Thread: Supplier for hard shelled bra cups?

Hello! Redoing a hanan bra for a friend and looking for those stiff cups they use.. Anyone know of a good source?

I bought the "Clarissa"s for a couple of my sewing projects and really liked them:

Sew Sassy Fabrics - Bra and Swim Cups

I started a thread on a similar theme here:

where do you buy bra cups, not already attached to bras

that might be helpful. Good luck.

Are these underwire cups? I'm assuming they are but just wanna check.

Thanks Shems!

Originally Posted by mlacombe

Are these underwire cups? I'm assuming they are but just wanna check.

not the sew sassy ones. No wires. But some of the others might have wires. Admittedly when I used mine, I used a hot glue gun and drew concentric circles on the inside of the cup and made it extra stiff so it would hold up for what I was planning. It was the cup I used for these two costumes:

Originally Posted by shems

not the sew sassy ones. No wires. But some of the others might have wires. Admittedly when I used mine, I used a hot glue gun and drew concentric circles on the inside of the cup and made it extra stiff so it would hold up for what I was planning. It was the cup I used for these two costumes:

Shems, you and I are similar up top. What size did you use?

Originally Posted by tamrahennatx

Shems, you and I are similar up top. What size did you use?

I'm pretty sure I got the b/c and padded a little.

Originally Posted by shems

I'm pretty sure I got the b/c and padded a little.

That's what size I ordered. :)

Originally Posted by shems

Good grief, this is GORGEOUS!

Originally Posted by Ndi-mi

Good grief, this is GORGEOUS!

Thanks! I really liked how it turned out. I sold it to Yame, so we should get her to post a photo of her in it. ;-)

Yeah shems.. You are friggin hot! I forgot what this post was about for a second there!