Why should you care about the history of corsetry? Because the techniques they used to "get the look" can be used by us too.

Thomson's Glove fitting corset: we look at an 1898 Thomson patent, advertisements, a few extant corsets and work on putting the pieces together to recreate it.

Here'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.

Last 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.

The S-Bend is probably the most misunderstood and under-studied corset fashion in history. Marion separates the myths from the reality.