(As wartime shortages started to bite in the shops, women were encouraged to start making things for themselves. This pattern for a bra is one example. It could be made from scraps of material—and note that it only uses a small amount of scarce elastic and no metal needed for munitions!)
MATERIALS: Small piece of material, matching cotton, piece of elastic, one button, ribbons for shoulder straps.
Draw up a piece of paper into 2-inch squares and sketch the shapes with the outline in the same relation to squares, as shown on small draft. This will fit a 34-inch bust, to make smaller or larger sizes, draw the squares very slightly smaller or larger than 2 inches.
Cut out in double material allowing ¼ inch turnings, also cut a strip 2 by 28 inches for the bottom edge. Join edges marked in dotted line with a tiny french seam and press flat. Turn narrow hem down two short straight front edges and faggot together (see diagram 1) tacking to brown paper with edges ⅛ inch apart.
Tack narrow hems on wrong side round outer edges and hem with shell edging (see diagram 2). Sew straight strip across bottom edge, first on right side then turnover and slip hem on wrong side.
Stitch a button at one end and insert loop of narrow elastic in the other end. Attach ribbon shoulder straps to front points and the end of the band.
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