Saturday, January 22, 2011

Tutorial - How to Make a Wedding Corset - Part 2

Here's part two. It's really interesting! Here's Part 1, in case you missed it.

Wedding Corset Part 2 Tutorial at The Distracted Domestic
"These are the changes I made to the pattern based on the first fitting. I added 1.5" to the top and the bottom. I didn't have to move the waist or reshape the bust area. Yeah!!!! I did have a few issues making the curved areas nice and the seam allowances line up, but after it was sewn, it worked out well.
I taped tracing paper where I needed to make the changes and used a measuring tool that kept the 1.5" for me so that I didn't have to constantly look for the right spot. A hem guide, a piece of sturdy paper/cardboard cut to size would work too..." Read more

3 comments:

  1. I like it a lot!I will try to make one for myself!

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  2. It's not as hard as it looks!!!! Just get a fit buddy!! Headed out to Lacis in Berkeley to pick up the rest of the boning (I didn't have enough of the smaller pieces)and the grommets (silver, all I have is gold) Should have part three done this week!!! Glad I can take a little mystery out of it for ya!!~~~~ Regena

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