Tuesday, 18 August 2009

How to sew gussets and gores in corsets

Today I have mostly been TEARING MY HAIR OUT!!!!!!

Trying a new corset pattern, it seems that the instructions are less than useless and obviously written by a teddy bear in deepest darkest Peru who has never even seen a sewing machine, never mind a corset - well at least he might like marmalade sandwiches ;)!

But eventually, after deciding to ditch the stupid pattern, and 'do it myself'....

I have some rather lovely lines...

And the bonus is, that not having any 'scrap' fabric, I chose to make it from a peice of 'good' fabric which I didn't particularly like.


But now I do like it. 
Very very much.

Pattern is by Simplicity




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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous18 August 2009 at 21:38

    Ha ha love the teddy bear description!!!! xx

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  2. Wendy18 August 2009 at 22:08

    Good for you, on ditching the instructions... it turned out great..I have done that myself a few times... I have alway wondered "WHO" writes them anyway and have they ever sewn before!!...

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  3. sweetmyrtle18 August 2009 at 22:18

    yay! x

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  4. Billie Jane19 August 2009 at 10:10

    Aha! Are we close to designing a corset pattern I wonder?

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  5. Fancy Elastic19 August 2009 at 10:35

    Wow, that looks jolly complicated! well done!

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  6. Pomona19 August 2009 at 10:36

    It all looks unbelievably clever to me! Was the pattern from an old needlework manual? I find a lot of them rather difficult to understand - I think they assume a rather higher level of needlework skill than I possess!

    Pomona x

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  7. Pink Feather Paradise19 August 2009 at 11:01

    Aha, are we transcending into becoming the teacher rather than the student? Paddinton in a corset.... is that what he wears under that duffle coat!

    It looks fantastic and you are way to clever for your own good! ;D

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  8. twiggypeasticks19 August 2009 at 16:06

    Ooo you are so talented missus
    twiggy x

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  9. Tracy19 August 2009 at 16:15

    Oh, that does look tough work...but look how great you've come along...hooray! Sometimes instructions are just no good...wonder how they get to being anyway? So sometimes best to just make up one's own while going along... :o) Happy Day...and Happy Sewing ((HUGS))

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  10. peppermintpatcher20 August 2009 at 09:24

    Just do it your way. I'm sure it's far more logical!

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  11. Jenni20 August 2009 at 11:57

    Oh! I can't wait to see the finished product!

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  12. Jhon26 August 2009 at 05:36

    Paddinton in a corset.... is that what he wears under that duffle coat!
    It looks fantastic.

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