Ever heard the phrase "kill your darlings?" Well, not only did I kill 5 sewing machine needles in this episode, I also edited out a full rant about how my neighbourhood is becoming a food desert during a pandemic. Comment or like if you'd like me to release it as a standalone outtake later this week...otherwise, I may just make it a patron-only tidbit for my Patreon folks ;)
I enjoy your rants!! They usually remind that I’m not the only one who thinks that. Though I’m already in a food desert. Picky grandson will only consistently eat meat, fruits, vegetables which sounds great. Until you add the no sauce or touching!! We are having bbq chicken, corn on the cob (salad for adults) and grapes for dinner. He’s excited! Kids are weird.
Finally, someone who understands the difficulties of creating items of clothing for women who carry more weight than they wish to! You're getting a sub because I need to learn from you! TY!
I love you. I don’t mean in some weird stalker creepy romantic way, I mean I love how straightforward you are, they way you say things, your whole manner, and your honesty. I love this whole corset process and your journey. Thank you for posting!!
I am one of the rare unicorns that made a corset that fit perfectly the first try with no mock up no nothing just pinned and sewed and boned and laced and boom. It is my first time ever making a corset and I still cant believe it. I also had NO idea which size of pattern to use so I just chose the largest size and ran with it. I am a size 16 so it wasnt a pattern made for most plus size gals for sure because if I were any bit bigger it wouldnt have worked... either way I took a risk and it went well! Thank you for your videos making corsets that work for plus size gals its very inspiring to keep going and making more!
@@MaireColclough ahahahahahah. yeah, i would have loved the caressing part. don't think thoughts of caressing my crafting goods hasn't crossed my mind, too! lol. i think we might be a lot alike.
Okay, I burst out laughing with the cheesy 80s porno music over the grommets. Honestly, you’re one of my favourite costubers. I just love the dry humour and the way you narrate things. So good!
seconded! haha yayyy so glad someone commented on this already. Pretty sure the waterfall of grommets onto black material, like a heap of indulgent coke or cash, also contributed to my giggles.
Thanks for posting this! I'm a plus size as well and haven't sewed for myself in 2 decades (though have sewed hundreds of Ren outfits for others through Etsy). You've inspired me to tackle a corset. I'd like to wear something nice AND have a waistline while doing so. 😁
I am so Glad to have found you and your Channel You are Awesome and Corset is beautiful! I just have to say finding someone with the same arch sense of humor and outlook is refreshing but also seeing your sewing skills grow is an inspiration to me as I am just getting back into making myself Thank you for sharing your work!
This is the origin of the myth that goths are vampires: goths can not be photographed, not due to vampirism, but due to the amount of black clothing worn. Cameras just see a void.
front modestypanel is basically a showing seam allowance on the side of stubs. Cut your piece as usual give it an extra 1,5cm on the side of gap. Sew it right sides together, turn, press, sew TWICE at 1,5cm point and continue to making holes for the stubs. Hope this helps!
Omg! I just had the same breakthrough regarding the corset measurements! I kept trying to get the proper silhouette by making every part of my torso smaller, but that just won't work with a plus sized carrot shaped body lol. I just really wanted a smaller waist, but what I really need is bigger hip spring. Sigh.
How come no one is talking about your amazingly practical take on those stupid over priced jeans? I do live in a hot climate and old cut up jeans were a feature of my childhood but suddenly in high school people were paying hundreds of dollars for them! Then to top it off skinny jeans. Tight jeans and leg sweat from 100 degree plus weather do not mix. I for the life of me can not understand why people were willing to pay so much for horrible fashion trends. I do think that the denim made a beautiful corset. Thank you for your honesty about your sewing difficulties.
I don't claim to understand fashion. I just know that paying extra for holes is...just contrary to common sense. At the risk of sounding incredibly old, "in MY day..." We just whacked away at a pair of old jeans until they were either fashionably "ripped" or shorts. Toss in laundry. Tumble dry, low/no heat. Voila. It's up to you what gets between you and your Calvin's 😆
I’m currently finishing my “first” corset. And by “first” I mean that this is number seven, counting mock-ups and failures. I’m trying to focus on the skills I’ve gained instead of the time and money I’ve wasted.
So... wow. I can’t believe that: 1) I’m not the only one that deviates from patterns to find a better pattern and then full circles back to the original pattern. (In knitting and crochet for me.) 2) Doing proper seam allowance makes for a better fitting garment. In my head, it should make the same size if I just sew in the right place! And 3) I’ve learned so such from just two videos from you! (I will be watching more!) you are very good at teaching without making me feel taught! Thank you for directing me to this video :) I’m truly grateful!
See, I'm better at following knitting directions than I am with sewing...because with knitting, misplacing a sleeve to the middle of the chest takes a lot more time and effort to fix 😆 I'm glad you enjoyed the videos!
@@MaireColclough Heeheehee I just get a bit bored and go off on an idea then I have to frog it 😂 But it’s fun and I’m ok with never finishing it 😂 I’ve been looking into making an alternative for a bra too. What do you think of short stays? I am still learning to sew and so I’m not really sure what would be best. Do you have a video on them?
Oh my gosh. Your sense of humor is great. I kept giggling throughout. I love how you mention how it can take multiple tries and that reading and understanding patterns can be really challenging.
Ok so things go right the first time (and I make things for many bodies and many people) because I make allowances and do fittings on things. To think anyone can just grab a pattern sew it up and it will fit perfectly is a little like believing in the tooth fairy. I don't consider making changes something that can be avoided. I measure carefully and make changes to the pattern before it is even cut. One of those changes is always to add extra seam allowance for flexibility. I imagine the body I am looking at wearing the garment to look for possible issues down the line. I measure carefully both the body and the pattern I am working from and draw what is really a new custom pattern for each one. For something like a corset if the fabric I am using is net or sheer (which bridal gowns often are now) I make a mock up out of a fabric with similar stretch and fit that knowing that I will cut it up and use it to create my pattern. To me that IS things working out the first time!
And that's the voice of experience that I lack. I grew up watching my mother sew, and these steps are/were natural to her. I'm still learning. And I've always found that part of the process a little arcane. So I guess I'm learning all the magic...just slowly and with all my flubs out in public so folks know improvement can happen 😁
@@MaireColclough and so it will. The greatest teaching I ever had was taking garments apart to alter them. It taught me how similar every garment is and how they are all basically put together the same way. Admittedly my training in art taught me to see the human body and really SEE It- understanding proportion and such. I also had a great teacher in a lady I worked for. Now I really would love to pass along some of what I know. Still only so much can be taught any other way than by doing. I will give you one huge tip- when you are putting together seams where one side is actually having to be eased in to another (this happens a LOT in corset type construction as well as in just putting in sleeves) put the larger side against the feed dogs. They ease it for you and easing stitching is often not even needed. Don't be afraid to sew the shape in to garments- if you are cupping the fabric as you sew it around a bend where the body bends you will get a much sweeter fit in the end.
