Jennifer brings her late Victorian corsetry project to completion, creating a corset she is very happy with and in the color of the year, to boot!
addApril describes her experience with image No.104 of the Symington Collection, right through the mockup phase of her project.
addApril finishes this beautiful corset, sharing lessons she learned about alterations, welt seams, flossing & choosing the right model.
addJennifer constructs this beautiful Victorian corset in which adding, removing, or resizing panels propose to make it uniquely adjustable for fit and comfort.
addThe pattern and a step-by-step guide to make this elegant corset from 1899-1900, including a new seam technique just for corsetry that negotiates curves perfectly and encases all the raw edges neatly.
addTrying to date a particular corset, track changes in lingerie fashion down to a few years, or just looking for new inspiration? Plenty here to keep you busy...
addHere's more about Thomson's Patent 611,116 Glove Fitting Corset pattern and its maker, along with my method of patterning this corset from scratch.
addLast month we drafted the pattern for this unusual design. This month, the step by step construction process, including how to sew some very tricky seams! Suitable for beginners.
addMarion shares with us a knitted silk undervest with a crocheted yoke that could date anywhere from 1880 to 1910.
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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