I started work last evening on a silver satin kimono, one of the costumes for the Nova Albion convention in March. I chose this material for my first attempt because I have a whole roll of it, little use for it, and it is a wonderful weight and flow for a kimono. When finished, I
Read MoreFor those interested in corset making and wearing, you may want to check out bishonenranger’s YouTube Channel, which is full of excellent videos on everything from fitting and buying a corset, to wearing a corset daily, corset making, and even corset drafting.
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I posted this lovely link to my Facebook page while this site was still under construction, but I love it enough to share it again here. The LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) posted photos and patterns of four absolutely gorgeous men’s 18’th Century jackets which are in their collection.
Read MoreThis lovely how-to blog was posted to the GBACG email list, so I figured I would pass it on to anyone who is interested. Cobbling is not an easy task, but the wrong pair of shoes really can ruin the appearance of an otherwise beautiful outfit. Chopine, Zoccolo, and Other Raised and High Heel Construction
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
Read MoreA couple weeks ago a friend referenced me to Project Gutenberg, which is a catalog of free e-books, many of them originally published in the Victorian. The specific book my friend sent me to is Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont, a very comprehensive text on all things needlework, including hand stitching, embroidery, crochet, Irish
Read MoreI have published a two-part demo/tutorial on how to make a Victorian overbust style corset with quilted gores. It’s the same information as in series of my journals last winter over at LiveJournal, and I compiled it into a formal 2-part article a couple weeks ago. I was originally waiting to publish until after this
Read MoreI received an email a few days ago asking me about how to lace a corset, and for reference materials suggestions. I am posting it here in case other people are interested in the answer as well. A corset lacing tutorial is something I have not gotten around to making, and I’m not sure when
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