Corsets Sewing

1700’s Conical Corset

by Sidney Eileen

This is a back-dated post for my archive project, where I am copying over every piece of art I have ever submitted to DeviantArt, with the original submission date or watermarked year stamp, so a complete archive of my work can be found on this website.

In the next few weeks I’ll be posting some photos of older costumes and clothing items, a kind of review of previous works before I begin new projects. Most of them were made in ’01 and ’02.

1700's Conical Corset, by Sidney Eileen, This was the first corset I ever made, and the only one I will ever make directly from a purchased pattern. It is entirely hand-sewn, and as close to historically accurate as I could manage at the time. It is boned throughout the entire body with 1/4" springsteel boning. The grommets are metal, and then hand-stitched over the top to look like period grommets. The edging is deerskin leather.
1700’s Conical Corset
This was the first corset I ever made, and the only one I will ever make directly from a purchased pattern. It is entirely hand-sewn, and as close to historically accurate as I could manage at the time. It is boned throughout the entire body with 1/4″ springsteel boning. The grommets are metal, and then hand-stitched over the top to look like period grommets. The edging is deerskin leather.

And no, it is not particularly hard to sew garments by hand – it just takes a LOT of time. I actually found it very relaxing and enjoyable. I just wish I had known how to fit corsets before making this one, because it is far too small for me to wear. It fits a friend of mine who weighs (yes, literally) half as much as I do.