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 quality of the craftsmanship or just ye olde worlde smell, I’m not sure but I may have over done it for one corset design! I just couldn’t resist adding this big floral design.
The other pieces are a little more substantial with these trailing flowers looking like they’ll make the perfect eye catching detailing for either the bottom or top edging of a corset.
I’m planning to make a corset in a light or nude shade and then just play with the placing before the binding goes on, see what looks most visually appealing. I may sew the outer panels together and leave the busk insertion till last incase I want to attach lace along the front closure. Then I can include the edge with the outer fabric and hand sew the rest in place on the mannequin so I get the stretch and shaping right. I may try a few of these smaller flowers first as I’m actually new to lace application, although I’ve talked the method through with other corset makers. Time to apply all that gleaned corsetry knowledge!
