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corsets and a sewing day
Oct. 29th, 2012 11:23 amI guess the question actually was: Do I want to emphasize my waist or my bust?
The blue corset feels so much more supportive in the bust. It has a better bust shape, especially in profile. Everything is nice and popped up and I don't feel like I am sinking.
But I still couldn't handle my waist looking like a barrel, so I used my red corset for fittings yesterday when![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
undycat and I had a sewing day. The red one is way curvier, and the waist and hip are much better looking, but the bust profile is pointy, and there is not as much support. I guess I will wear it for the ball and keep it as my main corset for now. I love making corsets, but I have so little sewing time, and there are a lot of costumes I want to make in the next few months.
So, the sewing day.undycat pinned me into my mockup, which is based on the Truly Victorian ballgown bodice, but with the closure moved to CB, some pieces merged, and the bottom lengthened into a short overskirt in front with long tails behind. It looked okay, needed to be taken in at the waist a bit and a few other tweaks, but a good starting point. I need to make a muslin run before I can do mockup #2.
I also found some green faille in my stash that might make good bows on the pink satin. I almost never have nice random pieces of silk in my stash (which, sadly, is mostly cotton prints and a little wool) so this is a bonus!
The blue corset feels so much more supportive in the bust. It has a better bust shape, especially in profile. Everything is nice and popped up and I don't feel like I am sinking.
But I still couldn't handle my waist looking like a barrel, so I used my red corset for fittings yesterday when
undycat and I had a sewing day. The red one is way curvier, and the waist and hip are much better looking, but the bust profile is pointy, and there is not as much support. I guess I will wear it for the ball and keep it as my main corset for now. I love making corsets, but I have so little sewing time, and there are a lot of costumes I want to make in the next few months.So, the sewing day.
undycat pinned me into my mockup, which is based on the Truly Victorian ballgown bodice, but with the closure moved to CB, some pieces merged, and the bottom lengthened into a short overskirt in front with long tails behind. It looked okay, needed to be taken in at the waist a bit and a few other tweaks, but a good starting point. I need to make a muslin run before I can do mockup #2.I also found some green faille in my stash that might make good bows on the pink satin. I almost never have nice random pieces of silk in my stash (which, sadly, is mostly cotton prints and a little wool) so this is a bonus!
