Back-lacing Elizabethan corset – 100% Re-made, due Thursday Black ribbon corset – 100% done – waiting to mail 1880’s silk overbust corset – 3rd mock-up mailed Victorian silk overbust corset – 2nd mock-up mailed Canvas surtout – 80% done Machine washable corset dress – Pattern drafted Adjustable underbust corset – Not started Black tight-lacing underbust
Read MoreBack-lacing Elizabethan corset – 75% Re-made, due Thursday Front-lacing Elizabethan corset – 100% done, Mailed Rush-order Elizabethan corset – 100% done, Mailed Black ribbon corset – 100% done 1880’s silk overbust corset – 3rd mock-up drafted Victorian silk overbust corset – 2nd mock-up drafted Traditional/Punk Rock fusion Wedding Gown – Planning/mock-up stage I will be
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When I went online today I was stunned to have a message letting me know that a metal sculpture artist had used one of my publicly posted corset patterns to make one of his sculptures! Check it out! I’m delighted to say the least. ^_^ Metal-corset-01 by tpenttil on deviantART Metal-corset-02 by tpenttil on deviantART
Read MoreZen Photo released a new version of their software, so I dutifully upgraded. Immediately afterward I ran into random stuff that was no longer compatible with the site skin. I have fixed all the errors that I could find, so if you see any, please do me a favor and let me know which page
Read MoreI attended the Nova Albion steampunk convention this past weekend, and it was absolutely amazing! I met a lot of neat people, attended very entertaining panels, showed off my costuming, admired the costuming of others, danced the night away, and generally exhausted myself in the most delightful ways. I had brought most of my sketching
Read MoreI received a question regarding how I started with making corsets, and seeking advice on where an art/sewing student should start with learning to make corsets herself. This is the body of the email I wrote to her. I have not yet written any formal tutorials on corset pattern drafting or making, but I have
Read MoreI have been slammed with the necessity of packing, moving, and unpacking this month. I will still be in Davis, but across town. I am rushing to finish the couple things still on my plate before getting down to work with the move, but all orders I take from here until after the move may
Read MoreI have finished both the tea stained corsets, which, counting only those items for which I have all the information I need, leaves two corsets, one bodice, and one pattern to finish in the next week and a half. I have also assembled enough photos for a tutorial on tea staining, and one on corset
Read MoreI received an email a few days ago asking me about how to lace a corset, and for reference materials suggestions. I am posting it here in case other people are interested in the answer as well. A corset lacing tutorial is something I have not gotten around to making, and I’m not sure when
Read MoreThe last two weeks were a period of unexpected down-time, first with a migraine and then a bad flu. As a result, I have had to bump the ribbon corset in favor of orders that need to go out within the next two weeks. Soon to be posted are a tight-lacing underbust for a fellow,
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