The polyester ribbon I had on hand was a nice match but just didn’t shine the way the silk taffeta does. So I decided to try out a new-to-me company called Cam Creations. I sent in my order with a swatch of the wedding fabric and was super surprised at how close they came to the look & feel of a shot-silk with a dying progress on a satin ribbon! It can’t be red shot with navy obviously since they are not weaving it but it sure looks good! I satisfied with the results. (more…)

Final photos have been added to the gallery finally:) Here is a shot of the high-backed underbust along with the other two corsets made in the same fabrics in the past year. Look at what different results you can get using the same colors and fabrics in different combinations:

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Features a high back, spoonbusk, and exterior boning channels.

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Busk inserted and constructing the body of the corset:

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I’m working on this new 1889s style corset for a client. The final corset will either be in natural or a fleshtone coutil with coutil boning channels. I’m tempted to add a lace top edge to the final corset. But until then I’ve drafted up the pattern, constructed the mock-up and decided to try out bias cut coutil boning channels.

Here is the sampler of possible colors for the project:

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This project is turning out to be impossible to photograph. But the first person to see it in person said they wanted it So at least it looks good in person! The trim is this lovely stuff I picked up outside of Moro Bay in this neat little trim shop. The shop owner said she imported it years ago from France. I hope to have enough to do along the top and bottom and maybe a few garters…

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I cut this out almost 2 years ago as a sample to test out a La Mode Illustree pattern. I made the mock-up and fit it to one of my friends at the time & now it is finally actually made!!!

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Construction continues…

Curvy enough at the bust that it can’t lay flat anymore:
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Allison decided to start developing a steampunk aesthetic to go along with her gray corset we finished a while back. The corset & cravat are made by me. Here is a teaser shot:

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