Lateley I’ve been bothered by the ill-fitting brassiere I made last week for the HSF 5 challenge (bodice).

And since I’m curently working on a dress to be worn over the brassiere, I figured I needed to take the time to re-work it.

Before

The brassiere needed to be let out a couple of cm in the sides, shortened at the waist and lowered both at the armcykles and neckline.

So this weekend I grabbed the seam ripper and got to work.

I started by removing most of the bias tape, and the boning.

Then I cut the new neckline, armholes and waistline. 

The side seams was being let out a bit, and I needed to make some additional bias tape to cover for the new and longer edges. 

Then I shortened the boning and finishing of by sewing the bias-tape back on.

But it does look very nice. There are to much fabric at the top neckline.

So I tried it on.And pined away the exess fabric.

The shoulder straps need to be adjusted – re-shaped and shortened.

There was noting to do but to start ripping out the bias tape once more.

Finished:

It is defenetly not my best work, but at least it does what it is supposed to.

The whole procedure took about two-three hours, but together with lots of over time at work, it unfortanly left me with only one week to start and finish my entry for the next challenge…