It was always obvious to me that you have an hourglass figure. As someone with no indent to a waist, no matter how stick thin or overweight I am, I suffer from Waist Envy. The distance between my hip bone and ribs is the thickness (top to bottom) of my finger. Maybe a centimeter? I can tightlace 0 millimeters. You look gorgeous but I’m really here for the biting wit. I’m all here for the biting wit!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that uses cat food cans for pattern weights! I thought I was crazy for doing it. Unfortunately, it brings my two furbabies every time they hear the cans moving :-D Also, as a woman who is morbidly obese with a long torso that is barrel shaped until I wear a corset, I completely understand and empathize! Much love from Oklahoma! Edit to add: as soon as I got done writing, I subbed, just after you were talking about the holey jeans!
I love how it came out. This gives me inspiration to finish up my stays. I know I should have finished them a long time ago but as life happens i had a mild flare up in my neck after I sewed the bias tape binding on the wrong direction and had to pick it out. That led to a long pout that led me to Marikia's linen supplier who just happened to ship to the US. $200 later and I am the proud owner of 20 meters of fabric. Once my neck was feeling better again I couldn't wait to start some summer dresses. I quickly whipped out my simplicity regency pattern by American Dutchess. I followed those ill written instructions to the best of my ability only for it to not fit in the bodice. Since Simplicity likes to make everything for the petite figure and nothing bigger than a pair of misquote bites it is now sitting in pieces on my sewing table. Then there is the fact that it looks like I was making a maternity dress. I know serves me right for not making a mock up first. But I figured its simplicity and supposed to be idiot proof. This idiot remembered the last time she made anything from Simplicity was before she had kids and grew in a chest. So I printed out my pattern from Black snail and did a mock up on the bodice and added some compensation to the length and bust. I'm currently looking at the ripped apart pieces and trying to figure out how to best use them to make a new dress so I can get it off my sewing table. Its taking up a lot of room that I don't have. I just want one regency dress for History bounding in the Arizona summer. Then I can move onto something less complicated. I'm thinking cottage core for this summer. I don't care if I'm not going anywhere this summer, I still want to look cute.
Definitely finish those stays. Also remember that piecing is period, and you can definitely re-use that material. And someone at Simplicity needs to institute a major "disruption" that actually benefits the sizes of modern sewists. I keep hearing more and more reasons to stick with indie pattern makers! Here's to your cottagecore summer! 💕
I literally laughed out loud (in public!) at the sexy grommet music! You look fabulous in this corset! The fit looks great and I'm more inspired than ever, I want one! As a super chonkabelle lady at 4'11" with borderline lombardosis I've put off making a corset for myself because I'm intimidated by how complex it seems. However! Your video has for sure it feel more accessible!
I didn't have enough flowers and sunlight to make the grommets romantically aesthetic...so I chose another path entirely. I'm glad you appreciated it! 😁 Corsets are definitely an achievable sewing goal...Redthreaded's directions are quite good once you get past any self doubt. That's the hardest part, I know. But you can do this! 💕
Oh that looks beautiful!! You give me hope that I too will be able to fit a corset and make one for my daughter. Ok reality I will make one for her and think about making one for me for years. She is very good at pushing me way out of my comfort zone!! It’s amazing what you can figure out with a kid crying that there clothes are broken!!! Especially when they have complete faith that you can fix it!!!
@@MaireColclough thanks I will try keeping to the instructions!! I too follow my own path usually after saying well that’s stupid why would I do that! So I will try this pattern paying close attention to seam allowance and instructions!! I found some cotton duc fabric at a thrift shop that will be good for mock ups. Knew that there was a very good reason to buy that roll of fabric! Or maybe my dead jeans pile... that might look nice with the different colours and wear.
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 if the jeans have stretch denim, use the duck. Thicker, longer cable ties will be fine for most of the boning...you'd probably want to order a long roll of spiral steel and some tips from Farthingales to go over the bust (Not TOO expensive). You can buy a roll of boning channel tape or make your own with more of the duck. Corsets are great in that if you need an extra inch, you can go back and cheese a couple of seams. It's all how you distribute it on the many different panels 😃
@@MaireColclough thanks that all sounds doable!! I have saved this for reference but it will have to wait till we can travel again! She is about 7 hours north of here. For this I will need her body. I hate fitting enough without adding mail, videos, pictures and weird explanations!!
Welcome to my little slice of the internet! Anything that can hold down a pattern makes a good pattern weight. Cat food is a good size. The cat, however, is NOT a good size, and will move around if you try to use it as a weight (unless it is a particularly inert cat, at which point, I suggest checking for a pulse or a reaction to catnip) 😉
Third time’s the charm? lol But it came out awesome! What’s funny to me about that clip of the pink corset is that I have a ready-made RedThreaded corset and when I lace it to a 2” reduction, I can still do that. XD (I probably could lace down more, but it’s right on the edge of uncomfortably tight at just the waist at that point... I carry a lot of weight in my front gut and it does NOT like to be pushed in lol)
I do like to lace a bit tighter, but the problem with the pink corset was...that was as tight as it would go. No gap at the back. I kept that in mind this time around 😁
This is so inspiring for me! I am also a woman that “suffers” from an excess of squishy ness, and while I would love to make my own corset someday, so far I’ve just had too many excuses/reasons not too. I absolutely love 😻 how honest you’ve been about how a woman of size experiences the corset making process. It is so much less predictable for someone who is *very* squishy to know what size she will need without making a 2-12,000 mock-ups first. Hopefully not literally 12,000 mock-ups, as the fabric cost would be horrific. I don’t know what size I would need until I try it out. How much would my belly fat squish? Probably a lot. How much should I account for that? It’s such a guessing game. My boobs are very squishy also, not that want to squish them. And then there are the not-squishy body parts. Everyone has something that just won’t squish. For me, I just don’t have nearly as much fat deposited on my hips as I do in other places. My hips are definitely not as squishy. Mostly not squishy. Borderline on bony, even as an obese plus-size woman. I guess my body fat just went other places?
The first two corsets really helped in the making of this one, plus previous experience making underbust corsets. So I know what's achievable, it's just getting the seams right. The measurements on the pattern are just the beginning...making at least one trial corset is a good plan, and I definitely recommend using cable ties for the mockup so you can order proper boning for the final version if needed. If you need more flex, spiral steel. 😁
@@MaireColclough I should probably go watch the video you did on the truly Victorian pattern as well. I like the idea of a multi-sized pattern, especially since my proportions aren’t nearly as predictable as I might want for something as fitted as a corset. Big boobs and a big belly, but my ribs are way smaller. Hips are only slightly bigger than my waist. 54” bust with an under bust of about 40-42. 45-48 inch waist depending on all of the usual variables.
@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 The nice thing about multisize patterns is that you can customize for the hip of one size and busy of another...just use a pencil to draw in the lines to join! You can definitely do this 😁
I have issues with this as well. On the advice of “buy only 2” smaller for your first corset”, I did. It was way too big, closes all the way, and while it’s still useful for back brace purposes, doesn’t give me the shape I wanted. I went with only 2” because I am a wheelchair user, and I was told to go a little bigger than I thought I’d need, because sitting means it needs to be a little bigger (hence the 2 instead of 4 inch reduction) But honestly, I could have very comfortably gone for an 8 inch reduction, even with sitting all the time. I have a small rib cage, and a long torso in addition to being naturally very squishy. Even my feet squish down massively (which was a huge problem back when I was still dancing en pointe, made finding the right pointe shoes so difficult). I even have the same squish down problem with my fingers- so a thimble that fits to begin with, is way too big within 20 minutes of starting to sew. Means I need a couple of different sized thimbles, and I switch them out as my finger squishes down over the course of sewing. And now I’ve learned my lesson- especially given that I live in Australia, and shipping back something too big just isn’t worth the cost. So I make it myself, and make many mock-ups. It makes it so much harder when you can’t just go off what your measurements are.
