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1890s Symington #2360, in Red
Michelle uses the FR Symington drafting method to create a surprisingly comfortable and accurate corded corset.
2 commentsThe Members' Club and your Mentors
Buckle up, place your tray table in an upright position... because this is the week when everything begins to change at FR...
Towards a Lighter Corset
Corsets don't have to weigh a lot. Here are a few vintage methods you can emulate to achieve a lightweight, yet strong corset.
The Athletic Corset, Part 2
The Athletic Corset allowed the wearer greater comfort and freedom of movement than ever. Kat tests the claims by making her own.
How to Create Silk Cutwork
A fiddly but simple method, and the results are astonishingly lovely. Here's how to create your own couture silk lingerie!
1904 Tightlacing Corset: Part 2
Trying out a unique antique corset pattern with horizontal seams, ideal for tightlacing but also full of juicy design possibilities!
1895 Ventilated Corset, part 2
Recreating the 1895 ventilated corset using a pattern that Nikki took from the original surviving half in the Symington Collection.
1890's Symington Corset #2360
What do you do when it's not going well at all? Breanna proves that a not-so-promising mock-up CAN be turned around and saved.
The Athletic Corset: Part 1
Exploring the new fashion for free movement c.1900, then drafting and fitting an "Athletic Corset" with a stretch panel.