This is a modern adaptation of a 1900s lingerie style riding corset (Swiss riding corset) made with 6 vertical panels. This is a waspie corset which m...

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Tumblr … The two main types of underbust for corset training in are the ‘on the hips’ and the ‘over the hips’ styles. This refers to the bottom edge and how low it goes over the stomach area. A pattern that reaches down over the hips will give more support to …

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Because I have previously tried only the corset types with shaped panels or with a hip basque I have been very curious to give a proper gusseted Victorian corset a try. And because in my opinion 1870's was the last decade before the colorful and luxurious corsets really took over, I wanted this one to look practical and utilitarian. I chose drab coutil because that was one of the most common colors of it's day for an everyday corset. It's a single layer corset with seams sewn as shown here…

Left side - boning, strength additions, and padding. I still have wrinkling, but it's better than it was.Right side - no boning, no strength layers, no padding. I can make a mean pair of 18th century stays, but when it comes to Victorian corset making, I'm

This particular corset comes from Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques by Jill Salen and dates from 1890-1900. The corset is made from black sateen with yellow flossing (the embroidery that stops the bones from tearing through the fabric). There is more yellow embroidery under the horizontal cording over the the bust and the garment is rounded off with a black and yellow lace trim on the the top edge. The bones are encased in surface bone casing (the casing is sewn onto the surface of…

Settle in kids, today I’m going to tell you a story of how I possibly got scammed on a Facebook Buy / Sell/ Trade group. I thought I was a savvy corset thrift-shopper – after all, IR…