This is a bespoke plus-sized corded regency corset, made with drill cover and coutil interlining, with padded shoulder straps, drawstring on the bust, a busk pocket, and fan lacing.
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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.
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The machine-washable corded Regency corset is now fully assembled and grommeted.
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Steampunk artwork, sepia ink drawing and wash. An airship pirate stands poised at the end of the docks, sword drawn and knife in hand. Someone picked the wrong fight, and it wasn’t her.
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Steampunk artwork, created by first drawing with dip pen and ink, and then shading it using a wash of the same ink. A tiny pixie sits atop her prized pocket watch.
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This entry on the Regency Corset shows how to create looped buttonhole eyelets, and how to attach the busk pocket to the front of the corset.
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I worked on the corded regency corset some more yesterday. The shoulder straps are padded, the lining is attached, the busk pocket is sewn (if not yet attached), and the bottom edge has been bound.
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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.
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This entry continues the photo description of creating a corded regency corset. I worked a couple hours a couple days last week, taking photos as I went. Today I did a lot more work, and it is now assembled and corded on the front and side panels.
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I give some tips for drafting a gored corset pattern which will probably be most helpful to people who already know how to draft their own basic corsets, or at least already have a vertical panel corset pattern they know fits.
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