Your waredrobe unlocked

[thecorsetdiary]

So after going through hell to try and figure out my pattern. I broke down and decided I'd try to learn from what the lovely people at your waredrobe unlocked have to say. I must say looking at it from here it looks like I have a lot to learn (which I already knew

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[eleanor88]

I'm still reading :) I'm finding your corset making journey very interesting. What problems are you having with making the pattern?

[thecorsetdiary]

not curving right, the measurements I took I was experimenting with to try and make my own pattern based on calculations to make a corset for my first client who is a friend. I've never made anything for her and her height cuts the laughing moon pattern almost in half. I've been trying to get it right by scaling down but still had issues.

I started working on my own with an underbust tutorial as a basis for what I was wanting to do, but still way off. I'd heard a ton of good stuff about YWU so I decided to try it for a month and see. So hopefully their drafting tutorial works for me.

[eleanor88]

Yeah, the YWU tutorial is b rilliant and easily adaptably for other shapes later on. I think it's what Sparklewren uses.

[thecorsetdiary]

I believe so to, as they call it drafting your own bespoke corset.

[wendyzski]

Followed you over from SteamFashion, and looked through some of your entries. I have some suggestions for other places to get materials if you're interested - some closer and some cheaper.

Vogue Fabrics in Evanston now stocks corset supplies - busks and tipped spiral bones. Their prices are high but they are nearby and can save you shipping time. Purple line Main Street stop.

I get my grommets (I use O size but they also have OO size) from Fastener Supply Company online. They only have brass ones but the prices are faboo!

Another source is Altanta Thread and Supply. They stock brass and nickel-plate ones as well as a really good heavy steel tool-and-die set with cutting tool that is incredibly durable. I perform at Renfaires mostly and have had the same tool and die for nearly 20 years now, though I did replace the cutting tool twice.

Also, CostumeCon next spring is just up in Milwaukee and is probably worth a visit.

[thecorsetdiary]

Sweet! I actually have a vogue about 2 miles from me, easy acces via bike. However I go up to JoAnn a lot so it's earier to get the basics there. I am going to look into Vogue to see what they have I've not yet been able to go look.

CostumeCon would be awesome.

[wendyzski]

Vogue stocks at least 5 different lengths of busks as well as spiral and flat steel boning that I know JoAnne's doesn't carry. I know they have them in the Evanston store, not sure if they are standard stock in the Roosevelt one.

http://www.cc28.org/

[thecorsetdiary]

well I shall make it my duty to go and investigate.

*enjoys a good adventure*