The current project is a tea-stained late Victorian overbust corset with a spoon busk. There are some interesting fit issues that deserve a full explanation once the corset is finished and the photos easy to examine. For now, let’s suffice to say that the front is full length on her torso, but the hips on
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This afternoon I finished the cream silk underbust corset with lace edging. This is not a tight-lacing corset, but it does have a lot of hip spring, so I decided to try an 8-panel design rather than the usual six. I like the smoothness of the shape a lot better than the last tight-lacing corset
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Up to now I had been making my plain Renaissance stays with the tabs separate pieces, sewn into the body. While it worked well, it took a lot of extra time and created sometimes problematic bulk at the waistline. I have been experimenting with using integral tabs, with the idea of retaining the simple body
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This past weekend I was finally able to coordinate time with a friend to take some photos of the grommeted corset. It is made from two layers of natural colored coutil, with leather edging and a leather “belt”, held in place with brass grommets. The boning is flossed in place, it is front lacing, and
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This corset is a bespoke custom commissioned tight lacing underbust, using two layers of black corset coutil, with dramatic attached garters and front lacing. Fabric: Two layers of black corset coutil Boning: 1/2″ flat spring steel bones Piecing: Six panels per side Garters: 3/4″ wide silver and black garter grips
Read MoreThe current corset on the sewing machine is a plus-sized, tight-lacing underbust corset with front lacing and attached garters. One half is laid out in the photo. The other half is folded up under it on the right of the image. The front of the corset is on the left, and the back is on
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