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*singing* A-bom-bom-chicka-chicka-bom-bom-chicka-chicka-balalaop!

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Welcome to Make Thrift Buy! This is the show
where you send in clothes that you’ve found

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on the internet and then I do my best to recreate
them.

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So today’s episode is definitely going to
be one of the weirder things I’ve tried

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to recreate on this show so far, but SO MANY
of you have been suggesting this cat keyhole bra.

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Apparently, this bra became so popular on
the internet at the start of the year that

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it’s even on “know your meme.com”. It
originally appeared on the store “Nonori”

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on Taobao, but it can now be found all over
the internet from ebay to amazon to and wholesale

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places like storenvy and aliexpress – hang
on, what??

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So, this is a very good candidate for a Make
Thrift Buy, so, let’s try and make this

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for ourselves!

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So you can skip ahead to here [1 minute 30
seconds] if you want to see how I finally

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ended up making this, but initially I decided
that I would try and make this out of stretchy

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material like jersey. This was in order to
get the cleavage thing happening having to

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use tape, or a stick-on push-up bra or whatever
is going on in these photos because boobs

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don't just go like that. This defies the laws
of physics.

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So I wanted to use stretchy fabric to generate
that amount of cleavage, which, if I'm being

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honest, I think is the main selling point
of this bra.

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However, this just didn’t work out so well.
After about 5 hours of my life that I’ll

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never get back, and 2 different attempts,
I just wasn't getting the result that I wanted

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- I was having a lot of problems with the
stretch of the material warping the cat cutout,

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and it just wasn't looking like how I wanted
it to look so in the end I gave up on that

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and I went for some cotton and... yeah I'm
going to have to use boob tape.

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So the first thing that I did on this third
and FINAL attempt at making this cat bra was

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to measure around my shoulders. I’m doing
this because I’m NOT using stretchy fabric,

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so I want to make sure that I can get the
bra on over my shoulders.

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This measurement came out at 40 inches. I
halved this measurement to get 20 inches,

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and then added 1 inch for seam allowance.

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Then, with a piece of black cotton fabric,
I folded this over and drew a rectangle that

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was the previous measurement, 21 inches, wide,
and 10 inches long. I made these marks with

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chalk, because this will just rub off the
fabric when I’m done.

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Next I’m cut across here and here, through
both layers of fabric, using my rotary cutter.

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And, with the piece of fabric still folded
in half, I sewed down here.

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This created a loop of fabric which I then
tested to make sure I could get it on over

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my shoulders. And, in fact, I was able to
get it on really easily, so I’m actually

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going sew further in on the side-seam.

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When this was the right size, I cut the fabric
close to the new seam. Then, I drew an outline

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of a kitty cat head in the middle of the fabric
with some chalk.

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I then cut out a piece of fusible INTERFACING
which was just a little bit bigger than the

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cat outline. The interfacing will be useful
in helping the cutout to maintain its shape.

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I then ironed this interfacing, fusible-side
down, with a t-shirt over the top to protect

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the interfacing from my iron, and then I ironed,
using some pressure, for about 30 seconds

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until the interfacing was fused onto the fabric.

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The next thing that I did was to sew around
the chalkline, still visible through the interfacing,

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using a very short zig zag stitch.

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I did this very slowly and carefully, taking
care on the rounded corners, and stopping

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and rotating my needle at the sharp corners.

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And, on the right-side of the fabric, I ended
up with this!

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Next, I’m using the same trick that I did
on the DIY patches in episode #37. I’m got

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a little bit of fabric glue and I dabbed this
around the edges, on the INSIDE of the stitching.

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The idea of this is to stop any fraying later
on when I cut this cat-shape out! A product

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like fray check will also work just as well.
Just don’t use craft glue.

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While I was waiting for the fabric glue to
dry, I decided that I would move onto the

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next step - hemming the top and the bottom
of the bra! To do this, I flipped it inside

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out again, and then I folded both the top
and the bottom edges down about half an inch

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like this, and then I sewed over the top of
this using a straight stitch, all the way around the bra.

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Once I had done that, the fabric glue had
dried, so the next step was to cut out the

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cat cutout. With some scissors I went very
carefully around the inside of the cat outline,

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being careful not to cut through the stitches
buuuuut just next to them.

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And here is my cat cutout.

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Next, I needed to elasticate the top and the
bottom of the bra to make this thing fit!

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So, with a piece of elastic, in whatever colour
I want because it's going to be sewn on the

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inside, I first wrap this above my breasts
to get the TOP elastic length. I pull the

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elastic tight, so that it stretches but NOT
so tight that it’s uncomfortable, and then

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I cut it to this length. Then, I do the same
thing with a new piece of elastic underneath

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my breasts. And this is going to be my BOTTOM
piece of elastic.