Hi, rip needles, gold flossing would be stunning as the accent colour on your new stays,glad your new stays fit so nicely. I really enjoy your rants/opinions.💖
I have found the channel I didn't know I needed. I have some chonk and scored a pattern from Joann's for their $2 pattern sale. You can tell it's made for a person with no chonk lmao. I have to grade up the pattern to get it to fit but I'm excited! Thank you for your witty humor. Subbed!
You did it!!!!! And it looks wonderful!! :DDD (Also, I laughed aloud when I saw all those grommets raining down. An absolutely perfect intro to the montage. XD)
Oh! It's lovely! I just a few minutes back left a comment complimenting your red corset - only to learn here it wasn't quite the thing - but I will stand by my compliment and say that your corset looked like a corset and you finished it and you were able to wear it! But this corset looks just lovely - especially with the beautiful floofy white shirt .
If you twinned that combo with a blue circle skirt i would call that an ariel disneybound. I'm still taking a run up at a 1890s corset....finding a pattern with my bust to waist ratio is virtually impossible. So I'm going to have to make adjustments...this will not end well.😱
Welp, mockups are our friend. I think the main thing is to determine where the waist is on the pattern and the side seams, and play around with adjusting them. 🧐 Hooray accidental Ariel Cosplay! 😁
Look at you😁 That corset looks awesome on you🤩 I’ve had the same experience with Redthreaded being too big. Made two mock-ups just to make sure I was measuring accurately and I was. They aren’t multi size so didn’t want to buy another smaller pattern from them and be frustrated once again. The TVE03 had another size to try so I did and am pleased. One day I’ll dare a Symington🥰
This corset journey was well worth taking, and you were far more honest here than many of us are when it comes to their bad sewing habits! Very much looking forward to seeing what your flossing design choices are on this.
I know this is older, but I'm really happy for you that you got a grommet press! It looks pretty good. I have similar issues to you... finally took my measurements and was shocked to see that I was still an hourglass... Wasn't expecting that one. Sadly I'm not as squshy, but i think a properly fitted corset could make what i have naturally look bananas without much compression. If your squishy, an hourglass, no issues with some compression.... you could get crazy curves in a corset. Yay! Finding the right fit and the right style is tricky though. For me at least. The lacing gap is a bit off, it's too wide at your hip and some bowing at the bust. You should look into a corset pattern with gores or gussets. Or a ton of shaping. Clockwork fearie does custom patterns and one person showed the entire process including fitting.... i learned so much. Especially because she was plus size! Not a skinny mini. I think learning about the shaping of a corset has helped me figure out what things didn't work. But that shaping and fitting advice has helped so much even beyond corsetry. over. I want to make my own corset that is exactly what my medical mystery body needs. But I'm going to start small and maybe try some regency stays..... with some experiments to adjust for what i know are problem areas. Hope it goes well. Especially because i really need s bra lol. Just can't bring myself to buy one. But I'm going to use what i learned and mash it all up. Fingers crossed 🤞 But, you should definitely take a look at Clockwork fearie. Maybe she could help with the fit and patterning issues. She also posts a how to video where she sews the pattern... genius. No miscommunication lol. Then you get a consultation to see what the issues are and she sends you a totally new custom pattern. That sounds SO helpful. And embrace the black... could look very cool. Apparently fashion corsetry is in these days.
Had the grommet press for ages. I'm just glad to get some use from it! I bought it in the early 2000s for, wait for it, making fashion corsets for myself 😉 I'm more used to patterning my own underbusts - with the result of wild curves - so any sort of commercial pattern is going to fit me weird. Until I learn to pattern overbust...this isn't bad (It doesn't fit anymore, anyhow, due to shrinking out of the size). I've picked up at least one CF pattern - we'll see how it does! Not in the market for custom work at the moment though. Maybe down the line 😃
I am so happy I found your channel a few months ago. I enjoy watching you and your "attitude", if that is even the right word, just makes me smile so much! :) You're Canadian right? Because so am I!
love it! i'm so glad this one turned out better for you than the previous two. I also watched your rant video. I 100% resonate with your struggles about food and pandemic weight flux etc. my husband and i are both quite sedintary normally and the weight just magically appeared. now opening my summer wardrobe is like fashion roulette... will it fit? we don't know.
Most of my summer clothes are knits (t-shirt material), so I'm pretty confident in fit...but I'm hoping to make some cooler summer wear with less poly/nylon...then we'll see how it holds up to winter storage! Fingers crossed for you! 🤞
@@MaireColclough yes, i've been looking into materials with better breathablility. stretchy fabrics make me feel better but i think something like linen would help me be more comfortable temperature wise.
You mentioned an article about the dearth of patterns in bigger sizes, so you have a link for it? I've felt really defeated lately by the sizing of straight size patterns, and when I realized they only go up the measurements of about a 14-16 in ready-to-wear
Yes. I believe what I was referring to was The Fatness Spectrum, which was featured in an Instagram story by fat.bobbin.girl. Unfortunately, I'm unable to find the article itself, but if you check out my Instagram profile, you should be able to find it in the saved stories under "Size Matters". From there, I'd check out fat.bobbin.girl's Insta. She's very body positive and has all sorts of wonderful resources for those of us who are sized out of commercial patterns. 💕
I may have missed this in a previous comment (I tried to read through). I've liked the idea of a Symingten(?) but couldn't figure out how to grade it up. Could you link to the percentage grading process?
The Japanese have a Goddess (I'm pretty sure they're a her) of broken needles. She has a saint day where you ask for better sewing skills. Found the info on a "secret history of the sewing machine' (I'm pretty sure). I keep my bents and brokens in an old prescription bottle. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
You're planning on wearing your corset exactly the way I want/need to with the RT half stays... with everything. That corset is stunning. Well. Done. Madam.
I don't know if my particular model of press is still available, but I'm sure there are others on the market...it really makes grommets faster and easier to install 😃
This turned out really nicem... question... rather than buying new fabric, is it possible to use thifted denim jeans and cut the panels from the legs? I want to have a crack at making a corset for myself but don't want to spend a fortune on new fabric if it's not gonna be successful...
What pattern did you end up using then? The redthreadded? It looks awesome on you anyways! 😁 I couldn't dare make corsets they scare me too much lol!! appreciate your candidness over size, as someone who struggles with their food-body relationship and health issues I hope you can find the happy medium where your happier, healthier and more comfortable when and/or if it's right for you to do so.
I went with the Redthreaded, yep. The fit is good and should last a while. Food issues are an ongoing struggle and probably will be the rest of my life. Ah well... As for you making your own corset? Don't sell yourself short! They aren't that difficult and you can learn a lot from the experience 😁
@@MaireColclough okay! worth knowing, i was -thinking- of buying a print of one of the symington ones, but that would probably be a easier place to start. genuinly terrified of cosetry, even tho ill happily bone a bodice i think its all the 'stuff' you need that puts me off, would be so expensive to keep messing up >.< and yeah i hear you there. food is like a drug for me, sept i can live without drugs. we need food to live :/ its bs. hugs and thankyou! love your channel cant wait to see whats next!
