My apron dress is based on the large apron dress fragments found in Haithabu harbor (Hedeby), made in linen, with decorative seam embroidery and darts.
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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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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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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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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.
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This corset was made after two remote mock-ups. The core layer was constructed first so the boning would not disrupt the design of the lace. The cover layer is purple satin and a stretchy black and purple floral lace, which is pattern matched. This is a bespoke plus-sized sweetheart overbust corset. It has purple satin cover material
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I have been busy getting as much done as possible before getting on a plane tomorrow to go visit family. There’s a lot I want to post, but most of it will have to wait until I get back. I spent most of Monday working on the white coutil tightlacing underbust in the hopes of
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