SD sized Victorian'esque Corset - fin

This was about where I left of last time wasn't it? I do think it was. Anyway, got it all finished today as, surprise, surprise, I got my eyelet setter in the mail!

So off with me to do away with those pesky edges and have them look all nice and neat.

And why not, now that I'm at it, add some lacetrim?

Punching a lot of little holes adding one eyelet at a time until I could drag it out and give it a whack with a hammer.

Ending up with this very exciting point, at least for me it was! Had been waiting for this moment since Thursday which, in my book, counts as ages.

Laced it up and had the owner put in it and viola!

I'm very please with the outcome, overly I must say, and especially for my first ever corset! Definitely going to try and make some more in the future, it's a ton of fun though it takes a bit of time. Next up; Petticoat! (and I cheated a bit, already sown most of it, but will wait until tomorrow with the update)

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Startup One Two

Elliptical Cage Crinoline One Two

Undergarments

Corset One Two Three

Petticoat

Main Skirt One Two

Jacket

Decor One Two Three

Jewellery

The odd ramble in between

Wig One Two Three Four

Shoes

Wedding Bouquet

Veil

SD Sized Victorian'esque Corset - wip 2

Got a bit more finished on that corset today, it's not much, but it is something nonetheless!

Attached tubing on the other side along with support tape and got the front busk attached as well. All I need now it to wait for my hole puncher to arrive in the mail (silly me, why didn't I think of getting one home earlier).

Once that hole puncher arrives I can get the tube and busk attached and get some eyelets in there, add some edging, ribbon, and I can finally have Riku wear it! I hope that will happen Monday next week, but I am not entirely sure, depends on when the hole punch is shipped out.

So, while I wait for that, I will start making the petticoat, one step closer to finally being able working on the main dress! Even then I wont be entirely finished as I still have to make a wig, shawl, and shoes. The wig I can't start up as I'm waiting on a wig cap in the mail, the shawl I already have some faux fur home for, and the shoes will prove to be a challenge I am sure. Never made a pair of shoes before, but I bet it will be fun in any case! Oh, and there will also be some nice jewelry to go with the dress, waiting on some gorgeous crystal rhinestone chain trim to arrive in the mail, though that wont be before next year most likely.

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Startup One Two

Elliptical Cage Crinoline One Two

Undergarments

Corset One Two Three

Petticoat

Main Skirt One Two

Jacket

Decor One Two Three

Jewellery

The odd ramble in between

Wig One Two Three Four

Shoes

Wedding Bouquet

Veil

SD sized Victorian'esque Corset - wip

A week ago I sat down and drafted a pattern for a corset, with the help of YourWardrobeUnlocked. Yesterday I got the pieces cut out, made a mock up to see how everything fit and today I got down to work a bit on assembling it.

My messy work table with the bits and pieces I'll be using as I go. Cut the stiffeners out from some plastic sheet I had laying around, they do the job quite nicely. They're not too thick, not too thin.

The blue grosgrain ribbon I will be using for the tubing and the flowery ribbon as the, that thing running horizontally inside the corset which I can't for the life of me remember what is called.

 So, after sewing all of the pieces together I went and flattened the seams (had already sewn in the modesty placket in the front, had to be done by hand because you can't exactly get a metal busk in SD size anywhere and will have to come up with your own ideas that will work in the end)

Cut the excess and flattened them to one side.

Started sewing the tubing and the support tape(?) in place.

Until I ended up with this! Not entirely finished , still need to fasten the busk in the back, on the one nearly finished piece, and add eyelets.

It's quite a lot of work, for such a small thing, but seems to pay off. I for one are very pleased with how it's coming together. Had anyone said to me I'd be sitting doing my best to replicate late 1800s attire, full with crinoline, undergarments and an entire ball gown on top I wouldn't have for one second believed in them. Feels kinda surreal for some reason to me that I'm actually capable of sewing stuff like this? Like, it's so fucking amazing!

Will see how much I'll get done tomorrow, not home for most of the day, else I will definitely have it finished Friday, so look forward to an update then!

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Startup One Two

Elliptical Cage Crinoline One Two

Undergarments

Corset One Two Three

Petticoat

Main Skirt One Two

Jacket

Decor One Two Three

Jewellery

The odd ramble in between

Wig One Two Three Four

Shoes

Wedding Bouquet

Veil

SD sized Spoon Bonnet

This spoon bonnet has been a project nearly 2½ years underway… I knew it was a long time ago I started drawing patterns, cutting out fabrics and all that jazz, but not that long!

Anyway, long story short, today I sat down, needle and thread in hand, and went to work. Some 3 hours later, give and take, this is what it all looked like. Gone are all the ugly seams (which I spared you from seeing in any pictures at all), hidden behind satin fabric, out with the glue gun to add plenty of flowers and bows. I’m considering sewing another one because, why not?

Right now I’d just wish I could find fabric like the one I’ve used here for the hat to make a matching dress from. Definitely need to make some dress or other to go with this!