Our Josey Kits take the guesswork out of bra building by putting together everything you'll need to make a beautiful bra using your own pattern. If you need a pattern, we have a great selection on our Patterns Page, both paper and downloadable. This kit supports those of you who love the Josey! Combine lace with microduoplex to have both support and beauty. The microduoplex is buttery soft, never ravels or frays and is almost indestructible. If you've used other duoplex for your bra building, you'll be delighted with our microduoplex. It has all the features of the polyester duoplex available elsewhere, but it has a lovely hand and conforms to your shape even better. Pairing microduoplex with stretch lace provides all the support of microduoplex, and adds the beauty of the lace. Our Josey kits are available in a wide range of lovely colors, both vibrant and neutral, and can be paired with any of our laces. Don't forget that our white laces can match any of our colors. If you'd like one of our lace kits made up like a Josey, you can use this listing! Just select the base color that matches our designed lace kits and then leave us a note with the details. We're happy to make it up for you just like you'd like it! There are two supportive power net options to choose with your Josey bra. Use our regular weight power net for 75% stretch, great comfort, and very good support. Use our 50% stretch firm weight power net for even more support. Your kit contains: Josey Josey Plus Cup Fabric- Microduoplex Fat Quarter 1/2 yard Cup Fabric- Sheer Cup Lining Fat Quarter 1/2 yard Power Net- Regular Firm Stabilized Firm 28" x 14" 28" x 14" Upper Band Elastic- 3/8" Picot 1 1/2 yards 1 1/2 yards Lower Band Elastic- 1/2" 5/8" Picot 1 1/4 yards 1 1/4 yards Strap Elastic- 1/2" 3/4" 1 yard with rings and G-hooks 1 yard with rings and G-hooks Hook and Eye- 2, 3 or 4 hook 1 1 Plush Channeling 1 yard 1 yard 1/4" Non-picot elastic 1 yard 1 yard Underwires 1 pair 1 pair Lace- Your Choice 1 yard 1 yard For many sizes, you have enough fabric to make 2 bras. To get the most out of your supplies, order a bra finishing kit in the same or a complimentary color to get a second bra out of your kit. Sewing Notes: When working with a stretch fabric layered over a stable fabric like stretch lace over microduoplex or stabilized sheer lining, remember to cut your stretchy fabric a bit smaller than the stable fabric. Vary the amount that you reduce based upon the size of the piece that you're sewing. For larger pieces, you might want to reduce by a scant 1/4", but for a small section it might just be 1/16". The strength of our microduoplex fabric, which makes it so wonderful for bras, also makes it hard to puncture with needles and pins. This is true with most duoplex fabrics. Use either fine silk pins or Wonder Clips to pin (I find Wonder Clips work best), and a Microtex 70/11 or 80/12 needle with a smooth thread like Superior Threads So Fine to make it easy to sew. We also have the NEW! Schmetz Black Super Fine Needles 70/10 which have shown must success with sewing tight knits like Microduoplex and Simplex. Enjoy! We offer all these pins, clips, needles and thread here on our site.
