So, after settling into my new apartment with my Tall Dark and Handsome, and settling into my new job, I've finally picked up progress on my Forrester Corset, which is more fantasy design than historical. Anywho, the center-front panel will be flat and stiff, and mostly an upside-down triangle in shape. Each side will lace to the rest of my panels...which are only four panels, two back and two side-front. So, here is the completed embroidery on the front panel, which I finished this week:
pics.livejournal.com/guisemake…In retrospect, I should have laid out the design better, for it comes closer to the left side of the piece than the right. But oh well. I can always even it out when I attach the bias tape around the edges.
I did the profile of the stag and the antlers without an embroidery frame, and then had the /genius/ idea of USING an embroidery frame, so got some free ones from mom
It made the process for the more complicated knotwork SO MUCH EASIER.
So, tonight I tried on the mock-up...kind of. I held it up to myself. But, after self-drafting 4 corsets, this recent one FINALLY was mostly perfect, so I will be using my mock-up pieces in the corset. The center front piece will be heavily boned and will consist of two layers of cotton twill, fashion layer which will have interfacing, plus the mock-up piece which will hold the boning with the help of one twill layer. The back and side-front panels will be four layers as well, though not interfaced.
Aaaand due to my lack of organization, I could not find the faux suede that matched the center front panel. So...I spent 1 hour in Hancock Fabrics today trying to match varying shades of brown suede. I found one that is similar enough to where most eyes won't notice
So, everything's cut...on to ironing the pieces tomorrow when I can use either the iron at work, or at my parents' house XD And then tomorrow night I plan to stitch all of the layers and plan out my boning channels so I can order boning next week at work!
This is the beautiful thing about working at a costuming workshop: if I need anything, I order through the store, which means I don't have to pay corsetmaking.com's RIDICULOUS shipping fees.