Black & White corset: boning channels
I’ve gotten a bit more done on this today and cut out the lining too. I hope to finish it up this week.
Tagged: inprogress
Teal & Red high-backed corset: inprogress
My client brought me this gorgeous teal damask to make into a corset. There was not enough for the design so she brought blue and red in the same damask for me to ponder...
Medieval-oid gown: last minute help
A friend of mine needed to make a new gown in a week. She came over with the mock-up ready to be fitted and we dove into pressing, cutting, and stitching it together. One...
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: construction & trim idea
Construction continues… Curvy enough at the bust that it can’t lay flat anymore:
Blue & Black underbust: inprogress
This patterning is based off of the red & black lozenge under-bust with the torso lengthened from under-bust to the waist. I wanted to make a quick corset so I just popped on the...
Zouave jacket: underlining, flatlining, & construction
This jacket is styled after the military zouave jackets that became a popular bolero jacket style in mid to late Victorian era for women. We are doing it in a very fashionable red, but...
Red Wedding ensemble: collar & bustle details
I’m using french linen collar canvas to build up the shaping on the standing, pleated collar for the jacket:
Red Wedding ensemble: corset details
Only a few more pieces left to stitch: Adding the waist tape & lining:
B&W Striped corset: patterning, cutting, & construction
This corset design was a collaboration between me and a client who is always a pleasure to work with, thank you Michelle! Like usual I pulled out tons of fabrics and she was instantly...
Mid-bust corset: gray & black
A nice gray silk twill. This was the remnants of another project. I was able to get enough for all but the center back panels which will be a black wool twill. The binding...
Wedding ensemble: fitting & alterations
This fitting was very fun. The skirt bottom edge was temporarily set with safely pins and the bride was paraded up and down my stairs and outside to check the length. While a floor...
18th century jacket: trial version
I traded a blue and white duvet cover for this hand block printed cotton fabric. The pattern itself is too dense but some of the elements remind me of 18th century fabrics. I’ll have...
Starry Nite corset: emb. sample w/ piping
I’m working through some of the sample embroideries by testing them in different threads. The one satin stitch star will be nixed because the design ended up too heavy. The one star pattern doesn’t...
