A high back underbust corset in green and blue batik cotton. It is lined with gold cotton batik and trimmed with polyester microsuede. It has a steel busk in front, and grommets and handmade silk lacing in the back. There are two layers of cotton coutil and 20 steel bones for support.
I love the name. It makes me feel better about actual wasps because they gave their name to something that is so pretty. Here are pictures of my newest ones. Since I love batik, they all use it, and one … Continue reading
An overbust corset made with red and black cotton batik fabric for outside and lining, trimmed with silk satin. It has a steel busk in front, spiral steel bones and two layers of cotton coutil on the inside.
The outer fabric of this overbust corset is vintage cotton/rayon brocade. It is trimmed with embroidered antique gold silk duchesse, and lined with cotton batik. It has a steel busk in front, spiral steel bones for support, and two inner layers of cotton coutil.
The body of this corset is made of cotton batik on the outside and two layers of black cotton coutil on the inside. It is trimmed with the same batik fabric. It is supported by a steel busk in front and 21 spiral steel bones.
Silk wedding corset and skirt. The outside of this corset is made from embroidered silk gauze underlaid with silk crepe de chine. The trim is silk crepe de chine embellished with beading. There are two inner layers of cotton coutil and a lightweight silk lining. It has spiral steel bones for support, and lacing in the back. The skirt is 40-weight silk crepe de chine.
A closeup of the wedding corset.
My adventure in corset-making began with my daughter’s wedding dress. Nothing like learning under pressure! We made an initial wedding dress pattern choice, and I made it up in inexpensive fabric. We decided that the skirt of the dress was … Continue reading