How To Convert Any Bra To A Nursing Bra
Nursing bras are often pricey and unflattering so I thought I would show you just how quick and easy it is to convert a standard bra in to a gorgeous nursing bra. Be careful though. Underwire and nursing is controversial because especially in the early stages of establishing feeding, if the bra doesn't fit correctly then the underwire can press in to the breast tissue which can increase the risk of blocked ducts and therefore mastitis, which anyone who has had wouldn't wish on anyone else!
What you will need:
2 nursing clips - Available HERE
approx half a meter of elastic ribbon - Available HERE
How to make it:
On most bras you can simply unpick the front bra strap attachment but every bra is slightly different so you may have to snip instead - just leave yourself a little loose bit of strap fabric attached to the bra.
What you will need:
2 nursing clips - Available HERE
approx half a meter of elastic ribbon - Available HERE
How to make it:
On most bras you can simply unpick the front bra strap attachment but every bra is slightly different so you may have to snip instead - just leave yourself a little loose bit of strap fabric attached to the bra.
Next, cut off any strap trimmings that were attaching the strap
Attach the completely flat part of the clip by folding down the part you unpicked (or curling the bit of strap that is left around the fastening)
Then fold the free end of the strap around the other half of the clip with the hooked part facing forwards and upwards towards the strap.
Attach enough elastic ribbon to comfortably sit between the nursing bra clip and the base of the bra. This is so that once you unclip the nursing clip that the other part of your strap wont ping off somewhere irretrievable in public! Simply curl one end around the hooked clip part, and the other to the base of the bra and sew in place. Hint here - Look at where the elastic lines up. You will probably need to take it diagonally inwards so it doesn't show when the cup is done up.
And your done! How easy was that!
And compared to the other side, there is hardly any difference in how the bra looks
Lastly, just do the same thing to the other side and your maternity bra collection is suddenly looking far more fabulous!
We hope you enjoy our tutorials and love hearing what you think so please leave us a comment or send me an email to linda@sewingbeefabrics.co.uk
Happy Sewing!
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Happy Sewing!
Remember you can access our index of sewing tutorials easily at http://www.sewingbeefabrics.co.uk/free-tutorials
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