Corset Mock-up #1
Sep. 22nd, 2011 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mala_14Mock-up #1 was thrown together this week and tried on. I don't think I need a second mock-up. This style of corset is so easy to fit; just vertical seams, not a ton of compression, no bust to mess around with. The lacing gap may have been a tad on the small side, but the fabric I used for the mock-up has a tiny bit of stretch, so it should be fine when I use coutil. The neat thing about the corset is how it makes me stand. If I stand up straight, it actually feels funny in the lower back. This is corrected when I adopt the "period posture" of being slightly leaned forward. Very cool!
This project is on hold for the next little while. I need to order the hardware, and since I'm not working right now, I wanted to wait until I get a job before spending cash on projects. So my next project will be the plum jacket, since I have all the stuff for it already. Plus, the weather is getting a little more cool, and by the time the jacket is done, it should be the perfect time to wear it. :)
In other sewing plans, I was having a tough time trying to figure out a good Halloween costume. Well, I finally found it: Wednesday Addams! I just need to make a dark coloured shirtdress with a white collar and cuffs. I already have black hair to braid. Throw on a pair of black tights and some pale make-up and I should be all set. Maybe make a headless doll if I feel up for it. ;p
This project is on hold for the next little while. I need to order the hardware, and since I'm not working right now, I wanted to wait until I get a job before spending cash on projects. So my next project will be the plum jacket, since I have all the stuff for it already. Plus, the weather is getting a little more cool, and by the time the jacket is done, it should be the perfect time to wear it. :)
In other sewing plans, I was having a tough time trying to figure out a good Halloween costume. Well, I finally found it: Wednesday Addams! I just need to make a dark coloured shirtdress with a white collar and cuffs. I already have black hair to braid. Throw on a pair of black tights and some pale make-up and I should be all set. Maybe make a headless doll if I feel up for it. ;p
