**This listing is for a PDF SEWING PATTERN, not an actual piece of clothing.**
This is a special edition of the Zenita Wireless Bra, designed with a mastectomy pocket for those who have had a breast removed.
Elegance and comfort are combined in the Zenita Wireless Bra. Lace comes to life in the multiple options for cup and band styles, or experiment with sheer and solid color-blocking for a vintage look bra. Zenita is a full-coverage, vertical-seam supportive bra without wires.
All options are fully lined with enclosed or covered seams for comfort and support. Optional boning at the cup/cradle seams can add even more support.
Zenita is similar in fit to the Annika Wireless Mastectomy Bra, with more options for lace overlays, color-blocking, and band styles.
Mastectomy pocket: Pocket opening with overlapped edges, similar to a pillow sham. Pocket extends from the bridge to the side seam to assure that all shapes of breast prostheses can be accommodated. Zenita can be paired with the Val Breast Form, a soft and breathable DIY prosthesis.
Styles
Fronts:
◊ Front A: Color-blocked cup with sheer and solid fabrics
◊ Front B: Lower cup lace overlay
◊ Front C: Upper Cup lace overlay with scallops pointed inwards
◊ Front D: Basic solid cup
◊ Front E: Lace upper cups with scallops pointed outwards, solid lower cups with foam and decorative stitching
Bands:
◊ Back F: Ballet band
◊ Back G: Ballet band with lace overlay
◊ Back H: Princess seam band with lace overlay
Sizes to fit:
Underbust 28-44”/71-111.76cm
Breast Arc 6-12.5”/15.2-31.8cm
See Size Chart for Details
Skill level:
Intermediate. This pattern requires working with multiple layers of different fabrics, sewing elastic trims and underwire channeling. Requires straight, zigzag, and 3-step zigzag stitches. Instructions are fully illustrated.
Fabrics & Trims:
Self/Contrast: low-stretch knits such as duoplex, dazzle tricot, stabilized tricot, sheer cup lining, bra tulle, scuba knit, one-way stretch satin spandex, 40D tricot. Front E cover can use knits with more stretch.
Lining: stable knit with no stretch such as sheer cup lining, stabilized tricot or bra tulle.
Band: powernet, techsheen.
Lace: stretch lace, stable lace, embroidered tulle.
Mastectomy pocket: soft knit such as bamboo/spandex jersey, rayon/spandex jersey, or a very soft cotton/spandex jersey. Using an athletic wicking fabric is also possible if it is not irritating to the skin.
This print-at-home PDF pattern has a fully illustrated 25-page instruction manual. Pattern is printable on US letter and A4 paper. The pattern pages include a layers option to print only the size you need.
