Narrow straps

This is a way to make narrow straps from lycra that some designers use often in their lingerie. This technique can be used for other fabrics as well.

1	Cut a piece of lycra about 4 cm wide (1.5 inch). Cut the length you need plus a bit extra. If you use other fabric, cut it on the bias Stitch with a stitch with a little stretch (narrow zigzag, triple straight stitch), use the edge of your foot as a guide.  You can use the needle position to adapt the width of the strap a bit.
2	Trim the seam allowance. You trim of more than you started with, but if you start with a very narrow piece of fabric, it will not be transported properly by the feet dogs.
3	Turn the strap, I use a strap turner.
4	Example of how a strap can be used.
5	If you don’t want stretch in the strap, you can add strip of non-stretch tule.
6	When turning the strap it will be inside the strap.
7	The result. The upper one is the one with a strip of tule. It’s a bit thicker and has less tendency to curl.

A few inspiration bra’s from rtw, pictures are from the internet, the designer is Marlies Dekkers.