In more exciting news, for the first time in a little over three years I am working on a corset. It is a bastard hybrid of stays with stomacher, and a Victorian corset. It will be fully corded to imitate the look of fully boned stays, and I am planning for it to machine washable.
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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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The three mock-ups are finally finished and I plan to get them in the mail tomorrow.
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My Health and Sewing Plans in the Coming Months Today I finally made some progress on the three active corset orders, cutting out all three mock-ups. The last time I was able to work on sewing was mid-November, due entirely to ongoing health problems that significantly impact my ability to perform physical tasks. I still
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Next up is a leather brassier. When finished it is going to be made from heavy-weight dark brown leather, with a buckle front. The shaping is demi-cup, so it will support without fully covering, and will descend a bit down the torso like a bodice. The very rough mock-up is pictured below.
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This week’s primary project is a gored sweetheart overbust corset that will have a satin cover with lace overlay. The construction method will involve fully boning and preparing the core before adding the cover, so the boning channels will not be visible when it is finished. The customer has graciously allowed me to use her
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This story is about the 1880’s wedding corset in cream silk with blue flossing. When a customer contacted me about wanting a corset for part of her wedding ensemble, I knew I wanted it to turn out absolutely perfect. I wasn’t worried about drafting the corset to fit her body, but I was a little
Read MoreOne of my current orders is for an 1880’s style overbust corset, to have a cream silk cover and blue flossing and embroidery. It’s for under a wedding dress. :) I am doing a mock-up of this one since the piecing in the front is very different from styles I have done previously. What follows
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I finished the Victorian overbust corset I was making for myself, and took some photos so I could show the finished product. I designed and created the entire corset, from drafting through to the final details, and posted detailed progression photos in my scrapbook on LJ, including a serious after-completion modification to the bustline.
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