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I am retrofitting my first bedlah. It is a "beyond the basic Turkish" set--holographic silver sequins, silver beads with the Turkish raised embellishment in holographic gold in a spiral seawave pattern. Very pretty and really catches the light.
So I am making it more boobage friendly. When I first got it I made new straps from several layers of grosgrain ribbon, covered with silver brocade, padded with felt and then stitched the original shoulder straps on top.
New alterations: Lengthened the straps slightly so I could cross them in back. Removed hooks and eyes from the chest strap and added a bra extender with elastic and replaced the original hooks and eyes with trouser-type closures. The bra extender lets me hook the bra myself using the extender since it stretches and then close it completely with the new closure on the bra itself. Plus the bra extender will act as security should the bra pop open. When the bra is closed the extender does not show at all.
On the belt changed out the hooks and eyes. Adding sueded microfiber lining to both the bra and belt. The original lining was clean and in good shape but the new lining is comfy and grips well.
I thought about adding some rhinestones to the bedlah but after sewing one on I realized that with the holographic beads and sequins the rhinestones just disappeared.
When I get finished with the lining I'll post some pics.
Souzan
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