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Sunday, August 9th, 2009When I was younger I worked for about 9 months in a factory that made mens trousers. It was not what I would call an extremely thrilling job but it paid the rent and fueled my adolescent dreams of becoming a ‘fashion designer’. While I never made it as a fashion designer I can still [...]
Jeans with grey leopard print highlights
Saturday, January 10th, 2009I cut these pants out… many months ago as part of a pants batch.
The last few days I’ve made an attempt at finishing off all the projects that have been cut out and partially finished and left sitting on my sewing machine table.
The denim used for these pants is distinctly horrible, it has a layer [...]
How to draft a really simple underbust corset pattern
Saturday, November 8th, 2008This is a simple corset underbust pattern and some instructions to go with it. It is a way of doing an underbust without needing to draft and fit a sloper/block.
The instructions are a little rough but should give the basic concept to get some one started. If you get a little lost half way there [...]
Next project, little black underbust corset
Monday, January 28th, 2008I made an underbust corset about four years ago out of a corduroy that looked almost like velvet . When I made it it was a little too big for my liking, it fit but didn’t have that much waist reduction and the top edge was only a tiny bit smaller than my [...]
Straight fronted corset
Friday, January 4th, 2008Well I made this corset in Jan 2007 out of a bloody minded sense of completion from a pattern that I drafted in March 2006…
I did a close fitting bodice block with no ease from measurements taken while holding an erect posture that was as close to an S-curve corset as possible.
I real terms the [...]