Today I finished a silk cover, fully boned, tabbed Elizabethan corset. I did not take fully detailed pictures since I was pressed for time during construction and the size of the corset made the logistics of using it as a detailed example piece difficult. Next time I make a corset like this one I plan
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Originally posted February 14, 2010. It’s worth noting that the modeled photos I hoped for never happened, so these are the only photos of this garment. Fabric: Silk backed with corset coutilBoning: 1/4″ flat spring steel bonesBow: Silk cover fabricBusk: 9″ metal straight busk This is a fabric-based Edwardian ribbon corset. Each of the “ribbons”
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Originally posted on November 2, 2009. Commissioned overbust corset The core is two layers of coutil, boned with 1/2″ and 1/4″ wide spring-steel flats. Cover material is dupioni silk. The lace at the bust was a bit of left-over from another corset project, which I added at the last minute to give the corset a
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Originally posted on August 16, 2009. Commissioned Tight-Lacing Corset Victorian/Edwardian style waist cincher/underbust corset, designed for tight-lacing. Each side of the corset has seven panels, 3 1/2″ wide spring steel bones, and 10 1/4″ wide bones. The core is two layers of cotton coutil. Both the waistline and the grommets are re-enforced with 100% cotton
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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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