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Patent Challenge H.S. Strauss No. 208049, Pt 2
In this second instalment, Clare will take us through the process of making the final corset and the lessons she learned from this project.
No commentsSymington Pattern REF #32730, Part 2
April finishes this beautiful corset, sharing lessons she learned about alterations, welt seams, flossing & choosing the right model.
Symington Corset Pattern No.2370
This interesting pattern has alternate straight sided and curvy panels: was this done to help make sizing easy? Jennifer investigates.
Patterning for the Sway Back
Lumbar hyper lordosis, alias 'sway back', creates a special challenge when drafting a corset. Amber shares her expertise and experience.
17th Century Stays and Boned Bodices
Elisa looks at the history of stays and discusses a few extant garments to see if any conclusions can be drawn on their construction.
1878 Marsh Corset, part 2
Marsh claims leather is more durable in the hard wearing areas of a corset. Christina tests his theory on this C19th patent - is he right?
Watercolor Effects with Tulle
Marion introduces us to tulle and the delightful watercolor effects you can achieve with different color fabric layers stacked on top of each other.
Symington Pattern REF #32730
April describes her experience with image No.104 of the Symington Collection, right through the mockup phase of her project.
1878 Marsh Corset, part 1
Christina takes us through a mockup of this patent, in which Marsh claims two “improvements” to corsets, discussing her observations.
