This page gathers resources for sewing underwear, binders, and bras. While some of the resources here are made specifically for a queer and/or trans audience, many are not. As such, they may contain gendered language that doesn’t accord with your own experience. We’ve collected them not as an endorsement, but as a way to help queer and trans sewists get started on their own underwear projects. This page will be updated as new resources come out!

General Resources

Sewcialist theme months, including pattern resources, personal essays, and tutorials:

• All Butts Welcome

• All Chests Welcome

• Over/Under

• Lingerie Month

For curvy, fat, and plus size resources, visit the Curvy Sewing Collective’s Lingerie Resources Roundup.

Tutorials

• Emerald Erin – lots of tutorials (mostly bramaking)

• Seamwork – “How to Sew Cloth Pads” by Meg Stively 

• Seamwork – “Sewing Your Own Underwear is Empowering” and “How to Sew Period Underwear” by Wallis Smith-Owens

• Seamwork – “How to Finish Underwear with Knit Bands Instead of Elastic” by Taylor Pruitt 

• Sewcialists – “Tutorial: Cloning a Bra” by Andie/Sew Pretty in Pink

• SewHere – “Floozy Doozy DIY Underwear Strap-On Hack” by Noah/Glitter Grandpa

Communities

 LGBTQ+ and Allies Sewists community on Facebook 

Rad Patterns Discussion Group on Facebook

Patterns

Apostrophe patterns (made to your measurements):

• Sports Bra and Crop Top

• Underwear 

Cashmerette — Willowdale underwire bra (full bust 31"-65" and underbust 28"-55”)

Curvy Sewing Collective roundups:

• Underwear Patterns for Big Booties 

• Bra Patterns for Large Busts

Freesewing.org patterns (made to your measurements):

• Bruce Boxer Briefs 

• Cathrin Corset

• Ursula Undies 

Glitter Grandpa’s Binder Drafting Tutorial (made to your measurements)

House Morrighan – bralette, underwear, slip, garter belt, and harness patterns (35”–61” bust, 40”–60.5” hip)

Made for Mermaids – Gable Pattern boxer briefs (33”–61” hip)

Megan Nielsen – Acacia Underwear (34”–58” hip)

Muna and Broad (38”–64” bust, 31.5”–71.5” hip):

• Banksia Bralette 

• Kapunda Undies 

• Waratah Undies & Period Undies

Porcelynne (29”–61” bust)

• Sports bra patterns

• Underwire bra patterns

SewHere – Floozy Doozy Undie Pattern and Drafting Guide (made to your measurements)

Sophie Hines (30–50” bust, 32–53” hip):

• Bralette Patterns

• Underwear Patterns

Stitch Upon a Time (25–66.5” bust, 30–58” hip):

• Brazi Bra and Dress

• Boxerwear Briefs

• Scrundlewear 2.0 Underwear (frequently hacked to be compression/gaff underwear and packing underwear – check out their Facebook group)

Ureshii – Free Binder Pattern

Materials

There are a couple of great roundups at Curvy Sewing Collective:

• Bra Making Materials for Large Busts by Andie W.

• Bra Making Materials for Smaller Busts by Megan

Got an underwear sewing resource that might be useful to the SewQueer community? Send it our way using the “contact” button below!