October 2015 – thedementedfairy

October 27, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is! #8: the big reveal

Here it is! I’ve tucked some padding into the hips, pending making the proper pads, just to show off the outrageous silhouette. The laces will be sorted out so that I don’t have to have two miles of cord tucked around me, but I don’t think there’s any avoiding the need for setting them very … Continue reading Of Corset Is! #8: the big reveal

October 26, 2015December 10, 2015

Carpetbagged.

Done..well, enough to show it off to you all. There’s a bit of hand stitching left to so, closing off the gap in the lining that I used to turn it through to the right side, and a few anchoring stitches which should hold the lining in place at the bottom, and also stop the … Continue reading Carpetbagged.

October 21, 2015December 10, 2015

Carpetbagging

I remember my dad having a copy of this in paperback back in the 60s. I never bothered to read it, despite having freedom to read anything I fancied from a very early age- and I was a VERY precocious reader I must say. It was written in 1961, and I was born in 1960…even … Continue reading Carpetbagging

October 21, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is! #7

Last but one post on this. It’s done, and I THINK it’s going to be fab. I trimmed it a little today, machined the bias strips on, and hand-sewed them down on the inside. While finishing the top edges, I threaded a narrow ribbon through the binding, as suggested on the pattern instructions, so that … Continue reading Of Corset Is! #7

October 18, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is! #6

I really do remember now why I haven’t made corsets in so long…they’re BORING to make. All those bones! All those boning channels! Trying to sew neatly! All very alien to my bish bash bosh nature. Ah well, the bones are all in [apart from 2 that I can’t work out where they should go, … Continue reading Of Corset Is! #6

October 17, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset is! #5

Progress and cock-ups… After all that fiasco in the week, I posted one of the pics of me in the finally-fastened corset on one of the Facebook steampunk costume-making pages, to see what advice was forthcoming. Not a lot, apart from the statement that it should not flare out at the hips and bust, but … Continue reading Of Corset is! #5

October 14, 2015December 10, 2015

Para-medic #1

Well, parasol medic really… Remember this poor battered parasol I found on ebay? I decided I really should get going and bring it back to life, especially since I..er..bought another one which also needs TLC. No, not that TLC silly… Here’s my second rescued baby: Green! And that pretty tassel! And it has that cute … Continue reading Para-medic #1

October 14, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is #4

I GOT INTO IT!! It wasn’t easy, but I didn’t swear [much] and it didn’t take too long. I donned my silk chemise and a belly squasher thingy to help a bit. I wrestled again for a few minutes, and could see that it was NEARLY catching shut, but I couldn’t get a tight enough … Continue reading Of Corset Is #4

October 11, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is #3

AAAARHGGGHHHHH!All 34 eyelets in place, tediously painstaking lacing inserted. Said lacing duly slackened off to fullest extent [4″ +] to make for ease of donning the corset. Beautiful shaping gained from the hip gussets, so I’ll have a waist without having to cinch in too much…inside seam allowances clipped, and 50% catch-stitched into place so … Continue reading Of Corset Is #3

October 10, 2015December 10, 2015

Of Corset Is #2

Finally. Work is so busy and so stressful right now that I’m not getting much done when I get home during the week. Today, although I feel like I could spend the day in bed, I really wanted to be productive and do some therapeutic sewing. It feels like AGES! I’d already cut out the … Continue reading Of Corset Is #2