@@persephoneolympia3078 Depending on your measurements, I'd go with either a Redthreaded (lots of instruction) or Aranea Black (instructions plus extensive Web site and video presence) pattern. Use inexpensive non-stretch denim and the wider/long cable ties for your mockups and use the measurements from those to order in boning if needed (like spiral steel for over the bust). You can do this, and relatively inexpensively 😃
Would you mind revealing what piece is on your piano? Am I warm if I guess a romantic composer - maybe a Chopin nocturne, Liszt or Debussy? No worries was def paying attention to your witty vid, just got a tad distracted...
@@MaireColclough Thanks for replying! LOL meh I was close I guess, at least it's a piano piece. And kinda romantic era... although Beethoven and Chopin seem worlds away to me. Would be cool (but mayyybe too niche?) to if you created outfits of what concertgoers would wear during different music periods. Like what would someone wear to a Mozart opera vs to an intimate salon with the early, quiet pianoforte. If you wanted to experiment with tie-dye, you could even conclude the series with a Grateful Dead concert look :D
When I get to the point where I have the wardrobe to support it, I'd enjoy a series like that 😁 (And the piano book is from the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music, circa 1993...Grade 8. I did study a Chopin Nocturne that year and have a huge book of them around here somewhere) 😉
Oh this made me laugh - ironically - as I had the same problem. The problem is this. I too have stared at a symington pattern for a few months trying to work out how to do it. With a 46" waist and a 52" bust.....but very broad across the back...Hmmm...andthe corset was only 4 PIECES. DOUBLE Hmmmm - what to do. Ive realised what he difference between them and us, is they are trying to GAIN SHAPE and gain bust size while reducing waist size. We want less ALL ROUND. On the plunging corset, i am going to probably have to create a second side front piece and second side back, in order to get shape. Kathy Hat says they have bust improvers esp in the Edwardiuan ones, and so that explains why the plunging corset is diproportionate st the bust than the waist. Im terrified of trying this pattern, but youre making me brave! Great listening to you!
@@MaireColclough Yes - Ive started to do that to skirts - mid 20th C ones, put a big shoulder pad on one side, for the hip as Im assymettrical. I have a nice curve one said and flat the other - so it gives shape and also balances the hemline most importantly. I had a breast reduction as FF bust just didnt look good when i lost weight, - it all just looked silly and disproportionate, SO now i have to OPPOSITE prob now that ive gained it on my torso again, with just a D bust. I DONT have an hourglass figure - so im realising creating it will make me feel better wearing all my gowns again. Thx for that...sometimes you just need someone who knows how you actually feel to say whats ok....:-)
@@roxannlegg750 Congrats on that initial weight loss, and I hope you find a size where you're comfy. In the meantime....yes. Definitely use those Joan Collins castoffs to pad whatever you need to. You deserve to feel good about your appearance! Welcome to the channel, make yourself at home 💕
lol! Yeah....I saw two pathways in front of me...and I took the one leading RIGHT to the neon lights. Which either means I'm part squirrel, or (more likely with my yarn consumption) moth. 😂
I'm very lucky...but the hourglass is under the fat these days. I'm actually a bit more pear-shaped without the corset right now. Just think of it as an opportunity to pad out the areas that need a little extra va va voom 😃
@@MaireColclough I know it's not your fault, being a larger then average couple, I love that I can find great people like yourself to assist with our costuming
@@lawrencereeves5798 I just like to show that if a sewing noob like me can fumble their way through it, pretty much anyone else can. Costuming is for everyone 😃
Ever heard the phrase "kill your darlings?" Well, not only did I kill 5 sewing machine needles in this episode, I also edited out a full rant about how my neighbourhood is becoming a food desert during a pandemic. Comment or like if you'd like me to release it as a standalone outtake later this week...otherwise, I may just make it a patron-only tidbit for my Patreon folks ;)
I enjoy your rants!! They usually remind that I’m not the only one who thinks that. Though I’m already in a food desert. Picky grandson will only consistently eat meat, fruits, vegetables which sounds great. Until you add the no sauce or touching!! We are having bbq chicken, corn on the cob (salad for adults) and grapes for dinner. He’s excited! Kids are weird.
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 Hooray for corn on the cob! This is the perfect time of year for it :D
Rant, please! Loooove your rants!
@@helenw6594 Aw, thanks...I just...have Opinions 😆
@@MaireColclough And dam' fine opinions they are too... 😉
Finally, someone who understands the difficulties of creating items of clothing for women who carry more weight than they wish to! You're getting a sub because I need to learn from you! TY!
I love you. I don’t mean in some weird stalker creepy romantic way, I mean I love how straightforward you are, they way you say things, your whole manner, and your honesty. I love this whole corset process and your journey. Thank you for posting!!
Aw, thank you! I'm happy to bring you along for the ride 😃
I am one of the rare unicorns that made a corset that fit perfectly the first try with no mock up no nothing just pinned and sewed and boned and laced and boom. It is my first time ever making a corset and I still cant believe it. I also had NO idea which size of pattern to use so I just chose the largest size and ran with it. I am a size 16 so it wasnt a pattern made for most plus size gals for sure because if I were any bit bigger it wouldnt have worked... either way I took a risk and it went well! Thank you for your videos making corsets that work for plus size gals its very inspiring to keep going and making more!
Your hair up in braids look adorable. You have charmed me even more for using cans of cat food for weights.
I love, love, love your canned food as pattern weights. Why didn't I think about that myself.
The shade being casually SHOVELLED is giving me life.
...I practice... 😉
The cat food as fabric weights are both hilarious and brilliant 😂
If I bought actual pattern weights, I'd have to find a place to store 'em. 😉
Also… It reminds me that I need to buy more cat food!
I pictured a very confused and disappointed cat looking at all the cans - the unopened cans...
If you're lucky, sometimes you can use the cat itself.
@@janisi9262 Yep. My Siamese loves to plunk down in the middle of whatever project I'm working on... but not usually in the most convenient spot. 😂
MAKE IT RAIN GROMMETS!!! lol. love the aesthetic and sexiness of those grommets!
The only thing I missed was a shot of the grommet press getting caressed. I'm glad that segment amused more than just me 😄
@@MaireColclough ahahahahahah. yeah, i would have loved the caressing part. don't think thoughts of caressing my crafting goods hasn't crossed my mind, too! lol. i think we might be a lot alike.
OH ITS LOVELY!!!!! As a ...CHUNKIER woman its hard to find good corset patterns. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!! And the black denim is awesome
I was just surprised the single layer WORKED! 😁
Okay, I burst out laughing with the cheesy 80s porno music over the grommets.
Honestly, you’re one of my favourite costubers. I just love the dry humour and the way you narrate things. So good!
Thank you! I assure you, I did my very best to objectify my sewing...er...objects... 😂
seconded! haha yayyy so glad someone commented on this already. Pretty sure the waterfall of grommets onto black material, like a heap of indulgent coke or cash, also contributed to my giggles.
@@Melissa-cl2rf 101 uses for leftover velvet ;)
That is a stunning look!
