I have decided that I will need to make another detailed photo-journal of making a mesh corset when I make one in a lighter color. The black is far too difficult to photograph clearly. I am very sorry if it's hard to see what is going on in some of the photos ( Read more... )

My latest commissioned corset is a fully reversible waist cincher, with red satin on one side and black satin on the other. The core is two layers of coutil, boned with 1/2" flats except for either side of the grommets, which is 1/4" flats. Piecing is seven panels per side, for greater stability despite the hourglass figure. When drafting, I try ( Read more... )

Joy of Joys, I finally went out with friends and took photos of myself wearing a couple different corsets, so I can have actual modeled photos! So far I have only uploaded photos of one of them, but here it is for your viewing pleasure ( Read more... )

This corset is the main part of an entirely new steampunk outfit I had hoped to have finished before Maker Faire. Alas, I finished the corset on Friday, and the rest must wait until later ( Read more... )

Finished a custom waist cincher corset. The waist is 22" with a 3" gap. The busk is 6" long, and it's designed to sit about 1.5" over her ribs and her hips. The cover material is silk dupioni, the core is two layers of coutil, and it's lined with cotton broadcloth. Top and bottom binding is black satin ribbon.


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This is my latest custom corset. It is a high overbust corset, with removable modesty panel to cover cleavage. The cover material is burgundy satin with black lace overlay. Edgings over the grommets and the busk are black ribbon, to prevent tearing of the lace. The cleavage modesty panel is attached with three small snaps along the top 1.5" of ( Read more... )

Finished a custom tight-lacing men's underbust corset. It's for underwear only, so there is no extra cover fabric or lining. It is tea stained coutil.


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I was commissioned to make an overbust, low-back corset. I'm still not 100% confident regarding my overbust drafting skills, so I suggested a bra-cup construction, thinking I could simply purchase the cup her size and not fret over bust fit ( Read more... )

I need practice drafting custom corset patterns to different measurements and style requirements, but I don't have time to make every style of corset that I can think of. I couldn't guarantee 100% accuracy (anyone using my patterns would want to create a mock-up, as with a commercial pattern), but I am willing to draft any style of corset to any ( Read more... )

I finished a corset commission I started before Christmas, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It's a Victorian underbust corset, with white satin cover material and black satin ribbon decorations.


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