Those who've been garment sewing know the name Cashmerette! Specializing in sewing for curves, Cashmerette has now expanded their sewing line of patterns to include a wider range of sizes and most recently, LINGERIE! We are offering kits for their new pattern, the Willowdale, and we couldn't be more excited!
This month we are crushing on orange, but maybe you prefer raspberries over citrus? This sweet lace is refreshing like iced tea. Our Featured Artist, Maria, went all out, using the Azalea, Midnight, and Cream materials we sent her and supplementing with Elderberry from her own stash. Her Grace bra from Annie and Myra’s, DL01 bra from MakeBra with foam, and Lotus wireless bra from LilypadDesigns give the Willowdale enthusiast some good examples of how the Upper Cup lace and Full Lace options can look. Maria made a whole capsule of Evie La Luve panties as well, 2 pair of Freja, 2 pair of Esme, and a Mabel.
Supporting Colors for Raspberry Tea are Midnight, Azalea, and Cream. Super Simplex is NOT available in Midnight, Tricot is ONLY available in Midnight.
Our Willowdale Help Page contains all the info about selecting your kit size, your options, fabrics and lace. It's a great place to begin if you are newer to bra sewing or new to the Willowdale pattern- or both!
The Willowdale Pattern is available here from the Cashmerette website. The size chart is here, and the fitting guide is here.
A Raspberry Tea Willowdale Bra Kit contains:
| Smaller | Larger | |
| Cup Fabric - Super Simplex or Tricot | Fat 3/8 yard | Fat 1/2 yard |
| -or- Bra Tulle | 3/4 yard | 1 yard |
| Lining Fabric for Super Simplex- Sheer Cup Lining | Fat Quarter | 1/2 yard |
| Raspberry Tea Stretch Lace for upper cup | 1 yard | 1 yard |
| -or- Raspberry Tea Lace for full overlay | 4 yards | 4 yards |
| Regular Power Net | 14" x 28" | 14" x 28" |
| Plush Channeling | 1 yard | 1 1/4 yards |
| Underwires | 1 pair | 1 pair |
| Upper Bra Band Elastic- 3/8" | 1 1/2 yard | 1 1/2 yard |
| Lower Bra Band Elastic- 1/2" or 5/8" | 1 1/4 yards | 1 1/4 yards |
| Strap Elastic-1/2" or 3/4" | 1 1/2 yards | 1 1/2 yards |
| Rings and Slides to match strap | 1 set | 1 set |
| Hook and Eye to match band | 3 or 4 hooks |
4 hooks |
| Add-on a Matching Panty Kit | Smaller | Larger |
| Matching Fabric (Microlycra, Microlycra Air, Stretch Mesh) | Fat 3/8 yard | 3/4 yards |
| Matching Elastic(s) | 2 1/2 yards | 5 yards |
| Stretch Mesh Lace | choice | choice |
| Cotton Jersey | 9" square | 9" square |
If you plan to make your matching panty with the Cashmerette Radcliffe, a smaller kit will use 1/2 yard and a larger kit will use 3/4 yard of lace. We'll follow your choices for your bra kit in your panty kit, so either all one color or with an accent, unless you tell us differently.
As always, feel free to choose your favorite elastics or narrow lace (leave us a note if you don't see your choice!). You can also add a 9" square of absorbent fabric for your panty panel! You can find our collection of Waist Lace and Elastics here, and our collection of Leg Lace here