A Bra for Nellie!

The other day we talked about how we're trying to wean Annie.  We don't want her drinking Nellie's milk, so we have Annie cordoned off in a temporary pen made of livestock panels.  Trouble is, Annie has been poking her head through the panels and stealing "our" milk from Nellie.  We're not going to let that happen, so we figured out a way to stop it.  Tricia's going to fabricate a GOAT BRA!

Tricia went out to the pasture and took measurements of Nellie's "bosom."  You can see that she sketched out Nellie's ample dimensions (rear and side view) on the Sports Page to make a pattern.

Beginnings of a pattern for a goat bra

She made a pattern large enough to shield Nellie's teats from her hungry little daughter and cut the pattern out.

Cut out pattern

She then cut out fabric to match the pattern, using 'nude' colored fabric as we thought that might be appropriate.

Coming together

Tricia wanted me to tell you that she's not a seamstress.  She can put a few stitches together, though, to make goat lingerie.

Sewing...

The angled pieces are the sides and the biggest piece on the right is the back of the goat bra.

We figured that Nellie would probably not be wearing strapless dresses to formal events and galas that she attends, so Tricia made her bra have straps.  Here she's sewn them on.

Straps

Now she's turned the goat bra inside out and is fashioning a bottom to the bra to make Nellie inaccessible to Annie.

Here we go!  This is the first prototype of the Goat Bra.  This bra is designed for the modest, practical goat. It does not enhance or show off a goat's feminine curves, nor is it formal.  It does not come in satin or have any lace on it whatsoever.  Red or black are not color options for the Our Maker's Acres Goat Bra.  This bra will never grace the cover of Glamour Goat Magazine, but that's okay with us.

A Goat Bra for Nellie

So it was time for the fashion show.  Nope, there was not a runway for Nellie to strut down, showing off her new bra.  Without fanfare we strapped on her bra and she ran across the pasture modeling her new bra.  We like the look.  This is a practical pet undergarment.  It is not like we knitted a sweater with a matching cap for Nellie.  We sat back with a feeling of accomplishment, happy that we had taken care of an open item.

Nellie's Goat Bra!

Here is another view where Nellie is posing, showing off her new lingerie.  

Our exuberance lasted for, oh, about ten minutes.  When I checked back in our our lingerie model, this is what I found:

Our immodest goat has shed her bra

Just like a rebellious hippie from the 60's, Nellie discarded her bra and trotted around the pasture unhindered and unfettered.  We picked up the goat bra prototype from the ground where Nellie had disrobed and decided that the goat bra needed additional straps.  A full-figured lady needs additional support.  We should have considered this. Back to the drawing table we go...