First published 15 March 2007
I inherited a whole heap of old sewing bits and pieces from K, who got them from her grandmother, and she passed them on to me when she stopped sewing. I’ve got hooks and eyes in their original 1970s packaging! In amongst the old buttons and rusting needles were two little tapes with tiny little press studs at either end, and I had no idea what they were for.
In the end it came to me, they hold your bra straps into your shirt (or your shirt to your bra straps). Uh huh, I know, amazing! You just sew the little things into your shirt at the right spot and then you clip your bra straps into them. So simple, so clever. You could even make your own with a piece of ribbon and your own press studs.
What I want to know is, why don’t you see these anymore? Every top that flashed your lacy bits to the world (assuming you didn’t want to flash your lacy bits, your choice) could come with a pair. At least you should be able to buy them and sew them in yourself, but I’ve never even seen them. I don’t even know what they’re called. Do they have a proper name, does anyone know?
* Update -Rebecca from The Space Between My Peers says that these are called lingerie straps and are sold in fabric stores in the US.
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They're still available - you can buy them from Lincraft or spotlight.
Wah!!! How can I not know this!!!
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