The Corsetry Diaries
News, Making, Ponderings & Rants Abound
A Leather Hip Bag!
Get The Sewing Pattern! This apoca-chic hip bag is perfect for looking bad-ass while the 3 pocket design holds a deceptively large amount of stuff. Instructions include photos of every step including how to create the straps. Downloadable Pattern & Booklet – Instant...
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Picture Postcards from the Valentine’s Shoot
I've still not updated (read reinstalled) my photo page *slaps wrist* I know, I know, a lot of you are waiting for the photos to go up of your corsety creations! And it also means that the picture postcards for the Valentine's shoot haven't got anywhere to live. So...
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Valentine’s Pattern Range Launch & Special Discount!
The NEW Printable Patterns Range - Instant Download 5 DAYS ONLY - 3 for 2! Downloadable Sewing patterns & PDF Books - Instant Access! -- The Offer is Over! -- The NEW Printable Patterns...
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The Second Valentines Corset Pattern
As promised yesterday, here's an update on what I've been sewing over the last few weeks. As you may know I'm attempting to get three corset patterns ready to launch for Valentines Day. Whether I'll manage it remains to be seen! I've had some issues finding a...
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Headgear for the Valentine’s Shoot
So I'm vaaaaaguely on track to bring out three new and fabulous corset patterns for Valentines Day, hence the being so quiet! I've either been hunched over the sewing machine or emailing round professional pattern graders trying to find one suitable to grade my corset...
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Pink Corset Making – Part 6 – Binding & Done!
So it's a little later than Monday, apologies! I didn't have enough of the binding I was using and after searching three stores gave up looking for it and got something else. Here's where I got up to but with the edges trimmed. I had to be very neat as it was a...
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Pink Corset Making – Part 5 – Suspender Attachment Test
I ordered some suspender attachments and I'm very happy with the colour of these peach/pink ones, so with hurdle 1 accomplished - getting a colour that remotely matches my fabric - it was onto the challenge of how to attach them? I've already made the decision to have...
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Pink Corset Making – Part 4 – First Fitting
I've had quite a gap between this and the last post on this corset. That's the problem with waiting for more materials to come in the post - you loose momentum with a project and move onto something else. Plus Christmas was creeping up on me and there were soooo many...
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Pretty Fabrics for the Corsetry Stash
Just a quick one today, Mr Posty brought goodies for the corset making stash so I thought I'd post up some pics. This lace is gorgeous, I bought up a load of black but I'm wishing I'd ordered a bit more of this pretty vintage blue colour. I got a freebee piece of...
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Pink Corset – Part 3 – Pattern Pieces Assemble!
A few days ago if you remember, I took the two front pieces and attached the busk, I then had only the back eyelet panels left to do before I could attach the front and back to the rest of the corset pattern. Here I've taken the back pattern pieces and their linings...
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Vintage Corset Adverts – Various Corset Makers 1901 – 1911
I've started to collect vintage corset training adverts from around the 1900s as they provide a very useful reference for the shape and styling of the original corsets that our modern day corset patterns are based on. I have a nice collection now of ten from 1901 to...
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Pink Corset – Part 2 – Inserting the Busk (and the Corset Training Mascot)
Yes I got a little bit further today with my experimental single layer corset training corset. Had a bit of fun with enamel paint too! So today I found time to insert the busk. I haven't worked out how to make a corset single layer at the busk and lacing (front and...
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Learn how to Make a Corset – Lucy’s Video Review of my Corset Making Course
Lucy From Lucy's Corsetry I’ve always been a big fan of Lucy’s Corsetry website and YouTube reviews of corset training corsets, so I was extremely excited to hear she was going to review my Express Corset Making Video Course for her YouTube channel! It’s still very...
read moreLucy’s Corsetry Makes a Scarlett Corset Pattern!
I've always been a big fan of Lucy's videos, I love watching her review corsets and get in close, exploring the details. It's educational as well as a good opportunity to drool over pretty corsets. So it was something of a shock when I sent a copy of my Express Corset...
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Making the Pink Suspender Corset – Part 1
Finally found some time to carry on with this project; a pink corset with suspenders built in... I started making this pink corset a few months ago, then it got put to one side and I forgot about it. I found it again while doing my 'Autumn clean' of the sewing room...
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The Postman Brought Lace for Corset Making!
I ordered some pretty Victorian lace from EBay recently and today it all turned up in the post. It's very fine but I'm hoping it'll hold up as detailing on a corset I'm planning to make. There's something really nice about authentic Victorian lace, whether it's the...
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The Express Corset Making Video Course – Finally Here!
The NEW Express Corset Making Course Downloadable MP4 Video Course & PDF Books - Instant Access! $49.99 For UK currency click here Everybody Has It Wrong... Corsets aren’t just for advanced sewers; they seem difficult because their construction is so different...
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Rewriting the Corset Manual
Along with a complete re filming of the video course I'm overhauling the PDF books that go with. The Corset Manual being one of them. My methods for corset making have changed over the past 5 years since I first made my Corsetry course. The updated video reflects this...
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I absolutely love your site. You my dear and incredibly talented. Please sign me up for updates. I have your 2 hour course and it is amazing. Loving the world of corsets incredibly. I only hope I can make a corset as beautiful as the one in your course. You’re an amazing teacher.
Thanks again,
Monica
Aww, thank you Monica! *blush*
I’m so glad you like the course, if you feel like sharing your finished corsets, I love seeing pics of people’s work!
Also, I’ve added you to my mailing list 🙂
Scarlett xx