I’m getting ready to be one of the exhibitors at the Paradise City Arts Festival! It will be in Northampton at the Three County Fairground from Saturday, October 10 through Monday, October 12. I’ll have corsets, necklets, bracelets, scarves and more. Stop … Continue reading
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I am really enjoying making these scarves. I think it’s related to my love of batik fabrics and watercolor paintings. I wanted to recreate the free flowing design aspects in wearable art, using silk fabric. The scarves are painted (not dyed), … Continue reading
In the process of making corsets, I wind up with little bits of fabric left over. Looking for a way to use the scraps, I decided to make little bags, and I think it was an excellent idea They are … Continue reading
The Gazebo in Northampton (a wonderful lingerie store) asked for holiday corsets, so I made one in a gold metallic silk brocade: and one in a red silk brocade: Perhaps I should make something cute and sparkly for me… … Continue reading
I have been busy making corsets :), but have neglected my posting to the blog. I added some new images to the gallery: butterfly, pleather, and one for a man. I’m in the middle of making a corset from worn … Continue reading
I am almost done with a new waspie. I am using a gold, rose and lavender cotton drapery fabric that I found as a remnant. The overall pattern is way too big for a corset, but I loved individual elements … Continue reading
It’s done! I finished everything except the lacing last weekend, but I was waiting for the satin cord to arrive before I posted. The remaining steps that it took me to get to done: I measured the length of the … Continue reading
The last post ended with the corset ready for hand-basting along the seam lines, which gets all the layers lined up the way they should be. Without doing this step, shifting would occur when I sew the channels for the … Continue reading
Here is the current state of the corset: These are the steps it took me to get to this point: 1. I sewed the right outside to lining at the center front seam.2. I turned it right side out and … Continue reading
Yesterday I sewed the corset pieces together. When I make my corset pattern pieces I add a 1/4″ seam allowance between the pieces, 1/2″ for the front center where the busk will go, and 1 1/2″ at the back center … Continue reading