This is my second garment for the VPLL 1912 Project, and my first done in normal scale and without any instructions. For fabric, I used a large piece of $2/yd green checked cotton I'd bought for making a muslin a while back, which happened to match up with what the pattern recommended. The reasons I … Continue reading 1912 Project – Blouse #0219
Category: 1911 corset sew-along
1911 Corset pictures
Yes, I was steadfast about not showing pictures of the mockup, but that's because it was made out of blue jeans and without quite the attention to detail that it should have had. But the real version is much more presentable and won't embarrass me. Both halves, on the floor: The fabric I'm using for … Continue reading 1911 Corset pictures
Miscellany
I'm not posting any pictures of my corset mockup, because it is disgraceful. But I've taken it in quite a lot around the hips, evened out the bottom edge, and taken an inch off the CB edges. I think the sizing issue might be that the line I made to indicate the hips on the … Continue reading Miscellany
Today I made a mockup!
This is a big deal for me, normally I put my trust in my calculations and piece in fabric if I need to. So after taking Owen (younger brother) to his dentist appointment and getting a bagel lunch at Panera, I went home and started cutting out the pieces for the 1911 corset from these … Continue reading Today I made a mockup!
1911 Corset Sew-Along, Day One
Not much to report. I had copied the 1911 corset pattern from C&C and used the Corsetmaking Revolution percentages method to determine the widths of all the pieces, but I wasn't sure it was right (and I knew it wasn't in some areas), so I scaled it up a bit and printed it out again. … Continue reading 1911 Corset Sew-Along, Day One
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