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			<title>How to Make a Corset</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="margin: 5px; float: left;" src="/images/stories/2012/HowToMakeaCorset/icon-sm.jpg" alt="icon-sm" width="100" height="100" />In this free article, professional corsetmaker and owner of Sparklewren Bespoke Corsetry gives us a solid foundation overview of how to make a corset.</p>
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			<author>jenni@sparklewren.co.uk (jenni hampshire)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Planning Out Boning Channels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="/images/stories/2010/12-Dec/boning-channels/Title-icon.jpg" alt="Title-icon" width="100" height="100" />Addressing issues on the positioning of boning channels, discussing the reasons for boning a corset, and providing ideas for experimentation.</p>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Perfect Boning Channels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="/images/stories/2010/9-Sept/Boning_channels/Jordan-Marsh_1897p202_icon.jpg" alt="American Lady Corset, Jordan Marsh Catalog, 1897, p202" width="100" height="100" />Lots of people have asked how to get perfectly straight and even boning channels. Here are a few tips and tricks that'll help you tame unruly stitching.</p>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Corset Maker's Tools</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="/images/stories/2010/7-July/Tools/tools_icon.jpg" alt="Closeup" width="100" height="100" /></p>
<p>What are the correct tools for corsetry, when some swear by tools that others avoid? I'll share what's in my toolbox, what has been relegated to the scrapheap, and why.</p>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Basic Flexible Busk Insertion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="/images/stories/2010/7-July/Basic-Busk/busk_icon.jpg" alt="Basic Busk Insertion" width="100" height="100" />A tricky skill to master: Laura details a few techniques on how to do it right first time, every time - and how to keep your stitching straight.</p>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Step-by-Step Worksheets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="feed-description"><p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px;" src="/images/stories/2010/2-Feb/Journaling/WarnersLA_VIOLETTE_sm.jpg" alt="Warners, La Violette model, 1898" height="100" /> Laura shares her step by step corset construction worksheets for making a two layer corset with and without a waist tape. Never miss a step again!</p>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Saving Time and Effort</title>
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			<author>reachlaura@blueyonder.co.uk (Laura Loft)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Draft Your Own Corset Pattern</title>
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<p>How to make your own <em>personalised </em>custom corset pattern, based on corset designs of the late 1870s... this might just be the best corset pattern you'll ever use.</p>
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			<author>cathy.hay@harmanhay.com (Cathy Hay)</author>
			<category>Beginner</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>The Basics of Flossing</title>
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			<author>christclaridge@yahoo.com (Christina Claridge)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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