Our retro lingerie guru Mark shows you how to pattern and make your own custom fully-fashioned vintage-style stockings with French or Cuban heels.
addMark takes us through the process of how to pattern draft and make a pair of tights or panty hose, and some custom control shorts.
addMark takes an in-depth, technically-detailed look into shapewear garments & how they're constructed to achieve a bodycon look.
addHow did Edwardian women support their busts with such low cut corsets? Jen shares the details and patterns of two 1910's brassieres in her collection.
addToday many burlesque performers commission pasties (small nipple covers) to match their costumes, so the ability to make them is a valuable commodity for a corsetmaker.
addAs fashion changed in the early C20th, so did underwear. Kelly guides us through the making of a teens brassiere, or corset cover, to go under an evening gown.
addJennifer constructs a 1920's Envelope Chemise - foundation garment for those stunning 'Flapper dresses' - in a way that is fun, understandable and practical.
addAnna introduces the sheer negligee of the 1950s and 60s; a versatile lingerie garment, and easy to make in a variety of different forms.
addSunny talks about embroidered insertion, lace edging and embroidery. Next month will be the construction of the six petticoats.
addSunny looks at six late Victorian and Edwardian petticoats, studying the methods used to produce the beautiful embellishments.
addSunny discusses the different factors that combine to create the shape of the skirt, and the petticoats that support it. Patterns of the six petticoats are included this month.
addSunny concludes her exhaustive study of six Belle Époque petticoats by comparing the remaining construction details and techniques.
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