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Silk Corset

This is a little underbust corset which matches the silk waistcoat. It’s made to a pattern that I drafted a couple of years ago. The only alteration I made to the original was that I boned the modesty panel with plastic rather than metal. This makes it much lighter to wear, and as the metal [...]

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Skulls & Roses corset modification

Here it is again – the skulls & roses corset that I started to make a few weeks ago. Once I’d finished it I discovered that I’d made a mistake somewhere in the pattern – I ended up with a 4″ gap at the back that I didn’t want. Emmylou suggested making a central panel [...]

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Skulls & Roses Corset

Here’s what I’ve been working on this weekend – a matching corset for the skulls & roses outfit. The intention is that the skirt, bra and corset together should give the overall impression of a dress. I drafted the corset myself – I needed to update my pattern because all the corsets I made for [...]

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Mini Calaveras Corset

At long last, here is Liz’s custom made corset! I say “at long last” because it’s taken me twice as long as it should have done to make – because I had to make it twice. The first time I’d got as far as putting in the busk, when I realised that I’d made a [...]

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New corset style…

This is what I’ve been up to today – making a corset from my new pattern. It’s made from pink silk dupion shot with purple, and trimmed with purple satin. I’m developing two new patterns in this style – a “comfy” corset, which gives two to four inches of waist reduction, and a “curvy” corset, [...]

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Kyoto Hollyhock Corset

Here’s what I’ve been working on for the past few days – a corset made from a beautiful Alexander Henry quilting cotton. The design is called “Kyoto Hollyhock”, and it’s swirly red leaves on a black background. I’m really pleased with this one, although it’s not shown to its full effect in the picture. It [...]

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Complex Curves.

So far I have made a grand total of seven and a half corsets. Two for me, four for friends, and one which is still under construction. The first one I made from a commercial sewing pattern, and it was such a ridiculous shape (even for a ridiculously-shaped garment like a corset) that I decided [...]

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Dennis the Menace corset in action!

Huge thanks to Dott and Dave for these lovely photos of Dott’s Dennis the Menace corset! I like the one with the Beano.    

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Four corsets.

Paul and I spent this afternoon dodging the rain, to try and catch a few quick photos of Madame Queeny’s spotty corset, before I send it off in the post to her tomorrow. I’m also sending her the spare fabric, so she can make one of her beautiful hats to go with it. These are [...]

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That’s better.

For anybody looking for the knitting patterns – they’ve moved! I’ve been working with a shopping cart plugin here on WordPress, but it couldn’t accomplish everything I needed from it, so back I go to good old Etsy, with a new account. The shop is looking a little bit empty at the moment. This is [...]

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