So, picking up the saga from my first post on sewing an 18c outfit ... I decided I needed a shift (the sleeves on my cotton medieval chemise were far too full to fit inside the very fitted ones of an 18c gown), basic stays (I planned to make a cardboard mockup as phase one of fitting for “real” ones, and I’d heard of at least one person wearing the mockup to an event, so that couldn’t be so bad, could it?), an under-petticoat made over from an old linen skirt, and a basic gown and matching…

Posts about cardboard corset written by Minki

'Derelicte' Chic Frank Sorbier Raids the bin for Fall/Winter 2010/11 Couture collection. Floor-sweeping dresses feature voluminous skirts created from crumpled brown paper and are finished with paper mache corsets. Corrugated cardboard and natural wooden pegs provide the final flourishing touches.

I chose this pattern because it used the direction of the boning to create the shape and I could best utilise the ridges of the cardboard with such a pattern (the ridges of the corrugated cardboard creating boning of sorts). This pattern uses only six panels, but I cut the panels according to the direction…

Paper bags- not really making a scarf, but making something for the body.. more wearable

Demi | Fashion & Embroidery on Instagram: "😩 The struggle of finding the right corset making tools baebeeee lol 😂🙌🏽 but I think we got it! Can’t believe it was as simple as that one tiny little piece of cardboard! #corsetmaking #sewingtips #leatherpunch #eyelets"