so folks how to fasten your corset or stays? you lace them up, pulling as tight as you want or can to get that hourglass figure. So the eyelets (holes) have to be strong, you can hand sew (or machine sew if you have a fancy machine) but I like the strength of a metal… Continue reading eyelets and grommets, not wallace and gromit’s
morning all As promised a blog about different types of boning. For this corset I am using 3 types of bone: spiral steel bone spring steel bone or flat steel and something I don’t really consider ‘real’ boning, but if you buy a cheap corset or boned dress you may well find this inside. plastic… Continue reading a little on boning
Morning all Well just a quickie today, I’m very pleased with the way the corset is turning out, the velvet is being a darling and not wrinkling up at all during sewing, and I thought I would just share a tip I use for transferring marking onto corsets. For the non-sewers, sewing patterns come with… Continue reading cheating at tailors tacks and more
morning all it’s a bit grey and drizzly here in lovely Birmingham today and has been for a few days actually, which is a bit of a shame as it was fireworks night last night (5th November), and Saturday when the main displays were being held it rained really heavily and was quite windy, a… Continue reading getting going on the corset
Morning World A little more about the sew-along, Fall for Cotton. Well who knew buying cotton could be so tricky. The pattern I have picked for this project is draping jacket and as such a stiff cotton just would not do, and I wanted something nice and soft to feel comfy in, for the cooler… Continue reading Fall for cotton – finding cotton that drapes