Thanks for posting this! I'm a plus size as well and haven't sewed for myself in 2 decades (though have sewed hundreds of Ren outfits for others through Etsy). You've inspired me to tackle a corset. I'd like to wear something nice AND have a waistline while doing so. 😁
I am so Glad to have found you and your Channel You are Awesome and Corset is beautiful! I just have to say finding someone with the same arch sense of humor and outlook is refreshing but also seeing your sewing skills grow is an inspiration to me as I am just getting back into making myself Thank you for sharing your work!
This is the origin of the myth that goths are vampires: goths can not be photographed, not due to vampirism, but due to the amount of black clothing worn. Cameras just see a void.
front modestypanel is basically a showing seam allowance on the side of stubs. Cut your piece as usual give it an extra 1,5cm on the side of gap. Sew it right sides together, turn, press, sew TWICE at 1,5cm point and continue to making holes for the stubs. Hope this helps!
Oh my, I’ve been thinking about making one for me and YT that recommends your video. Is that fate? Very good one!
Looks great on you
Absolutely stunning!!!😍
Love how this project turned out!
The soundtrack for the cinematic grommet press footage was *chef's kiss
You have NO idea how wide my smile was when I found that track... 😈
As a plus sized woman I thank you for this channel. This corset session was particularly inspirational.
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed 😃
You look gorgeous! Gonna make me a corset for my squishy bohdee!
Thank you! The more the merrier 😁
Omg! I just had the same breakthrough regarding the corset measurements! I kept trying to get the proper silhouette by making every part of my torso smaller, but that just won't work with a plus sized carrot shaped body lol. I just really wanted a smaller waist, but what I really need is bigger hip spring. Sigh.
Padding is your friend! Seriously, that's how our ancestors did it 😁
How come no one is talking about your amazingly practical take on those stupid over priced jeans? I do live in a hot climate and old cut up jeans were a feature of my childhood but suddenly in high school people were paying hundreds of dollars for them! Then to top it off skinny jeans. Tight jeans and leg sweat from 100 degree plus weather do not mix. I for the life of me can not understand why people were willing to pay so much for horrible fashion trends.
I do think that the denim made a beautiful corset. Thank you for your honesty about your sewing difficulties.
I don't claim to understand fashion. I just know that paying extra for holes is...just contrary to common sense. At the risk of sounding incredibly old, "in MY day..." We just whacked away at a pair of old jeans until they were either fashionably "ripped" or shorts. Toss in laundry. Tumble dry, low/no heat. Voila.
It's up to you what gets between you and your Calvin's 😆
I want needle body counts for all sewing projects now :)
I will take that into account on future videos ;)
I’m currently finishing my “first” corset. And by “first” I mean that this is number seven, counting mock-ups and failures. I’m trying to focus on the skills I’ve gained instead of the time and money I’ve wasted.
The skills are invaluable. And after making a corset, other things seem to make more sense 😉
Beautiful, great work.
Thank you very much!😃
So... wow. I can’t believe that:
1) I’m not the only one that deviates from patterns to find a better pattern and then full circles back to the original pattern.
(In knitting and crochet for me.)
2) Doing proper seam allowance makes for a better fitting garment. In my head, it should make the same size if I just sew in the right place!
And
3) I’ve learned so such from just two videos from you! (I will be watching more!) you are very good at teaching without making me feel taught!
Thank you for directing me to this video :) I’m truly grateful!
See, I'm better at following knitting directions than I am with sewing...because with knitting, misplacing a sleeve to the middle of the chest takes a lot more time and effort to fix 😆
I'm glad you enjoyed the videos!
@@MaireColclough Heeheehee
I just get a bit bored and go off on an idea then I have to frog it 😂
But it’s fun and I’m ok with never finishing it 😂
I’ve been looking into making an alternative for a bra too.
What do you think of short stays?
I am still learning to sew and so I’m not really sure what would be best.
Do you have a video on them?
@@MaireColclough I can’t get the image of a sleeve in the middle of the chest out of my head now 😂
@@HandyHelons No video on Short Stays yet....but eventually, probably 🙂
@@MaireColclough ooohhhhh yes please :)
Oh my gosh. Your sense of humor is great. I kept giggling throughout. I love how you mention how it can take multiple tries and that reading and understanding patterns can be really challenging.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😃
Ok so things go right the first time (and I make things for many bodies and many people) because I make allowances and do fittings on things. To think anyone can just grab a pattern sew it up and it will fit perfectly is a little like believing in the tooth fairy. I don't consider making changes something that can be avoided. I measure carefully and make changes to the pattern before it is even cut. One of those changes is always to add extra seam allowance for flexibility. I imagine the body I am looking at wearing the garment to look for possible issues down the line. I measure carefully both the body and the pattern I am working from and draw what is really a new custom pattern for each one. For something like a corset if the fabric I am using is net or sheer (which bridal gowns often are now) I make a mock up out of a fabric with similar stretch and fit that knowing that I will cut it up and use it to create my pattern. To me that IS things working out the first time!
And that's the voice of experience that I lack. I grew up watching my mother sew, and these steps are/were natural to her. I'm still learning.
And I've always found that part of the process a little arcane.
So I guess I'm learning all the magic...just slowly and with all my flubs out in public so folks know improvement can happen 😁
@@MaireColclough and so it will. The greatest teaching I ever had was taking garments apart to alter them. It taught me how similar every garment is and how they are all basically put together the same way. Admittedly my training in art taught me to see the human body and really SEE It- understanding proportion and such. I also had a great teacher in a lady I worked for. Now I really would love to pass along some of what I know. Still only so much can be taught any other way than by doing. I will give you one huge tip- when you are putting together seams where one side is actually having to be eased in to another (this happens a LOT in corset type construction as well as in just putting in sleeves) put the larger side against the feed dogs. They ease it for you and easing stitching is often not even needed. Don't be afraid to sew the shape in to garments- if you are cupping the fabric as you sew it around a bend where the body bends you will get a much sweeter fit in the end.
@@sueiverson258 That is really helpful! Thank you so much for the tip, Sue...I'll have to write that one down :D
I love your process, testing, and how you speak. 💕👏🏽 also your hair here is so cute! 💕
Thank you so much!
It was always obvious to me that you have an hourglass figure. As someone with no indent to a waist, no matter how stick thin or overweight I am, I suffer from Waist Envy. The distance between my hip bone and ribs is the thickness (top to bottom) of my finger. Maybe a centimeter? I can tightlace 0 millimeters. You look gorgeous but I’m really here for the biting wit. I’m all here for the biting wit!
Trust me, I have envies of my own. Braces. I wish my parents could have afforded braces when I was a kid... :)
I'll keep exercising the wit ;)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that uses cat food cans for pattern weights! I thought I was crazy for doing it. Unfortunately, it brings my two furbabies every time they hear the cans moving :-D
Also, as a woman who is morbidly obese with a long torso that is barrel shaped until I wear a corset, I completely understand and empathize!
Much love from Oklahoma!
Edit to add: as soon as I got done writing, I subbed, just after you were talking about the holey jeans!
