How-to books currently available written by Sidney Eileen.
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This is a wa-loli creation I am calling a ya-ta. The top is based on a traditional kimono, but with the top of the sleeve left open instead of the armpit. Also, instead of leaving the back side of the sleeve open, I left the front side of the sleeve open. All fabric edges are
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Newly completed red dupioni silk sweetheart overbust corset with black flossing and black edging lace.
Read MoreFrom the Leicestershire County Council’s Heritage Services: http://museums.leics.gov.uk/collections-on-line/BrowseCollection.do?groupOrCollection=BROWSE_GROUP&key=75 Each of these extant Victorian corsets features bold flossing, from very complex to very simple, and all beautifully done. http://museums.leics.gov.uk/collections-on-line/GetObjectAction.do?objectKey=103338 I spoke about this beautiful corset during the Beginning Corset Flossing Workshop on Jan 29th. It’s an 1895 woman’s corset, in the Symington Collection of Early Corsets.
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I now have How to Floss a Corset Kits and separate booklets available for sale. These kits include just about everything you need to learn how to floss a corset: How to Floss a Corset Booklet by Sidney Eileen Flossing sampler blank Spring steel boning Size 6 and 7 English-made embroidery needles Two colors of
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This is one of the projects currently on my sewing machine. It’s a re-make of a red silk sweetheart overbust, with flossing and lace edging on the top. The first version will be staying in my personal collection as an example of flossing, because I made a rather silly mistake in the final draft and
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This is a plus-sized Victorian overbust corset I made for a friend. It has drab green dupioni silk cover material, flossing, lacing panel, and split metal busk. Core: Two layers of corset coutil Cover: Drab green dupioni silk Flossing: Beige buttonhole thread Edging: Matching dupioni silk bias tape Boning: 1/4″ flat spring steel and spiral
Read MoreEnrollment is extremely limited. Please contact me to sign up for the workshop. Payment is required in advance to reserve your space in the workshop, and is non-refundable. If you are not able to attend this time, don’t worry. I am planning to offer this class again in January. This course requires no prior knowledge of embroidery
Read MoreTonight I finished the red silk Victorian, many months in the making. Core: Two layers of corset coutil Cover: Dark red dupioni silk Flossing: Black buttonhole thread Edging: Black dupioni silk bias tape Lace: Black slightly stretchy lace Boning: 38 1/4″ flat spring steel bones Piecing: 8 panels per side Busk: 16″ metal straight double
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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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