All posts tagged: corsets

Yet Another Underbust Corset

Remember how I told you about the process of developing an underbust corset, and how I went through a lot of prototypes to get my formula just perfect? That means that I made A LOT of underbust corsets. I’ve given some away, torn some apart and recycled the pieces, but still have quite a few to show you. I really love this one, but I’m still tempted to call it the ‘Not Another Underbust Corset’, because I’m afraid that is really how I felt making it. It’s made of vintage post WWII synthetic brocade, which was called ‘Kyoto silk’ at the time to make it sound a bit fancier. The fabric was a gift from my honorary aunt Artie. The piece was just big enough to make the corset. It’s lined in a fabulous printed houndstooth craft cotton in aqua and black. I love the contrast of the bold lining and the delicate pastel outer. The houndstooth lining was a fairly recent purchased, picked up at a 50% off sale at Arthur Toyes. Like all …

The quick, easy, and brilliant, underbust corset

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Were you guys getting bored of the post about my corset class in Melbourne being at the top of the blog? I was! Be ready to be slightly bored by this post: it’s going to be sticky for the next four days (so scroll down for new content). But I’m not bored by the idea of the class – I’m super excited about it! So just in cased you missed it: I’ll be teaching a corset making workshop at Melbourne’s fabulous craft lounge, Thread Den on Friday the 6th of April! To read more about the course, check out Thread Den’s class description, and then rush over and book it. When I mentioned that I was teaching a one-day corset class, a number of you commented on how little time that is to make a corset. And that’s true! Which is why I’m so excited about this class, and so proud of myself. For over two years I’ve been working on a corset pattern and construction method that can be made up quickly, successfully adapted …

Nana’s Corset – beginnings

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Remember how I posted that I wanted to finish a corset so I could make shorts so I could make panniers? Well, you have seen the shorts, the panniers are done but yet to be posted about, but the corset isn’t quite finished. But it looks pretty amazing anyway, and here is a sneak-peek: This corset is my long planned, long awaited version of the Nana corset for me. I’m never going to achieve quite as many curves as Nana (and also, I’m not a teenage courtesan who destroys the lives of every man she encounters – but Manet didn’t know that) but I’m pretty pleased with how I look in it. The images of me in the corset are courtesy of Mrs C, who kindly took photos on her camera at a sewing night at her place when I stupidly forgot to bring a memory card for my camera. D’oh! I’ve been working on it since the sewing night, and the corset is almost done. I just need to finish the binding on the …