Purple Corset update
My fencing master looked spectacular in her first corset. I was honored that she wore it to my wedding. She is also a very accomplished seamstress and does lovely custom fencing gear and outfits:...
Category: corsetry
Purple stays: completed
The corset and matching purple knife-pleated skirt are now with their new owner. A photoshoot will take place eventually!
Purple stays: progress
The purple stays are coming along. We’ve decided to close them at front with a busk overlaid with a decorative spiral lacing panel. The back will be set up for “x” lacing with loop....
Blue corset complete
Here is the first corset I’ve ever made with a spoon busk: Hopefully Ann will be able to come over and do a full photoshoot in the upcoming months.
Purple corset
Here is a teaser shot of a project currently under way. The boning just arrived from the group order so I’m about to start tipping ends! There is a busk under that lacing but...
Photos from PEERS
Laura, one of the improv actors/dancers at the annual Dickens reunion 12th Night Ball, wore a couple of my sample pieces (chemise, drawers, and corset) for some music hall stage scenes. Here are a...
Guest seamstress this week
One of my clients recently decided to make a corset for the first time. I snuck around with the camera a bit ao she might post a dress diary in the near future with...
Blue spoonbusk corset: inprogress
This is a pale blue silk with darker blue stripes. The boning channels are sewn in navy and it will be tied with a dark blue ribbon 5/8″ lacing at back. Here is a...
Gift Wrap corset: wrapping done!
My present corset is complete. It has been added to the gallery: – Click on image to go to the gallery – *The hat and pin-tucked burgundy & white striped petticoat were also made...
Gift Wrap corset: update
Hand sewing the binding and adding the lacing is all that is left! Sometimes it feels lovely to procrastinate on projects by working on a project. What a lovely present it is becoming.
Black and Red Midbust corset
This corset is really a stand-in temporary corset. It was a mock up that was finished because we haven’t found the right final fashion fabric but a corset was needed to be used for...
Gift wrap corset: embroidered binding
Here is a sneak peek at how the binding is looking for my most recent underbust corset:
Gift wrapped corset & Pink stay: progress update
I’ll sneak in a few in progress shots of my latest work. The first is a underbust Victorian corset done up as a Christmas gift. The second is a mock-up of a rounded,center opening...
Spider Mid-bust corset
This is a mid-bust Victorian corset made from peach shot with green dupioni silk, interlining, and a coutil strength layer. It features some machine embroidery and a free-hand embroidered spider on the one side....
NEW stays photos – website should be online now
Photos of the matching storage bag (with custom embroidery label) for ribbon, front panel, and stomacher have been added to the gallery. After the second photo shoot I found the customized bag perfectly held...
Ready for try-on
Just a teaser shot of the finished corset. My pillow just doens’t fill her out right! Maybe a full fledged photo shoot will ensue tomorrow if I get some good shut-eye. New project might...
