Tweaking my Shelley

I haven't been as unproductive as my lack of January posts would suggest.  Holy cow, I've been busy mending, tweaking, sewing, and quilting.  Let's talk tweaking.  First, I added a pink glissenette mesh lining to the upper cup to reinforce and protect the stretch lace from finger poke through.  Then instead of using a 3/8" strip of duoplex as an upper cup stabilizer, I used a piece of 3/8" plush back elastic.

3/8" Plush Back Elastic and Pink Glissenette Lining

Next, I thinned both the right and left bands to the narrowest possible width allowable.

Thinning the Right Front Band

Thinning the Left Front Band

Here is the finished thinned front band.

Finished Thinned Front Band

Here are the tweaked glistening upper cups. 

Pink Glissenette Lined Upper Cups
Now you can't poke a finger through or see through the stretch lace.