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?
4 commentsWatercolor 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.
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.
Symington Pattern REF #32730
April describes her experience with image No.104 of the Symington Collection, right through the mockup phase of her project.
Patent Challenge H.S. Strauss No. 208049, Pt 1
Clare takes on the FR patent challenge to breathe life into this deceivingly simple 1878 corset, beginning with the toile.