Patterning: from an antique corset
Laura brought over a cute corset for me to play with. I’m taking a pattern off it and hope to play with maybe PVC? Hmm.. maybe not with all the seaming. We will see....
Category: corsetry
Blue and black underbust: added to gallery
Final photos have been added to the gallery finally:) Here is a shot of the high-backed underbust along with the other two corsets made in the same fabrics in the past year. Look at...
1880s Style coutil corset: final on mannequin
Features a high back, spoonbusk, and exterior boning channels.
Valhalla Renaissance Faire: pregnancy outfit in-action photos :)
I made it out to one weekend of Valhalla Renaissance Faire this year and got another chance to wear my red linen pair of bodies, corded petticoat, and blue & green linen loose gown....
Red linen pair of bodies: completed!
I had half these bodies done up forever! I finally decided to complete them to be worn for pregnancy. With the center front opening I just left the bottom portion loosely laced over the...
1880s style coutil corset: mock-up & construction testing
I’m working on this new 1889s style corset for a client. The final corset will either be in natural or a fleshtone coutil with coutil boning channels. I’m tempted to add a lace top...
Coffee Mocha corset: inprogress
This project is turning out to be impossible to photograph. But the first person to see it in person said they wanted it :) So at least it looks good in person! The trim...
Creamsicle corset: completed!
I cut this out almost 2 years ago as a sample to test out a La Mode Illustree pattern.
Creamsicle corset: construction & trim idea
Construction continues… Curvy enough at the bust that it can’t lay flat anymore:
Creamsicle corset: buttonholes for busk
Not much progress but I hope to work more on this sample this week :)
FR Stipey corset: finished
I ended up having to redo one seam to get the stripes to be more similar from side to side :) I’m happy with the end results, quite a tedious but wonderful project :)...
Stripy corset: fusing, cutting, & beginning construction
This month I wrote an article for Foundations Revealed on matching stripes in corsetry. I’ve taken the tutorial fabric and proceeded onto making the actual corset from the demo in the article.
Blue & Black underbust: pretty stripy bias binding :)
This corset has been sitting waiting on my mannequin and I felt inspired to finish something so I went ahead and applied binding. Stripe binding no less. I think it is a fun, playful...
