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Making a Victorian Corset || 1890s Symington Pattern [Corsetmaking Part 2]
DescriptionPart 2 of my attempts to build a c. 1890s corset from a surviving pattern, ft. lots of Scoliosis. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhc05WtISV4 The Dress Detective: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-dress-detective-9781472580535/ Michelle Fitzgerald, @clockwork_faerie: https://www.instagram.com/clockwork_faerieMore
Part 2 of my attempts to build a c. 1890s corset from a surviving pattern, ft. lots of Scoliosis.
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhc05WtISV4
The Dress Detective: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-dress-detective-9781472580535/
Michelle Fitzgerald, @clockwork_faerie: https://www.instagram.com/clockwork_faerie/
Flossing Library: http://foundationsrevealed.com/index-of-articles/corsetry/decoration/514-the-corset-flossing-design-library
MATERIALS USED:
Original Symington pattern, Ref #23940: https://imageleicestershire.org.uk/view-item?i=18778#.XFO6MM9KgWp
Silk satin: Mood Fabrics, NYC. 1 yd
Cotton sateen: H&M Fabrics, NYC, 1/2 yd
Edge lace: East Coast Trimming, NYC. 1 yd
Red silk ribbon: M&J Trimming, NYC. 1 yd
Flossing thread: Sil Thread, NYC
Silk thread used for stitching: Burnley & Trowbridge (https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/STH2.aspx color: “cream”)
Lacing: East Coast trimming, NYC. 6 yds
Cotton batting: Sil Thread, NYC
Spoon busk: Farthingales (https://www.farthingalescorsetmakingsupplies.com/Spoon-Busk-p/91-8555.htm)
Synthetic baleen, 4mm x 1mm: Burnley & Trowbridge (https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/GB1.aspx)
Linen stay cord: Burnley & Trowbridge (https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/LC1.aspx)
Waist tape: M&J Trimming, NYC. 1 yd
Grommets: 0/10, do not recommend
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