Poor, confused furbabies! Truth is, cat food cans are *excellent* pattern weights...and the cat likes them too ;)
You look amazeballs in that 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much! 💕
I love how it came out. This gives me inspiration to finish up my stays. I know I should have finished them a long time ago but as life happens i had a mild flare up in my neck after I sewed the bias tape binding on the wrong direction and had to pick it out. That led to a long pout that led me to Marikia's linen supplier who just happened to ship to the US. $200 later and I am the proud owner of 20 meters of fabric. Once my neck was feeling better again I couldn't wait to start some summer dresses. I quickly whipped out my simplicity regency pattern by American Dutchess. I followed those ill written instructions to the best of my ability only for it to not fit in the bodice. Since Simplicity likes to make everything for the petite figure and nothing bigger than a pair of misquote bites it is now sitting in pieces on my sewing table. Then there is the fact that it looks like I was making a maternity dress. I know serves me right for not making a mock up first. But I figured its simplicity and supposed to be idiot proof. This idiot remembered the last time she made anything from Simplicity was before she had kids and grew in a chest. So I printed out my pattern from Black snail and did a mock up on the bodice and added some compensation to the length and bust. I'm currently looking at the ripped apart pieces and trying to figure out how to best use them to make a new dress so I can get it off my sewing table. Its taking up a lot of room that I don't have. I just want one regency dress for History bounding in the Arizona summer. Then I can move onto something less complicated. I'm thinking cottage core for this summer. I don't care if I'm not going anywhere this summer, I still want to look cute.
Definitely finish those stays. Also remember that piecing is period, and you can definitely re-use that material.
And someone at Simplicity needs to institute a major "disruption" that actually benefits the sizes of modern sewists. I keep hearing more and more reasons to stick with indie pattern makers!
Here's to your cottagecore summer! 💕
@Kath Moller That sounds awesome! Yeah, the big 4 have become a disappointment. Pity.
I literally laughed out loud (in public!) at the sexy grommet music! You look fabulous in this corset! The fit looks great and I'm more inspired than ever, I want one! As a super chonkabelle lady at 4'11" with borderline lombardosis I've put off making a corset for myself because I'm intimidated by how complex it seems. However! Your video has for sure it feel more accessible!
I didn't have enough flowers and sunlight to make the grommets romantically aesthetic...so I chose another path entirely. I'm glad you appreciated it! 😁
Corsets are definitely an achievable sewing goal...Redthreaded's directions are quite good once you get past any self doubt. That's the hardest part, I know. But you can do this! 💕
Still not sure making one of these won't make me cry.
Tears of joy, I hope. Just...don't stick yourself with the pins like I did and I'm sure you'll be fine 😉
Oh that looks beautiful!! You give me hope that I too will be able to fit a corset and make one for my daughter. Ok reality I will make one for her and think about making one for me for years. She is very good at pushing me way out of my comfort zone!! It’s amazing what you can figure out with a kid crying that there clothes are broken!!! Especially when they have complete faith that you can fix it!!!
You can *definitely* do this, Robin! The Redthreaded instructions really are very good. I'm just a stubborn jackass 😁
@@MaireColclough thanks I will try keeping to the instructions!! I too follow my own path usually after saying well that’s stupid why would I do that! So I will try this pattern paying close attention to seam allowance and instructions!! I found some cotton duc fabric at a thrift shop that will be good for mock ups. Knew that there was a very good reason to buy that roll of fabric! Or maybe my dead jeans pile... that might look nice with the different colours and wear.
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 if the jeans have stretch denim, use the duck. Thicker, longer cable ties will be fine for most of the boning...you'd probably want to order a long roll of spiral steel and some tips from Farthingales to go over the bust (Not TOO expensive). You can buy a roll of boning channel tape or make your own with more of the duck.
Corsets are great in that if you need an extra inch, you can go back and cheese a couple of seams. It's all how you distribute it on the many different panels 😃
@@MaireColclough thanks that all sounds doable!! I have saved this for reference but it will have to wait till we can travel again! She is about 7 hours north of here. For this I will need her body. I hate fitting enough without adding mail, videos, pictures and weird explanations!!
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 lol, totally understand 😁
Great video!
Thanks! 😃
First time watching your channel-I never thought of using canned goods for pattern weights. I always have lots of canned tuna, soup, etc.
Welcome to my little slice of the internet! Anything that can hold down a pattern makes a good pattern weight. Cat food is a good size. The cat, however, is NOT a good size, and will move around if you try to use it as a weight (unless it is a particularly inert cat, at which point, I suggest checking for a pulse or a reaction to catnip) 😉
Yes yes yes! I’m so happy it worked out for you. Can’t wait to see the flossing!
Thank you! Flossing is definitely on the menu! 😃
Third time’s the charm? lol But it came out awesome!
What’s funny to me about that clip of the pink corset is that I have a ready-made RedThreaded corset and when I lace it to a 2” reduction, I can still do that. XD (I probably could lace down more, but it’s right on the edge of uncomfortably tight at just the waist at that point... I carry a lot of weight in my front gut and it does NOT like to be pushed in lol)
I do like to lace a bit tighter, but the problem with the pink corset was...that was as tight as it would go. No gap at the back. I kept that in mind this time around 😁
I always save your videos for last as you are my favorite. 😉
Awww, thanks Suzanne! That makes my day 😃
Slow mo grommet action😍
I tried to get as many sparkles off those grommets as I could 😉
This is so inspiring for me! I am also a woman that “suffers” from an excess of squishy ness, and while I would love to make my own corset someday, so far I’ve just had too many excuses/reasons not too.
I absolutely love 😻 how honest you’ve been about how a woman of size experiences the corset making process. It is so much less predictable for someone who is *very* squishy to know what size she will need without making a 2-12,000 mock-ups first. Hopefully not literally 12,000 mock-ups, as the fabric cost would be horrific. I don’t know what size I would need until I try it out. How much would my belly fat squish? Probably a lot. How much should I account for that? It’s such a guessing game. My boobs are very squishy also, not that want to squish them.
And then there are the not-squishy body parts. Everyone has something that just won’t squish. For me, I just don’t have nearly as much fat deposited on my hips as I do in other places. My hips are definitely not as squishy. Mostly not squishy. Borderline on bony, even as an obese plus-size woman. I guess my body fat just went other places?
The first two corsets really helped in the making of this one, plus previous experience making underbust corsets. So I know what's achievable, it's just getting the seams right. The measurements on the pattern are just the beginning...making at least one trial corset is a good plan, and I definitely recommend using cable ties for the mockup so you can order proper boning for the final version if needed. If you need more flex, spiral steel. 😁
@@MaireColclough I should probably go watch the video you did on the truly Victorian pattern as well. I like the idea of a multi-sized pattern, especially since my proportions aren’t nearly as predictable as I might want for something as fitted as a corset. Big boobs and a big belly, but my ribs are way smaller. Hips are only slightly bigger than my waist. 54” bust with an under bust of about 40-42. 45-48 inch waist depending on all of the usual variables.
@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 The nice thing about multisize patterns is that you can customize for the hip of one size and busy of another...just use a pencil to draw in the lines to join! You can definitely do this 😁
I have issues with this as well. On the advice of “buy only 2” smaller for your first corset”, I did. It was way too big, closes all the way, and while it’s still useful for back brace purposes, doesn’t give me the shape I wanted. I went with only 2” because I am a wheelchair user, and I was told to go a little bigger than I thought I’d need, because sitting means it needs to be a little bigger (hence the 2 instead of 4 inch reduction)
But honestly, I could have very comfortably gone for an 8 inch reduction, even with sitting all the time. I have a small rib cage, and a long torso in addition to being naturally very squishy. Even my feet squish down massively (which was a huge problem back when I was still dancing en pointe, made finding the right pointe shoes so difficult). I even have the same squish down problem with my fingers- so a thimble that fits to begin with, is way too big within 20 minutes of starting to sew. Means I need a couple of different sized thimbles, and I switch them out as my finger squishes down over the course of sewing.
