Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Copper Coin Bra

Project Level-Advance for this bra other coin bras -beginner to advance depending how you make it
Project List:
Irish Coins
Split Rings-8mm and 6mm
Copper Chain
Copper Washers
 Brocade Copper Fabric
Nice underwire Bra
Gross grain ribbon
Big sturdy hooks
Fray check

I finally finished this coin bra. I bought the coins from Velvet Peacock Designs back in 06'. http://www.velvetpeacockdesigns.com/
I worked on and off this for over 2 months. I bought a nice clearance bra and covered it with brocade fabric.I used fray check on the inside so my seams on the brocade wouldn't fray. I took off half of the top straps and cut off only the hooks of the back. I didn't cut my bra sides cause I didn't need to for me. If you perform a lot , you should because the elastic side straps will eventually give out. I added gross grain ribbon to the back and the top straps and cover it with my fabric. I did many fittings including getting a few needle pokes in my back.

Here are some links on how to cover your bra:
Anthea Costumes http://www.kawakib.com/page-16.html
Nadya's http://www.nadyas-naehtipps.de/englisch/e-fotoroman-bh.htm
Misha http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishakitty/sets/72157604040747130/
Shira http://www.shira.net/cg/coverbra.htm

There's many other items to add like 0-rings, etc. but I will leave that for later. I drilled all these coins on a drill press.My poor fingers hurt after awhile from the burs but it was much easier than drilling them by hand. I drilled four holes in each coin so I could connect them.
Previous blog on drilling coins http://people.tribe.net/erikaschiquis/blog/e3548950-5725-4cbc-92d8-e6db989fc830

I used split copper rings to do this. I bought mine at W mart. There's better split rings but I was on a budget and they work pretty good. After I had them all draped like a necklace, I sewed them onto the bra cups and middle.I used quilter's thread to sew on the coins. I added necklaces on the very top and the bottom middle.

This was all very time consuming so I did it at night while watching T.V. I also added chain drape on the bottom with Irish pennies on it. I drilled a copper washer and that was my middle piece where the drape hangs from. I also connected the small split rings and made chains of them and connected them to parts of the coins on the top. Gave it a cool metal look.
This is a project that I waited on making cause I knew not only is a bit hard but time consuming.


 I am going to put many links on the bottom for better explanations on how to make coin bras. How to make a bra http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00111.asp

fitting a bra http://www.sevenveils.co.uk/learning/costumes/#bra

Stiffening cups http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/7fa93b40-2d5e-45f1-aad3-c9e97f7e3f90

lining the cups http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/5131f130-f850-4b11-b3b3-8e82769642e0

halter bra construction by Christina http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/photos/5f63b654-e4e9-4e2c-837d-fe6bd7ef1fbc

Making a Bra Base by Deserae http://www.flowersofaraby.com/making_base_bedleh_costume.htm

Bra Constructions
 http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/photos/5f63b654-e4e9-4e2c-837d-fe6bd7ef1fbc

Coin Bra tutorials:
Annabella
 http://www.annabella.net/tribal/coinbra.html
 http://www.annabella.net/tribal/coinbra2.html

Black Swan Tribe
 http://www.blackswantribe.com.au/coinbra.html

Bra Bases-just buy an already base and just decorate-great for beginner sewers Atira's http://www.atirasfashions.com/bra.html

Sugar Petals
 http://www.sugarpetals.com/bra_belt.asp

Flying Skirts
 http://www.flyingskirts.com/catalog/004-for.shtml

The Bra stop-customized bras
 http://thebuststop.stores.yahoo.net/

Bra Construction tips for the Busty Gal
 http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/3a139502-6928-4170-bc5e-2ce137a41d77

Big Boobiful Beledi Dancers
 http://tribes.tribe.net/bigboobifulbeledi

Triangle Bras(I do have an diy blog on this)including tips for Busty Gals http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/7be2a146-a707-4f14-94a2-ed33428961e8

Constuction of a Bra and including Busty Gals http://euphraxia.com/images/tutorial.jpg

Replacing straps and putting in o-rings for a criss cross back http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/d6b4d683-f463-438d-8d44-dc82b00cb8c4 http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/f79163a6-3ad0-4b44-bd96-b35c1de45f78

How to put a o-ring in the center of your bra by Deserae http://people.tribe.net/cbb7e562-01a4-4a1e-859e-d67ab1a006b0/photos/14dce3e3-47e3-4782-9477-763ec5b92adc

How to put on coins http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/2b72b2c9-aded-46cc-a5fd-0c8676579ba4
http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/94a73f29-5c08-48df-bb86-8bd009b86694

spacing coins on a bra http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/639ddb61-a3e5-44a4-b1ec-aeac310d753c

how to distribute the weight of coins on a bra
 http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/791cfd86-1c90-4c60-9319-1904106da80a

attaching Turkomen buttons to a bra http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/f1ddf578-8531-42d6-8385-cce689ea2833

what to use to sew on your coins http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/f1cac4b9-d0f6-4c7c-8689-aa740c4f717c

