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View fullsize Concerning Wrinkles; A short treatise on corset fitting (part 2): This may be contriversial but... Wrinkles are your friend! Learning how to read a wrinkle can turn a scary looking mess of a mock-up into a road map of what needs fixing and how. . . T
View fullsize A short treatise on corset fitting (part 1): . People often think of corsets as being super snug all over, but unless you're making one from an era that's choosing tubular bodies over hourglass (regency, 1920s etc.) then it's only really the waist th
View fullsize Another perfectly timed post opportunity missed yesterday... but I'm claiming the day after fathers day (and all other days) as still equally valid options for saying thanks to awesome parents/parental types of all kinds 😊😘. So thanks Dad for makin
View fullsize Does anyone have any tips to make the process less painful (mentally and physically - I'm covered in pin wounds 🤕). I'm normally fitting other people, so I always forget quite how awkward it is to fit yourself into things! . . . . . . #1840s #corset
View fullsize This is probably the most anticlimactic finished garment post I've ever done 😄. Yay for squares of white linen! Now for the stats 🤓 (like the good little nerd that I am). I didn't time everything, but I did keep track of enough bits to take an edu
View fullsize The end is in sight! 😀 This little bit of hemming is the FINAL thing that needs stitching on my shift. What's the secular equivalent of hallelujah? . I mean...ok... there is still over 4 foot of this left to go and I may be spending more time checki
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View fullsize I've felt weird about posting normal stuff lately, because it feels so trivial compared to the really important Black Lives Matter issues filling my feed. But I've decided to keep posting my little pictures about sewing, with the hope that they migh
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View fullsize No sewing this week I'm afraid, I'm up to my ears in end of year marking (but as that's all digital, it's being physically represented here by my trusty stack of books). . . . . . . . . #books #sewingbooks #fashionhistory #nataliebray #teacher #sewin
View fullsize Let's review this total pileup of seams shall we; from right to left: (diagram to help explain my waffling supplied in image 2.) 1) Felled seam to add a gore/triangle to the side of the back panel. 2) Felled seam joining the front and back together.