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Patent Challenge H.S. Strauss No. 208049, Pt 2

2015-05-08T23:59:00+00:00

In this second instalment, Clare will take us through the process of making the final corset and the lessons she learned from this project.

2015-05-01T23:59:00+00:00

April finishes this beautiful corset, sharing lessons she learned about alterations, welt seams, flossing & choosing the right model.

2015-04-24T22:59:00+00:00

This interesting pattern has alternate straight sided and curvy panels: was this done to help make sizing easy? Jennifer investigates.

2015-04-17T23:59:00+00:00

Lumbar hyper lordosis, alias 'sway back', creates a special challenge when drafting a corset. Amber shares her expertise and experience.

2015-04-10T22:59:00+00:00

Elisa looks at the history of stays and discusses a few extant garments to see if any conclusions can be drawn on their construction.

2015-04-03T22:59:00+00:00

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?

2015-03-27T23:59:00+00:00

Marion introduces us to tulle and the delightful watercolor effects you can achieve with different color fabric layers stacked on top of each other.

2015-03-20T23:59:00+00:00

April describes her experience with image No.104 of the Symington Collection, right through the mockup phase of her project.

2015-03-13T23:59:00+00:00

Christina takes us through a mockup of this patent, in which Marsh claims two “improvements” to corsets, discussing her observations.