From Thursday last week I have been making a waist corset/garter belt. I had never worked with boning before and did not have a pattern! I was really happy with the end result but there were many mistakes and alterations that needed to be made on the way which isn't surprising!
Stage 1. Pattern making
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| measuring body and plotting panel measurements |
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| Panels, front and back are symmetrical and side panels also. |
Stage 2. Sewing up
After adding boning I could tell that there was still a lot of excess fabric at the top on either side.
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| The peak at the front would not stay up so I added two more boning panels which also helped to add structure at the front, thus having a flattering affect. |
Cutting down boning to sizes and covering ends.
Final fit. I then made some fabric using method and materials like in past assignment (De-solvable fabric, cotton thread, wool) and made a frill trim.
After these photos the elastic garter straps were added with wool yarn for tying on to stockings at the ends. I was very please at how it turned out! I think the web fabric and raw calico edges added a whimsical old aspect to it. Will post picture on form soon.
