Woohoo I got me some sew-jo! I had a mad indulgent splurge last week [payday, can’t help myself] and ordered shedloads of patterns and fabrics. They’ve been arriving all week, and I finally reached ignition point and got the itch again. Just a little, but I have put in several hours of pattern prep … Continue reading Cutting Remarks
Yeah, yeah, I know it means ‘why’ not ‘where’ but just let it go for now eh? I uncovered a bit of mojo yesterday, it seems that I MUST have a talking book, and a list. Thus armed, I got all that ruddy cording done, and the bodice pieces assembled for a fitting. In case … Continue reading Mojo! Mojo! Wherefore art thou..?
Time goes so fast when I’m on holiday! I’m actually struggling to get my sewing speed up to normal- maybe I have just too many things on the back burner, so I can’t get a move on. I spent most of yesterday messing on the PC or napping, and finally got down to some sewing … Continue reading Bodice Shop
Hi lovely people. Sometime earlier in the year I asked if anyone would be interested in a corset sew-along. Although this is labelled very loosely as a such, there is no start or finish date. If you fancy giving it a go I will be posting my construction stages in real-time and will be answering… via … Continue reading Sewing with Mother: Sew Curvy Sophia Underbust Corset — Mother of Reinvention
CoBloWriMo (Costume Blog Writing Month) Day 3, prompt 3: “Write about a new technique that you have learned recently or would like to learn” I made my first corset, following ‘instructions’ from the corset bible, ‘Corsets and Crinolines.’ It was OK, wearable-ish, but didn’t fit me well. I also couldn’t afford proper gubbins back then, … Continue reading Boning up [again]
I think I’ve redeemed things. I made a new chemise- I found I had just enough silk left to make a short version of the Laughing Moon chemise, with modifications to the back to reduce the back bulge problem. How I did this: I marked the seamlines on the back yoke and main piece, then … Continue reading SWA(SP)P 2016-Pack 1-#4 Green jacket: does my back look fat in this?
Ma’s out, pa’s out, let’s talk rude: Pee! Poo! Belly! Bum! Drawers! This was one of my mum’s favourite ‘naughty’ rhymes when she was a kid. I know, right? Anyway, I finished my victorian open drawers tonight. They are from the Laughing Moon pattern, and were very easy and straightforward. 1 piece for each leg, … Continue reading Drawers…
So many projects, and so very, very little time! We had a short break in York this week, which was lovely despite vile weather. We didn’t get as much done as we’d planned, as [probably due to the vile weather] my arthritic hip gave me hell, and meant I needed an afternoon of rest and … Continue reading Dredging up the mojo
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
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
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