New corset beginnings
Mar. 7th, 2020 05:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mala_14I'm just getting started on making an Edwardian corset. I'm basing mine on this antique, which belonged to Lara Corsets at some point:
I'm using a pattern from Atelier Sylphe (Ref W) that I have heavily modified. So far, I have traced out and altered the pattern. I added about 2.5 inches to the waist and 0.5 inches to the bust, and I changed the lines at top and bottom. I'm washing the fabrics that I'm going to use, a layer of green sateen for the outside and some poplin for the second inner layer (keeping it light!), but I'm treating them as one layer. I plan to include a cotton twill waist tape and use twill tape for the boning channels. Here's the sateen and some lace that I might use to trim it:
I'm hoping to do a mock-up today to see how it fits and that I got the lines right for top and bottom. I'm not too worried about fit, because I plan to pad out the thing pretty heavily to get a good Edwardian shape.
Also, I realized that I still have enough grommets around for this corset, so I don't need to buy new ones. Still need to figure out some corset lacing/strings. Farthingales Canada, where I got my cotton lacing cord before, doesn't seem to carry it anymore. What do you use or where do you get yours?
I'm using a pattern from Atelier Sylphe (Ref W) that I have heavily modified. So far, I have traced out and altered the pattern. I added about 2.5 inches to the waist and 0.5 inches to the bust, and I changed the lines at top and bottom. I'm washing the fabrics that I'm going to use, a layer of green sateen for the outside and some poplin for the second inner layer (keeping it light!), but I'm treating them as one layer. I plan to include a cotton twill waist tape and use twill tape for the boning channels. Here's the sateen and some lace that I might use to trim it:
I'm hoping to do a mock-up today to see how it fits and that I got the lines right for top and bottom. I'm not too worried about fit, because I plan to pad out the thing pretty heavily to get a good Edwardian shape.
Also, I realized that I still have enough grommets around for this corset, so I don't need to buy new ones. Still need to figure out some corset lacing/strings. Farthingales Canada, where I got my cotton lacing cord before, doesn't seem to carry it anymore. What do you use or where do you get yours?