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The TOP piece of elastic is going to be attached
up HERE, and the BOTTOM piece of elastic will

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be attached down HERE… except they're going
to be attached on the INSIDE of the bra.

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First things first, I sew each piece of elastic
into a loop, which I basically do by attaching

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the ends to each other with two short zig
zag stitches.

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Next, and this seems to be becoming a familiar
theme in my videos, I’m going to quarter

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both the elastic and the top of the bra with
pins. And the bra fabric is inside-out for this step.

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Then, with the elastic on top of the wrong
side of the fabric, with one set of pins matching

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up, I stretched the elastic so that the next
set of pins matched up as well.

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Then, I removed the pins so that I wouldn’t
sew over the top of them, did a small backstitch,

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and then I sewed the elastic to the fabric
using a straight stitch.

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While sewing, I made sure that my needle was
RIIIIIGHT over at this far right edge of the

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elastic. The elastic itself is a couple of
inches away from the hem. And, the entire

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time I was sewing, I was also stretching the
elastic so that the next set of pins matched

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up. Then, when I reached this set of pins,
I basically repeated this process, until I

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had sewn the elastic on all the way around
the loop of fabric.

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Then, I set the sewing foot back down on top
of the elastic, but I set the needle so to

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the left so that I would be sewing through
the far left edge of the elastic.

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And then, I sewed all the way around the elastic
once again, stretching the elastic as I went

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so that the fabric wasn’t bunched up the
entire time.

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Then I repeated these exact steps, on the
bottom of the bra, and I ended up with this!

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At this point I realised that I’d totally
forgotten to sew on the whiskers!!

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To un-bunch the fabric around the cutout,
I threw it into an embroidery hoop.

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Then, I drew whiskers on with chalk like this,
and I sewed over these lines using a zig zag stitch.

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Just remember - if you're making this DIY,
do this part BEFORE sewing in your elastic.

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Anyway, it still worked out in the end.

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The last step is making straps, and I’m
going to make these tie up like on the original.

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To do this, I grabbed my black cotton fabric
and I drew out four long, narrow rectangles

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with identical dimensions of 3 inches by 20 inches.

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And I cut this out.
I then folded each piece like this – now

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watch carefully – by folding the edges in
to meet at the middle, and then folding this

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over in half lengthways.

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And then I sewed down this side of the strap,
all the way down the strap like this.

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To make the ends of the strap nice, I folded
them over twice and stitch across here.

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Then, to attach the straps to the bra, I slid
one end of the strap inside the bra, underneath

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the elastic, placed about where I think the
straps should go, and then I pinned this in place.

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I did the exact same for the two straps at
the back by flipping the bra around so it’s

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back-to-front and then placing these last
two straps on just like I did for the front straps.

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Then I sewed the straps on, on top of the
elastic inside the bra, by stretching out

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the elastic while sewing. I also sew the strap
on at two points, on top of those left and

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right stitches on the elastic, to make sure
that it’s really secure.

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Then I simply repeat this for all four straps…
and I’m done!

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So, how did I go?

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Soooo - this is what the bra looks like.
WHAT have you guys made me do?

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This bra is… pretty weird. Still, I think
I did a pretty good job.

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But hang on. Hold up one second. It’s not
exactly right just yet.

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Where’s the ridiculous amount of cleavage
at?

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[Tape sounds]

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Yeah!! That’s more… that’s…

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hmm. So, now I’m feeling a bit… awkward…

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because… well, I think I did this a little
bit too well.

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I mean… my parents are probably watching
this… and.. Oh god, I think I have old highschool

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teachers WHO WATCH THIS NO, STOP, STOP THIS
NOW.

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I’m going to diffuse this awkward situation
with… This music. [country fair music plays]

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Okay. I’ll just also

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choose all my most awkward shots as well.
Cool. Okay. No more accidental sexiness. THIS

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IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY DIY CHANNEL people. Let's
keep it that way. But, anyway, you guys asked

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for this item, and... this is what it looks
like… kind of... if you’re willing to

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tape your boobs together!

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Also… this.

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(“No but seriously… this cat looks like
it has a butt for a face.”)

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So – I did it!
I made this really strange bra, which, to

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be honest, I’m never going to wear! Ever.

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[Scissor snipping sound effect]

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Just remember if you want that cleavage, unless
you have the most physics-defying, perky breasts

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of all history, you’re going to have to
use something like boob-tape.

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Thanks for watching, and if you wanna post
your own attempt at this or any of the other

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tutorials I've made, then use the hashtag
#diyannika on Instagram so that I can see

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it! Follow me on these places if you would
like and I’ll see you all in my very next

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video. Bye!

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Shoutout to my amazing supporters on Patreon
whose support basically keep these series

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going! To support me on Patreon, go to Patreon.com/annikavictoria!

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*laughs* No! No. I can't even pretend to be
sexy. Uh uh. *laughs* I'm wearing slippers!!!

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I mean -