How to clean a coin bra http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/8ceb2bb3-4267-418e-b033-2f88ac5b3f07

How to clean and store your bra http://www.farfesha.com/pages/costume-care.htm

Assuit http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/0f08f72a-8d73-40a5-883c-bc5a94e4a940

How to polish your coins http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~roy/magictalk-wisdom/discussions/polishing_coins.html http://gometaldetecting.com/cleaning-finds.html

How to clean copper coins http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Copper-Coins-in-Seconds

Other ideas to decorate your bra besides coins Scales by Pixie

http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/photos/0840ae7a-79d7-44d0-8d61-5e3977e112b1

Washers by Basha

http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/photos/21ac0568-5f44-4b95-838e-52c688cd3670

Rabies Tags by Tanis

 http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/thread/ac35b3e3-8b79-4ada-9289-de4c6e25f201

Brass Tags by Haifa

http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/photos/a8f59f2f-bc14-4af6-8f9d-aa9824070bba

Macrame by Trudi

 http://tribes.tribe.net/diycostumes/photos/d1974710-8e84-442a-8796-3f2b5c2dbe60

Where to buy supplies for bras-o-rings, chain
 http://www.costlesscostumes.com/ZCS.html

Where to buy coins
Velvet Peacock Designs for the Irish Pennies please ask for them because they are not up on the site yet http://www.velvetpeacockdesigns.com/

Sirik http://stores.ebay.com/sirik_TRIBAL-Coins_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZ1QQfsubZ11QQftidZ1QQtZkm

Shimmy Bliss http://www.shimmybliss.com/servlet/StoreFront

Tribal Souk http://www.tribalsouk.com/

Red Camel http://theredcamel.tripod.com/textiles.htm

Salome's Tent http://www.salomestent.com/coins.htm

Bellydance shop http://www.thebellydanceshop.com/products.php?id=22

Saroyan http://www.saroyanzils.com/

The Goddess Garden http://search.express.ebay.com/merchant/thegoddessgardenbykahlea

bluz4allah http://search.express.ebay.com/merchant/bluz4allah

Attaching a coin drape to a bra http://www.shira.net/cg/coinbra.htm http://tribalcostuming.tribe.net/thread/7e509be1-1324-4799-b8d9-aa77dacf5ed8

Books on how to make decorated/coin bras

 The Costume Goddess http://www.costumegoddess.com/books/beltbra.htm

Dawn Devine Brown http://www.amazon.com/Embellished-Bras-Dawn-Devine-Brown/dp/0967817064

More Books http://www.pinkgypsy.com/davina/

Patterns http://www.artemisimports.com/patterns/

Tempest Corset Bra pattern http://www.meddevi.com/dance/boutique/pattern/index.html

Vendors who sell coin bras
Velvet Peacock Designs http://www.velvetpeacockdesigns.com/
 Moondance Bellydance http://www.moondancebellydance.com/coinbelts.htm
My Tribal Rootz http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5154516
Liora Designs http://www.liorabellydance.com/LioraDesigns.html
Tribal Bazaar http://www.tribalbazaar.com/braandbeltsets.html
Tahiya custom made bras http://www.tahiya.net/
Anaya Tribal http://anayatribal.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2
Coin Costumes-Sarah Skinner's Shop http://www.shakemyday.com/shop/s_coin_cost.html AngelDMort http://www.angeldmort.com/
Khaduja's Costuming http://www.khadujascostuming.com/
 East Coast Tribal http://stores.ebay.com/East-Coast-Tribal
Belly Roll http://www.bellyroll.com/adorn.html
Heavy Metal Bras by Once in a Blue Moon http://tribes.tribe.net/onceinabluemoon
Flying Skirts http://www.flyingskirts.com/catalog/bras.shtml
Belli Phat-includes plus sizes http://tribes.tribe.net/belliphat http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5611328
Tombo Studios-Goth http://www.tombostudio.com/assuit.html
Naked Parrot Desings http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5573957
Gigi's Originals http://stores.ebay.com/Gigi-Originals-For-Every-Body http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=987
Read my Hips http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5627472
The Goddess Garden http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5644056 http://www.freewebs.com/thegoddessgarden/apps/webstore/
Synari http://www.geocities.com/synaridesigns/ http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5311792 http://tribes.tribe.net/synari-designs
Domba http://www.domba.com/
Coin Drapes, Bras and Belts by Costless Costumes http://www.costlesscostumes.com/ZBDC.html Fri, June 20, 2008

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