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1905 Art Nouveau Corset - 2
Michelle continues with the clever construction of this stunning corset, and investigates padding in Part 2 of her series.
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Michelle experiments with an exciting patent from 1905, which has some beautiful, swooping Art Nouveau seamlines to play with.
How to Make a Corset Dress, Part 2
It's time to sew the beautiful corset dress from the pattern Charlotte demonstrated in Part 1.
How to Make a Corset Dress, Part 1
A corseted dress is a holy grail of many corsetiers. In part 1, Charlotte walks us through her process for pattern drafting one of these beauties.
Drafting Stays using the "Arc method"
There's a simpler method to pattern stays. Michelle uses the original tailor's diagram and Luca's explanation from Patterns of Fashion 5.
A Study of Eyelet Spacing
How far apart should eyelets be spaced? Ruth takes us into historical and modern corsetry to see how eyelet spacing has changed.
18th Century Jumps Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, Nikki shows us how to construct the 18th century jumps from the Leicestershire archive
18th Century Jumps, Part 1
Nikki examines some super beautiful garments worn as an alternative to the far more rigid 18th century stays, prior to doing her own recreation!
Using Makerspaces for Laser Cutting
Hackerspaces are popping up all over the world, enabling even the home sewer to try otherwise expensive projects - like laser cutting!