 1, 3 & 4 feature a low cut front which is super flattering. There are four different styles included with this pattern and tutorials for how to cut lace pattern pieces symmetrically, add a lace longline and finish the bra with hook & eye tape.
The pattern is drafted for a B-D cup but can easily be altered with a FBA (full bust adjustment) for larger or smaller cup sizes. There is a tutorial on how to do this on the Evie la Lùve YouTube channel, along with a lace longline tutorial and lots of other video tutorials to help you with your lingerie making!
This pattern is an advanced beginner/intermediate pattern but if you are new to lingerie sewing, don't let that put you off! There are photos for each step and tutorials on the Evie la Lùve YouTube channel which super simplifies everything so don't be afraid to dive right in!
The skills required (or you will learn on the job) with this pattern are:
- Sewing with various lingerie elastics including FOE (fold over elastic)
- Sewing with stretch fabrics
- Mirroring lace when cutting out the pattern pieces