And now I’ve learned my lesson- especially given that I live in Australia, and shipping back something too big just isn’t worth the cost. So I make it myself, and make many mock-ups.
It makes it so much harder when you can’t just go off what your measurements are.
Hi, rip needles, gold flossing would be stunning as the accent colour on your new stays,glad your new stays fit so nicely. I really enjoy your rants/opinions.💖
Thank you, Lesley! You're not far off on your colour choice...it's close to my own ideas. 😃
I have found the channel I didn't know I needed. I have some chonk and scored a pattern from Joann's for their $2 pattern sale. You can tell it's made for a person with no chonk lmao. I have to grade up the pattern to get it to fit but I'm excited! Thank you for your witty humor. Subbed!
Thank you for watching! Good luck with the pattern grading! 😃
Gorgeous project, hilarious video. You only serve up the best :)
Thank you so much! 😁
The music for the grommet section was awesome, lol! Loved it. Thanks for the extra laugh. :)
😁😉😇
You did it!!!!! And it looks wonderful!! :DDD
(Also, I laughed aloud when I saw all those grommets raining down. An absolutely perfect intro to the montage. XD)
The rain of grommets was really fun to shoot. 😁
Oh! It's lovely! I just a few minutes back left a comment complimenting your red corset - only to learn here it wasn't quite the thing - but I will stand by my compliment and say that your corset looked like a corset and you finished it and you were able to wear it! But this corset looks just lovely - especially with the beautiful floofy white shirt .
If you twinned that combo with a blue circle skirt i would call that an ariel disneybound.
I'm still taking a run up at a 1890s corset....finding a pattern with my bust to waist ratio is virtually impossible. So I'm going to have to make adjustments...this will not end well.😱
Welp, mockups are our friend. I think the main thing is to determine where the waist is on the pattern and the side seams, and play around with adjusting them. 🧐
Hooray accidental Ariel Cosplay! 😁
Look at you😁 That corset looks awesome on you🤩
I’ve had the same experience with Redthreaded being too big. Made two mock-ups just to make sure I was measuring accurately and I was. They aren’t multi size so didn’t want to buy another smaller pattern from them and be frustrated once again. The TVE03 had another size to try so I did and am pleased. One day I’ll dare a Symington🥰
One day I'll dare a Symington, too. But the Redthreaded is a good place to start. So far, I'm loving this little black corset 😁
@@MaireColclough
It gives you va-va-voom figure 👗
@@karinbaird2499 it does indeed! 😃
This corset journey was well worth taking, and you were far more honest here than many of us are when it comes to their bad sewing habits! Very much looking forward to seeing what your flossing design choices are on this.
Oh, I fully admit to being a poor sewist. It's all part of the journey and adventure around here. Lots of room for improvement! 😁
This turned out well. You look terrific!
Thank you! 😃
Brilliant❣ i subbed 😁
I know this is older, but I'm really happy for you that you got a grommet press! It looks pretty good. I have similar issues to you... finally took my measurements and was shocked to see that I was still an hourglass... Wasn't expecting that one. Sadly I'm not as squshy, but i think a properly fitted corset could make what i have naturally look bananas without much compression. If your squishy, an hourglass, no issues with some compression.... you could get crazy curves in a corset. Yay! Finding the right fit and the right style is tricky though. For me at least.
The lacing gap is a bit off, it's too wide at your hip and some bowing at the bust. You should look into a corset pattern with gores or gussets. Or a ton of shaping. Clockwork fearie does custom patterns and one person showed the entire process including fitting.... i learned so much. Especially because she was plus size! Not a skinny mini. I think learning about the shaping of a corset has helped me figure out what things didn't work. But that shaping and fitting advice has helped so much even beyond corsetry. over. I want to make my own corset that is exactly what my medical mystery body needs. But I'm going to start small and maybe try some regency stays..... with some experiments to adjust for what i know are problem areas. Hope it goes well. Especially because i really need s bra lol. Just can't bring myself to buy one. But I'm going to use what i learned and mash it all up. Fingers crossed 🤞 But, you should definitely take a look at Clockwork fearie. Maybe she could help with the fit and patterning issues. She also posts a how to video where she sews the pattern... genius. No miscommunication lol. Then you get a consultation to see what the issues are and she sends you a totally new custom pattern. That sounds SO helpful. And embrace the black... could look very cool. Apparently fashion corsetry is in these days.
Had the grommet press for ages. I'm just glad to get some use from it! I bought it in the early 2000s for, wait for it, making fashion corsets for myself 😉
I'm more used to patterning my own underbusts - with the result of wild curves - so any sort of commercial pattern is going to fit me weird. Until I learn to pattern overbust...this isn't bad (It doesn't fit anymore, anyhow, due to shrinking out of the size).
I've picked up at least one CF pattern - we'll see how it does! Not in the market for custom work at the moment though. Maybe down the line 😃
I am so happy I found your channel a few months ago. I enjoy watching you and your "attitude", if that is even the right word, just makes me smile so much! :) You're Canadian right? Because so am I!
I am very much Canadian. Possibly to a fault. I'm happy you found me! 😁
Yay! It looks fantastic!
Yay, thank you! 😄
@@MaireColclough thank you!
Oooh it turned out beautiful!
I'm really happy with how it turned out...though I could have broken a few less needles...that kinda sucked 😆
love it! i'm so glad this one turned out better for you than the previous two. I also watched your rant video. I 100% resonate with your struggles about food and pandemic weight flux etc. my husband and i are both quite sedintary normally and the weight just magically appeared. now opening my summer wardrobe is like fashion roulette... will it fit? we don't know.
Most of my summer clothes are knits (t-shirt material), so I'm pretty confident in fit...but I'm hoping to make some cooler summer wear with less poly/nylon...then we'll see how it holds up to winter storage! Fingers crossed for you! 🤞
@@MaireColclough yes, i've been looking into materials with better breathablility. stretchy fabrics make me feel better but i think something like linen would help me be more comfortable temperature wise.
Lovely!
Thank you! 😃
I have never been one of those unicorns
It's ok. Neither have I 😁
Looks amazing :) can't wait for more.
I found an obscene amount of cotton eyelet fabric in Mum's stash that just SCREAMS ruffles....so that may be on the menu 😇
You mentioned an article about the dearth of patterns in bigger sizes, so you have a link for it? I've felt really defeated lately by the sizing of straight size patterns, and when I realized they only go up the measurements of about a 14-16 in ready-to-wear
Yes. I believe what I was referring to was The Fatness Spectrum, which was featured in an Instagram story by fat.bobbin.girl. Unfortunately, I'm unable to find the article itself, but if you check out my Instagram profile, you should be able to find it in the saved stories under "Size Matters".
From there, I'd check out fat.bobbin.girl's Insta. She's very body positive and has all sorts of wonderful resources for those of us who are sized out of commercial patterns. 💕
@@MaireColclough Thank you, I'll take a look
This looks sooooo good!!
