Today I had a chance to get dressed up and take some photos of the corset I made to illustrate my section of Steampunk Projects from the Gaslamp Garage. This corset is a lightweight underbust, with a single layer of coutil, rich brown herringbone cover material, a lacing panel, and a split metal busk.
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I’m getting down to the wire for my section of Steampunk Projects from the Gaslamp Garage, and spent today speeding through making the corset to illustrate it. It’s more than half-way done.
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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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Today I finished the tight-lacing underbust made from diamond brocade coutil. I had some frustration trying to get all the wrinkles out when lacing it onto a pillow, so the pictures aren’t perfect. I’m sure it will do much better laced onto a real human form. Material: Two layers of beige diamond brocade corset coutil
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On a general note, I am still without my own operational computer, and at this point I’m not sure how long it is going to take to amend that problem. I have borrowed a friend’s computer for this entire night, and am madly catching up on general posts and trying to take care of other
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This afternoon I finished the cream silk underbust corset with lace edging. This is not a tight-lacing corset, but it does have a lot of hip spring, so I decided to try an 8-panel design rather than the usual six. I like the smoothness of the shape a lot better than the last tight-lacing corset
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Originally posted July 1, 2010. Commissioned plain black coutil underbust corset. It is made from two layers of black coutil, with 1/4″ spring steel flat boning, a lacing panel, and a double busk.
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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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The customer who purchased the white tightlacing underbust also purchased a copy of the pattern. It is a fairly typical, 6-panel underbust Victorian pattern. The other pattern was commissioned solely as a pattern. It is a plus-sized, sweetheart overbust, with low hips and shoulder straps. She is long-torsoed as well, so the pattern is particularly
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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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