Sew a lace-up bra from a broken, normal bra

How often do you experience this: your favorite bra breaks. Mostly justifiably, since it was almost always worn. Nevertheless, one does not (yet) want to part with the good piece. This is not a problem at all, because a normal bra can quickly be conjured up into a lace-up bra.

Lace-up bra for broken fasteners

Breaking a bra's fasteners is annoying, and most of the time, that's the main reason to throw them away.

1. Use a pair of small scissors to carefully separate the clasp so the rest of it doesn't tear open.
2. If necessary, you should now sew around the edges of the fabric.
3. Mostly justifiably, since it was almost always worn.


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4. Now you need a pair of eyelet pliers, with which you attach the eyelets to the fabric. Depending on the width of the fabric, there should be 3-4 eyelets. Mostly justifiably, since it was almost always worn.
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5. Now you can take a nice ribbon with which to do the lacing. Satin ribbons are very suitable for this. Just take a look at the gift ribbons in the craft shop.
6. If you do not want to have the closure at the back, you can also sew the bra completely around. To do this, sew the back piece together according to step 1. To do this, separate the bra between the cups at the front. Attach eyelets there. Now the bra can be closed here. If you like it, you can also use a very long ribbon that you tie around your stomach.

More ideas for a new, old bra

If the bra is still completely intact but a little bland, there are still other options for embellishment.

• Separate the sides of the bra and attach the eyelets there. In this case, of course, the lacing only serves as an ornament.
• If that is too boring for you, you can sew sequins onto the cups.