The corded Regency corset is finished, including the fan lacing. The chemise is also finished, and the bodiced petticoat is very close to being finished. This post shows details on how the fan lacing was made.
Tutorials
May 122012
Apr 092012
I made a lot of progress on the new corded regency corset Sunday. The body is now fully assembled, and all the cording has been inserted.
Mar 282012
I spent the afternoon and evening working on the regency corset. There will be absolutely no metal boning anywhere in the corset, and all the materials, including the cording, have been pre-washed in hot water so the finished corset will be machine washable.
How-to books currently available written by Sidney Eileen.
My new tutorial shows you in detail how to lace a typical modern corset (standard crossed lacing pulling from the waist), and how to spiral or offset lace (lacing stays with offset grommet configuration).
How to Lace a Corset
This page shows you in detail how to lace a typical modern corset (standard crossed lacing pulling from the waist), and how to spiral or offset lace (lacing stays with offset grommet configuration).
I have completely revised my corset making tutorial, How to Add a Double-Busk. It uses all new photos I took while making the corset for my section in Steampunk Projects from the Gaslamp Garage, and described how to make a complete backing panel for behind the busk, the same height as the corset and edged to match.
There are a number of exciting large-scale writing, sewing, and art projects I’m contemplating in the next couple years. Not all of them will happen, most of them will alter greatly before they happen, and as details become firm enough I’ll happily share them with you. Today, I am talking about a corset-making section I will be contributing to the book “Steampunk Projects from the Gaslamp Garage.”