Thank you! I love the way it looks 😁
I may have missed this in a previous comment (I tried to read through). I've liked the idea of a Symingten(?) but couldn't figure out how to grade it up. Could you link to the percentage grading process?
I honestly don't remember where I found it...but if you check the CoCoVid play lists from 2020, I believe someone made a video on how to do it 🙂
The Japanese have a Goddess (I'm pretty sure they're a her) of broken needles. She has a saint day where you ask for better sewing skills.
Found the info on a "secret history of the sewing machine' (I'm pretty sure).
I keep my bents and brokens in an old prescription bottle.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
I just got to the grommets. You music selection is +_golden_+
You're planning on wearing your corset exactly the way I want/need to with the RT half stays... with everything.
That corset is stunning. Well. Done. Madam.
If that is the case, that Goddess must be very popular. I usually just mutter too myself and hope I don't amuse Arachne too terribly much 😉
This is very funny thanks!
Whew... That grommet spill... Fans self
(Silently passes you a cold beverage) 😉
Grommet press porn...now i need one! That corset is AAA-bsolutely fabulous.
I don't know if my particular model of press is still available, but I'm sure there are others on the market...it really makes grommets faster and easier to install 😃
This turned out really nicem...
question... rather than buying new fabric, is it possible to use thifted denim jeans and cut the panels from the legs?
I want to have a crack at making a corset for myself but don't want to spend a fortune on new fabric if it's not gonna be successful...
As long as it's not stretch denim, you should be fine. 👍😃
Inspiration!!
Thank you! 😊
very lovely : )!!!
Thank you so much! 😃
What pattern did you end up using then? The redthreadded? It looks awesome on you anyways! 😁 I couldn't dare make corsets they scare me too much lol!! appreciate your candidness over size, as someone who struggles with their food-body relationship and health issues I hope you can find the happy medium where your happier, healthier and more comfortable when and/or if it's right for you to do so.
I went with the Redthreaded, yep. The fit is good and should last a while. Food issues are an ongoing struggle and probably will be the rest of my life. Ah well...
As for you making your own corset? Don't sell yourself short! They aren't that difficult and you can learn a lot from the experience 😁
@@MaireColclough okay! worth knowing, i was -thinking- of buying a print of one of the symington ones, but that would probably be a easier place to start. genuinly terrified of cosetry, even tho ill happily bone a bodice i think its all the 'stuff' you need that puts me off, would be so expensive to keep messing up >.<
and yeah i hear you there. food is like a drug for me, sept i can live without drugs. we need food to live :/ its bs. hugs and thankyou! love your channel cant wait to see whats next!
@@persephoneolympia3078 Depending on your measurements, I'd go with either a Redthreaded (lots of instruction) or Aranea Black (instructions plus extensive Web site and video presence) pattern. Use inexpensive non-stretch denim and the wider/long cable ties for your mockups and use the measurements from those to order in boning if needed (like spiral steel for over the bust). You can do this, and relatively inexpensively 😃
@@MaireColclough aaaaa okay ive been persuaded. i think >.< could i use calico? will go seek out a pattern on payday >.
@@persephoneolympia3078 Aranea Black has a bunch of free patterns on her website, if you want to take a boo 😉
(Yes. I am an enabler. Shhh)
Would you mind revealing what piece is on your piano? Am I warm if I guess a romantic composer - maybe a Chopin nocturne, Liszt or Debussy? No worries was def paying attention to your witty vid, just got a tad distracted...
Not quite..Beethoven. Sonata No.20 in G Major, Op.49 No.2 😄
@@MaireColclough Thanks for replying! LOL meh I was close I guess, at least it's a piano piece. And kinda romantic era... although Beethoven and Chopin seem worlds away to me. Would be cool (but mayyybe too niche?) to if you created outfits of what concertgoers would wear during different music periods. Like what would someone wear to a Mozart opera vs to an intimate salon with the early, quiet pianoforte. If you wanted to experiment with tie-dye, you could even conclude the series with a Grateful Dead concert look :D
When I get to the point where I have the wardrobe to support it, I'd enjoy a series like that 😁
(And the piano book is from the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music, circa 1993...Grade 8. I did study a Chopin Nocturne that year and have a huge book of them around here somewhere) 😉
Oh this made me laugh - ironically - as I had the same problem. The problem is this. I too have stared at a symington pattern for a few months trying to work out how to do it. With a 46" waist and a 52" bust.....but very broad across the back...Hmmm...andthe corset was only 4 PIECES. DOUBLE Hmmmm - what to do. Ive realised what he difference between them and us, is they are trying to GAIN SHAPE and gain bust size while reducing waist size. We want less ALL ROUND. On the plunging corset, i am going to probably have to create a second side front piece and second side back, in order to get shape. Kathy Hat says they have bust improvers esp in the Edwardiuan ones, and so that explains why the plunging corset is diproportionate st the bust than the waist. Im terrified of trying this pattern, but youre making me brave! Great listening to you!
Don't be afraid to take in areas of your corset or pad them out as well...it's all ratios. You can definitely do this 😃
@@MaireColclough Yes - Ive started to do that to skirts - mid 20th C ones, put a big shoulder pad on one side, for the hip as Im assymettrical. I have a nice curve one said and flat the other - so it gives shape and also balances the hemline most importantly. I had a breast reduction as FF bust just didnt look good when i lost weight, - it all just looked silly and disproportionate, SO now i have to OPPOSITE prob now that ive gained it on my torso again, with just a D bust. I DONT have an hourglass figure - so im realising creating it will make me feel better wearing all my gowns again. Thx for that...sometimes you just need someone who knows how you actually feel to say whats ok....:-)
@@roxannlegg750 Congrats on that initial weight loss, and I hope you find a size where you're comfy. In the meantime....yes. Definitely use those Joan Collins castoffs to pad whatever you need to. You deserve to feel good about your appearance! Welcome to the channel, make yourself at home 💕
Yeah, you did it and you added some grommit press por* (hmm better not write this out Fanny, who knows what youtube thinks/does)
lol! Yeah....I saw two pathways in front of me...and I took the one leading RIGHT to the neon lights. Which either means I'm part squirrel, or (more likely with my yarn consumption) moth. 😂
Nice You are a hoot. I enjoyed your video.
Thank you! 😃
I get Ariel (little mermaid) vibes from this
That's a new comparison for me...thank you!
You have a Pfaff! I hava a Pfaff, too! Do you love it as much as I love mine?
Yes I do!
I bought the grommet press. Just saying . . .
Oh goodness 😁
Looks wonderful! I envy your hourglass figure. I'm an apple. Tiny bust, big belly.
I'm very lucky...but the hourglass is under the fat these days. I'm actually a bit more pear-shaped without the corset right now. Just think of it as an opportunity to pad out the areas that need a little extra va va voom 😃
didja feel like Goldilocks?!?!
So...two years later...did you ever publish a video of your flossing work or the finished product?
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Congratulations?
Lol, thanks! That's the first time sometime has rushed to comment first, so you've unlocked a new achievement for me 😉
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@@MaireColclough I know it's not your fault, being a larger then average couple, I love that I can find great people like yourself to assist with our costuming
@@lawrencereeves5798 I just like to show that if a sewing noob like me can fumble their way through it, pretty much anyone else can. Costuming is for everyone 😃