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Flared hip/hem corset - Schiaparelli 23 recreation

Jessica Ruscoe wrote in corsetmakers Jan 24, 2023 14:10

Hi all! I hope you’re well ( Read more... )

Contrary assymetric corset

jujuba95 wrote in corsetmakers May 19, 2021 19:45

Hello all! I have scoliosis and practice tight lacing with a symmetric corset. My waist is getting more assymetric because one side of it puts less resistence then the other. I was figuring if using a contrary assymetric corset would fix this. I'm not trying to fix the curvature of my spine, I know it does'nt work like that, I would just like the ( Read more... )

Waist tape advice

musefromspace wrote in corsetmakers Feb 21, 2021 11:42

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Questions about active communities and recommended books.

Yvonne De Rooij wrote in corsetmakers Nov 10, 2020 20:57

Good evening everyone, I have some questions and I promise I've done my homework first (hours spent searching online, watching book reviews and reading pdfs).
Question about (free, non paid membership) communities and forums;
The historical fashion boom on youtube has been going for a while and there are more costubers every 6 months, so I thought " ( Read more... )

book|period costume for stage and screen, book|evolution of fashion, book|other title and recs, book|waisted efforts

Does Dyeing Weaken Coutil

Bethany Wilson wrote in corsetmakers May 10, 2020 21:10

Hey there all,
I'm preparing to construct a garment with a rather unconventional neckline that will definitely allow the lining to peek out at times when I move. It will also need to do some heavy-support work (my body plus some rather large butterfly wings) with as few layers and bulk as possible. My plan was to make sandwiched strength layers of ( Read more... )

advice|fabric

1878 Strauss Patent Corset Mock-up

bridgetclancy wrote in corsetmakers May 08, 2020 10:53

It seems this forum is pretty dead. However, the post archive is still a really useful resource for people learning to make corsets, so I’ll add my experience with this particular pattern for posterity ( Read more... )

Made a mock up for my first corset making venture (under-bust) need some adjusting/fitting the mock.

musefromspace wrote in corsetmakers Oct 30, 2019 01:38

So, I'll introduce myself first as it is my first call to arms so to say.

I've been sewing on and off since high-school and college where i took fashion tech, did nothing for a few years due to machine access and then have gone all out in the last year making all kinds of things. I'm Autistic/Dyspraxic so forgive me if i misunderstand you from ( Read more... )

A snippet I would like to share about corsets in 1913 plus questions about bust support.

Yvonne De Rooij wrote in corsetmakers Jul 06, 2019 20:00

I was talking about old (edwardian to 1949) books on sewing with TheLongHairedFlapper on her youtube channel, and she recommended some freely downloadable books from archive . com ( Read more... )

A Peterson's Article On Making One's Own Stays At Home

virginiadear wrote in corsetmakers Jun 13, 2019 11:13

Came across this by a circuitous surfing route, while I was hunting for something not related to corsetmaking.
It seems to have come from an 1855 issue of Peterson's Magazine, and for those who enjoy reading the period prose instructions, it might be entertaining, or illuminating, or even helpfully instructive. I liked the hint about cleaning with ( Read more... )

1876 Corset Mock-up

bridgetclancy wrote in corsetmakers Aug 03, 2018 10:04

Hello all. I’ve been a longtime lurker(learned so much here) but this is my first post ( Read more... )