Originally posted on February 3, 2010. Commissioned basic Edwardian long-line corset. A long-line corset is one that completely covers the hips, and is longer in front than a busk can comfortably go. This is as short as a long-line corset can be, but they can also extend as far as the knees, and are designed
Read MoreI did this work a couple days ago, but am uploading the photos today. There is still a little work to do, but the corset is mostly complete after the work detailed here. I pinned the ribbons to the back panel, using the same proceedure as for the side panels. View of the pinning from
Read MoreI am currently in the process of making a fabric-based, Edwardian ribbon corset. It’s made with one or two layers of coutil (depending upon the part of the corset), and silk cover fabric in pink and very light peach. This first image is the scale drawing for the pattern. each side will have five panels,
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