Abstract: A brassiere includes at least one cut-to-pattern fabric sheet portion having an edge strip area thereof folded about and heat fused to a fixing tape to form a hem or seam. A method of manufacturing parts of a brassiere comprises providing a cut-to-pattern fabric sheet, placing a fixing tape upon the fabric sheet alongside an edge strip area thereof, folding the edge strip area of the fabric sheet over the fixing tape, and applying heat and pressure through the fabric sheet to the fixing tape to adhere the fixing tape to the fabric sheet to form a hem.