Question for the ladies only...

[JerseyJanice]

sorry, guys, the topic is underwire bras, and I don't know any men who wear them.

Has anyone found a way to salvage an underwire bra that the wire has poked through? I've pulled the wire out when it's happened at work and the poking is killing me, but that destroys the bra.

Is there a way I can sew it to keep the wire inside? I'm an odd size bra, so it's hard to find bras I like that fit. I hate when this happens!

 

[ilovepcot]

I've had the wire poke through many times. What I finally did was use a bit of super glue right over the hole. It hardens and the wire isn't able to poke back through. Trying to "re-sew" never worked for me. Wire always managed to poke back through. It was only in a fit of "near rage" that I found the glue solution.

 

[Mickeefan]

I've had the wire poke through many times. What I finally did was use a bit of super glue right over the hole. It hardens and the wire isn't able to poke back through. Trying to "re-sew" never worked for me. Wire always managed to poke back through. It was only in a fit of "near rage" that I found the glue solution.

I've done the "super glue on the hole" remedy, too! It does work. Now, I need a remedy for the underwires that just snap in half.

 

[luvmy3]

Ladies, if your underwires are popping out and snapping in half its definitely time for a new bra. Amazon is having a killer sale, some are a low as $5, Bali, Maidenform. Barely There, colors are select but do include black, taupes, bronze.

 

[Briarmom]

Ladies, if your underwires are popping out and snapping in half its definitely time for a new bra.

Bras have a shelf life of about 6 months. Buy lots and buy often.

 

[FireDancer]

sorry, guys, the topic is underwire bras, and I don't know any men who wear them.

No, but I know some who probably should.

 

[CLEVERGIRL]

No, but I know some who probably should.

And I know some who gladly do!

 

[Handbag Lady]

I hate that bras only last a few months. I have an expensive size and it kills me sometimes.

And why don't they make pink ones in my size that are under $80?


Anyway, I find that the glue solution does work in a pinch (get what I did there, HA) but when I find them sticking out at home, I hand sew in a small patch of fabric over the hole where the wire sticks out. I agree that just re-stitching the hole only makes the wire poke out of another place.

 

[momrek06]

Bras have a shelf life of about 6 months. Buy lots and buy often.

And remember to put your bras in a mesh lingerie bag and wash on the gentle cycle/line dry. That will keep them from coming apart. We pay so much money for bras today, it is worth it to use those bags.

 

[ilovepcot]

I've done the "super glue on the hole" remedy, too! It does work. Now, I need a remedy for the underwires that just snap in half.

Snap in half?!!! Tell us you weren't wearing it when that happened!

 

[pyrxtc]

well I ahve bra's that I have had for years because it is so hard to find a size that fits and fits me well. 3 different stores and was told 3 different sizes. I tend to wear a 38DD but one store said I was a 40FFF. way too big and the cups could fold over while I was wearing it, fitter insisted it fit right ! This was Nordstroms, you'd think they'd train them better.

 

[MulanUSAF]

I recently bought the Bra Baby from Bed Bath and Beyond, they're pretty good in keeping the bra from warping too much. My problem is you can only wash one per load, unless you buy several of those things. It cost about $10 each and is worth it IMO.

 

[sorcerormickey]

Now, I need a remedy for the underwires that just snap in half.

OMG THAT IS THE WORST!!!!!! Happens to me with almost every bra eventually. Always in the same place too - I actually have scar tissue where it pokes thru the fabric and into my skin. Good thing the fabric soaks up the blood, lol.

Always at the most inconvenient time when you can't change bras either!

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I've never had luck.

But I wonder if stitching the hole where it is poking out will help.

 

[NotUrsula]

I use moleskin, but it's a complicated process.

First I use a seam ripper to open up about 2 inches of the casing near the end where the problem is, and I darn the hole in the casing closed. Then I use a file to remove any sharp edges on the wire. Next, I take a small patch of moleskin, fold it over a few times, and using the hole in the wire, sew it securely on so that the point is cushioned.

After that I tuck the wire back in and sew up the casing by machine. Finally, I take another small double-layer patch of moleskin and sew it over the end of the wire where the repair was made.

 

[ilovepcot]

OMG THAT IS THE WORST!!!!!! Happens to me with almost every bra eventually. Always in the same place too - I actually have scar tissue where it pokes thru the fabric and into my skin. Good thing the fabric soaks up the blood, lol.

Always at the most inconvenient time when you can't change bras either!

OMG! You mean this isn't a joke? Thought the person who first mentioned it was kidding. Never heard of such a thing. Before having a reduction (many pounds removed ) I wore such large bras that if one of mine had snapped, surely I'd have been impaled!!!

 

[sorcerormickey]

OMG! You mean this isn't a joke? Thought the person who first mentioned it was kidding. Never heard of such a thing. Before having a reduction (many pounds removed ) I wore such large bras that if one of mine had snapped, surely I'd have been impaled!!!

No, I WISH it was a joke! It is horribly painful!

 

[pixiewings71]

6 month "shelf life"? Seriously.....I have never heard that before and all my bras are well over 6 months old......and in almost new condition....

 

[cdepauli]

6 month "shelf life"? Seriously.....I have never heard that before and all my bras are well over 6 months old......and in almost new condition....

I agree. I was going to reply that she should probably just buy a new bra, but was more surprised to read this instead. I do usually buy bras once or twice a year, but still have bras that are older that I wear on laundry day or something like that, and they're fine. ?

I also have a hard size to find 32D. They just don't really sell bras that size in department stores. For now, I've been ordering from VS catalog, but in the last year, they've finally started carrying them in the store in some styles. I had been wearing a 34C but was getting sick of the poor fit.

To the OP, I would say, that if you can find a style you like in the right size, you should just stick with that. Then you won't be searching high and low for the right bra when yours break down. You can just go back and buy the same kind.

 

[3boymthr]

Yeah, six months seem so short. I have one bra for every day of the week so maybe that helps, but half my bras are almost 2 years old and the other half are 1 year old. I buy them when lane bryant has their BF sale so I know exactly how old they are.

For OP - when I have had this problem I have stitched a small portion of ribbon over the spot and it holds the wire in well.

I have had a wire break in half but believe it or not it was plastic.