Someone tried to go fast and it slowed them down. It was me. The wrinkled panels on the right were not pinned correctly before sewing, and I had to redo my work a couple times, and it still turned out wrinkly. I will never learn.
I want a nap now. What should have been quick took forever, and I’m not sure how I’m going to finish the bottom edge.* I’m not following a commercial pattern for this, and that’s starting to show.
*not a request for help. There’s a complicated order of operations problem that I introduced by the way I inserted the hip panels. I will solve it be being a little messy.
@jaseg in this case I thought i might be able to finish a seam before inserting the panel, and nope. Can’t. So I’ll just bind the whole hem, and make my sewing machine complain.
Today I have to insert the cups. And I’m dreading it. This is just an under-layer. It’s fine. It does not have to be perfect, but my brain wants to start over.
Still a very funny object. Right side is fully sewn down and underwired, left is just clipped in. I think if I knew what I know now, I would have made a regular over-bust corset. #sewing
I have watched people working on them on the Sewing Bee and one of the ladies in my local sewing group has made one. Maybe I think they are difficult because I haven't made one myself yet.
Only thing left to do is bind the hem and hammer in grommets. This thing took at least three times my initial time estimate, but it is looking like a thing someone made on purpose, so that’s good.
Bones need to be bent, and the cups need to be taken in a little. I think i can do that. The body of the corset ends up contributing to that part of the fit, so I just need to compensate for that. Not bad.
@EllenInEdmonton it’s true! In this case I have inside seams that are pretty obvious. Event though the fabric is basically the same from one side to another.
OK, the showy ruffles are ruffled, and now I have to ruffle the support ruffles. I have to figure out how much this is and go from there. Goal is to have all the ruffles sewn to the netting by the end of the day.
I’m assuming that other people would be faster at this. The first four rows are sewed on, and the fifth is pinned on. The top row is three layers, every other tier is two ruffle strips, one of two layers and the other a single. I’m lining up their hems the best I can as I go. #sewing
This is one of those colors that is really hard to photograph, but I’m very excited by this matching situation between the organza and taffeta. #sewing
@sewblue then cut them to length, gathered them by pulling a thread, , arranged out the gathers, and then I pinned them down. The slowest part is that each tier is two separate ruffles, and lining them up takes a little precision. In a different life I would have paneled the front skirt so the ruffles were inserted in seams.
Ooooh, I see. Thought you meant vertically, not the floof.
The easiest was in that case would be to do things unruffled, the then ruffles as one. But that would loose the depth you get by each layer having it's own spring.
@sewblue the real trick is I didn’t have enough yardage of the pink organza, so it’s two inches shorter than the other layers. Or they’d all be french seamed together as a neat little package. But this is working, it’s just more effort.
I’m too late to this party, but if you ever want to come over and borrow my hand press to set grommets, you’re welcome! It makes life SO. MUCH. EASIER.
@sewblue i drafted it from my measurements. I’ve gone through two mock ups, and this one is basically mock up three, but Imm hoping it’s good enough I don’t need to make another one.
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What should have been quick took forever, and I’m not sure how I’m going to finish the bottom edge.* I’m not following a commercial pattern for this, and that’s starting to show.
*not a request for help. There’s a complicated order of operations problem that I introduced by the way I inserted the hip panels. I will solve it be being a little messy.
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Corsets are fascinating to make but I don't think I am going to attempt one in a while yet.
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My grandma used to warn me to never pray for patience; if you do, god would give you an opportunity to practice it instead.
(this was usually paired with a meaningful glance at my grandfather, whom she often found a very trying man)
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Much faster, cleaner results. You don't have to use the bias tape, but it make life easier with fancier looking results.
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