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Silvan Willowdale Bra Kit
Silvan Willowdale Bra Kit
Silvan Willowdale Bra Kit
Silvan Willowdale Bra Kit

Silvan Willowdale Bra Kit

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$44.99
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$44.99
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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 ranges of sizes and most recently, LINGERIE! We are offering kits for their new pattern, the Willowdale, and we couldn't be more excited! 

The word sylvan refers to a dark, peaceful wooded area which suggests a pleasant feeling. There's a second spelling of the word, which is the one we've chosen, just to make sure you aren't thinking about tutoring! Either way, this gorgeous kit lets you create a stunning Willowdale bra and optional matching undies, and it is the very first kit in our new Willowdale Kit of the Month Club! 

The lace itself is a deep teal green, and has a bit of luster to it. It isn't shiny at all, it just has a subtle luminescence. We've paired it with our color Emerald, which is a beautiful teal green that is just a bit lighter. Our Featured Artist Nikki made her gorgeous Willowdale with a full lace overlay, and used the beautiful edge of the lace on the bottom of the band to create a semi-longline look. Don't you just love it?? As designed, all the fabrics and elastics for this bra kit will be Emerald. We tried to get a picture of the lace to give you an idea of its actual color. It's a hard one to photograph! Try Bra Tulle to let your fabric disappear behind your lace and allow the depth of textures to really appear. Finally, we found a perfect teal green leaf bra charm to add to all the kits while supplies last.

Our Willowdale Help Page contains all the info about selecting your kit size, your options, fabrics and lace. Its 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

The Silvan 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

Silvan Stretch Lace for upper cup

1 yards 

1 yards

-or- Silvan Lace for full lace 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 1 set 1 set
Hook and Eye 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 yard
Foldover Elastic 2 1/2 yards 5 yards
Silvan Stretch 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. 

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