Black and Tan Longline w/ Waist Belt & Straps
I made this sample piece to test out a clients patterning before cutting into her expensive fabrics. Here are images of the first try-on during Dickens Fair Workshops last year:
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1880s style coutil corset: mock-up
Yep the bias coutil boning channels make me happy. Can’t wait to actually make the real corset. It was hard to stuff it evenly, so I can’t wait to see what actually happens on...
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...
Steampunk Bridegroom Ensemble: making of
I’m going to try to go back and document some of this fantastic project. Like usual it started with a muslin toile that tells me enough to make pattern adjustments but doesn’t really show...
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...
Hybrid corset: constructing the mock-up
This is the beginning of a corset incorporating elements from 18th century stays but without tabbing at the hip section. The bottom will be solid panels more like a Victorian corset. However, we decided...
Gray & Blue Jacket: initial mock-up
This jacket will be done up in a silk twill with accents in blue silk (matching a corset & skirt combo I’ve made previously). The front will be cut away at an angle with...
White & blue corset: applying binding
The binding for this corset is made up of a combination of blue 5/8″ double-faced polyester ribbon and a cotton edging applied over it. It is rolled over on the bottom edge.
Plaid Victorian: skirt & mock-up
Here is just mocking up the fabrics for the waistcoat and zuave jacket: The edges of the zouave jacket will actually be cording covered in bias cut plaid matching the skirt but I just...
Blue Accent: draping possible trimming options
We had a limited amount of Belgium lace and tried a bunch of possible placements. The final arrangement with it over the under-bust only was the cleanest and most elegant choice. We also played...
Wedding diary: draping the mock-up
Here you can see the initial muslin draped over my stays and Uniquely me dress form: I’ve just pleated and pinned the skirting materials in place to give a quick look at the planned...
Queen Victoria revamp: mocking up trim
Lots of pinning! I’m tempted to change the cotton pre-made bias out for silk taffeta but that will not easily be within budget.
Fabric Sample : test swatch
My client took a trip to LA fabric district and picked out this lovely peach shot-with-white silk and white silk for binding. I’m testing out a color for flossing (not completed on the swatch)...
Wedding corset mock-up
Look at all that blue erasable marker! Stitching lines can be drawn on the mock-up pattern pieces for quicker construction but the washable/disappearing markers warn that they don’t always “disappear” permanently so they are...
Gold & Burgundy Corset: preview
This is a preview of the completed corset which will be modeled at a later date by one of my clients. I am looking forward to capturing some lovely photos of this corset on...
