1882 T.S. Gilbert Corset, Pt 2
- Written by Luthien Tyranea
Luthien walks us through the construction, decoration and finishing of this beautiful overbust corset, including changes to the original Victorian pattern.
No commentsRe-creating the 1913 E. F. Hume Corset
- Written by Kelly Cercone
Kelly outlines the process of recreating this low-busted early 20th century corset from the original 1913 patent and pattern through to flossing and garters.
CAD: “Corsets Are Digitised”
- Written by Mark Garbarczyk
Mark shows us how to achieve clean lines and repeatable accuracy in his introduction to the use of Computer Aided Design for beginners.
1907 Corset Patent US849136, Pt. 2
- Written by Natasha Streit
Now the mock-up has been fitted, we move on to the construction of the final corset and find out just how wearable this Edwardian overbust style is.
1882 T.S. Gilbert Corset Patent #267514
- Written by Luthien Tyranea
Luthien recreates this 1882 overbust, hourglass corset, designed to 'conform to the shape of the person more perfectly' than earlier Victorian corsets.
Fitting & Smoothing: Front Hip
- Written by Jenni Hampshire
Jenni discusses the effects that shifting the distribution can have on the front hip area of contemporary corsets.
1907 Corset Patent US849136, Pt. 1
- Written by Natasha Streit
Natasha guides us through the patterning and fitting process for this 1907 Daniel Kops corset to achieve an Edwardian S-curve silhouette.
1908 Transitional Corset
- Written by Sabrina Mark
Sabrina tackles the challenge of making a 1908 Corset, a transitional year between the S-curve era and the straight-line Teens era corsets.
Underbust Pattern Drafting
- Written by Marianne Faulkner
Simple underbust corsets are a staple for corset wearers and makers. Here are the patternmaking tools and techniques to get you started right. (Updated 6/21/12 with clarified drafting instructions)
