Draft your own corset (Skill level: Beginner)
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Perfectly fitting patterns at last! Muhahaha!
One of the most frustrating challenges in corsetmaking is to get the darn thing to fit properly. Corsets are such unforgiving, tightly fitted garments that a good one must have a perfect fit; there's no room for error.
After getting frustrated with commerical patterns, you're probably starting to wonder how to draft (draw out) your own patterns from a list of measurements. Here's how, in a step-by-step format specially designed for complete beginners.
(You can also play with pattern drafting a basic bodice with our equally simple (and free) Easy Pattern Drafting tutorial at our sister site.)
After giving this method a try, I hope you will start to see the awesome designing and dressmaking power that drafting skills can give you. Taking your measurements and drawing out your own pattern can save a lot of money and a lot of time fiddling with fit.
I've devised these instructions for you based on corset designs of the late 1870s. You'll still need a mock-up to check, but you will be very surprised how well it fits.
soundbrigade makes this comment
Sunday, 25 October 2009
However, I cannot access the printer-friendly version.
madamenoire makes this comment
Thursday, 12 November 2009
I too cannot access the print friendly version
thanks
madamenoire
soundbrigade makes this comment
Monday, 11 January 2010
yourward makes this comment
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Jasmin makes this comment
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
just a heads up, on the bit where it first says about drafting for the larger bust, it says to turn to page 'XX', instead of the page number
yourward makes this comment
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Thomi makes this comment
Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Cathy Hay makes this comment
Monday, 12 April 2010
The pieces you end up with may overlap each other on the draft. When you've finished drafting, you'll just need to trace them onto a new piece of paper to cut them out. This is recommended in any case at the end of the tutorial - then, if you make any changes on your mock-up, you can transfer them back to the original draft and use it again.
Best wishes, Cathy
Crystal makes this comment
Friday, 27 August 2010
It's just a little worrisome that taking my actual side-seam-to-side-seam measurements in a shirt that fits me doesn't give me the same results as that calculation, but maybe that's on purpose?
Thanks much for any clarification. ;D
tracey iris makes this comment
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
I downloaded it when it first came out, this is the kind of patterndrafting i was taught so i found it easy to follow.
I did botch it up the first go i had of course, then had to put it aside for other projects and couldnt find it.
Becca makes this comment
Friday, 03 September 2010