Appreciation of the Finer Things in Life

So after looking at the corsets today, trying to decide what to do with them… I couldn’t part with any.

Instead, I’ll post about my favourite piece (and best success in corset-making so far;);

The PVC corset :D And matching wristcuffs..

It was a pain in the butt to make, but I don’t think I’ve ever been happier of finishing something than when I was when this was ready. It fits great, I’ve been complimented about it and reduces the waist nicely while still being comfy. And it looks goooooood. And I’ve got a matching skirt, too. ;) It wasn’t actually that hard to work with PVC as I thought, since this was my first time using it, just needed patience and extra care.

The cuffs to go with it, “boned” with rigilene. The lacing didn’t work out too well and it is hard to tie without help, but I’m still pretty happy about them.

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Speaking of tartan (or plaid, or scot fabric, whatever), which I love, the first overbust corset I made was this. The pattern was a little too big, and I had to cut’n’sew the top edge of the finished product again because it was too long (mock-ups, what’s that?).

It is a little wide in the front, and doesn’t have a bone in the middle, and it’s more like a top than a corset as it doesn’t even take much in from the waist, though it is sturdy. This was my first experiment with synthetic whalebone, and it worked really well. When fixing this corset I got a “heureka”-moment and understood to better sew the whole thing, a method I’ve since used. I might sell the thing, since I don’t use it a lot, but it’s really hard to do so.. My baby. :(

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The other corsets I’ve done have been “outerwear”, but finally finished doing an underwear corset, to wear under snug sausagey tops and such, made of cotton and lace. :D

It has only two layers, but the fabric is this really stiff cotton stuff.. I’m definitely gonna use it again for lining! Used synthetic whalebone as the boning, and some decorative lace and red satin ribbon + cotton bias binding. It turned out pretty good, used a overbust pattern which I modified to be underbust. In the first picture the sides show a little crumpling of the fabric, but it isn’t that noticeable actually. Next time might add a little bit more height to under the arms, but it still quite excellent. Already used it once at a VNV Nation gig last Sunday (w00t!) and it proved worthy and comfy :)

Heh, actually it *could* also be used as a “outerwear” corset at some christmas party, elf costume maybe. ;) jingle jingle. The grommets are by Prym I believe, the type you put into this small plastic setter and bang it with a hammer. I have never had any pop so far, but then again I give them a really good beating (one the neighbors can hear too).

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First corset-post; yeah, I really like doing corsets. It’s fun how you learn something new everytime you make a new one. This is basically the same as the underbust one I first made; it was done with this tutorial, which is really nice and helpful if you read the instructions carefully, but unfortunately I was too greedy and it was a tad too small. And the wrong side was quite ugly, too, didn’t figure out a neat way to sew it until later. ;)

Well, I took it apart some time ago and re-did it, and this new one turned out just maybe a tad too big! Or actually, it doesn’t curve enough, this is because I just altered the old pattern by adding some 5mm’s to the side of each piece… Didn’t think that of course it doesn’t curve as much then anymore one me. Grrrrrr. A new thing learned! But I’ve had enough of that corset to worry about, won’t bother to redo it for the 3rd time!

Some pics of the new one:

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