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bridges on the body skip to main skip to sidebar july 17 2014 interior view of 1914 eyelet corset last week i posted pictures of a beautiful 1914 corset i mentioned that the orange pattern on the fabric was made by basting ribbon to the cotton eyelet here is an image of the interior of the corset the silk ribbon is very lightweight and doesn t provide any structure to the corset it was simply basted in place following the lines of the eyelet if you look closely you can see it s shattering in places you can also see a dart used to shape the corset the bone casings are secured at the waist and at the top and bottom of each casing at the bottom of the image you can see how the casing sits flush at the waist but otherwise floats separately from the fabric there is a 1906 patent for a corset made with thin material finished with swiss embroidery i ve always wondered if it was possible to make a corset with such lightweight fabric and this corset shows that it is corsets made with such delicate materials won t hold up to the rigors of daily wear but sometimes it s nice just to have pretty underthings not sturdy underthings posted by jo at 6 14 am 138 comments labels construction side projects july 10 2014 a teens corset from a single pattern piece i prepared this lovely corset for the upcoming kent state university museum exhibit the great war women and fashion in a world at war kent state university museum ksum 1983 3 52 salmon colored ribbon was basted behind cream colored cotton eyelet to create a striking textile a double wide strip of the same colored ribbon was basted behind the lace at the top edge kent state university museum ksum 1983 3 52 here is a close up of the fabric and the petticoat hook kent state university museum ksum 1983 3 52 this corset is from 1914 and it epitomizes the long lines of the fashionable silhouette at that time the center front is 20 inches long that s long the skirt reaches to mid thigh the fabric was shaped with darts rather than cut into separate pieces the darts have simply been pressed to the side all the way around the body of the corset kent state university museum ksum 1983 3 52 the center back is 22 inches long so long that darts were needed below the hip line for shaping kent state university museum ksum 1983 3 52 the waist measurement of this corset is 25 inches it s mounted with 2 inch lacing gap so the waist of it displayed on the form is 27 inches there is a wonderful write up about the exhibit at worn through it opens july 24 2014 if you are in northeast ohio be sure to stop by it was so fun dressing and photographing this corset the pattern created by the contrasting salmon ribbon and cream eyelet looks so weiner werstätte to me and i ve already mentioned my appreciation of that aesthetic also i d never seen a corset made from a single pattern piece gorgeous right posted by jo at 10 51 am 15 comments labels background side projects june 24 2014 an excuse to wear stays there aren t many places where one can wear a taffeta petticoat over panniers stays covered in pearls and a glittered ship perched on a pompadour and feel underdressed but the coney island mermaid parade is one of them i did not bring a camera with me big mistake but a talented parade goer shared this beautiful portrait with me and i found the picture below on gothamist this ensemble felt extravagant when i was getting ready but was nothing compared to the fabulous costumes on display once i arrived at the staging area look at these photos at the village voice to see some fine costuming my favorite thing about this costume is that i knocked it out without a pattern i wasn t worried about perfection there was none of the regular pattering fitting re patterning that i normally do i didn t even use a ruler fabric was just draped on a dress form then sewn together the panniers were made first then the petticoat was draped over them and the stays were done last they are reed sandwiched between two layers of linen and a outer layer of cheap taffeta they re just three pieces a front cut on a fold and two sides that wrap around to the back they work i felt secure in them and i can easily rip the taffeta off if i need stays for another costume which i m sure i will dressing up in 18th century garments is so fun i should acknowledge the long absence i could make excuses but we re all busy right i just couldn t seem to find the time to pattern sew and document but the corsets and crinoline corsets aren t going to sew themselves so i have to find a way to make the time thank you for your continued interest posted by jo at 5 07 pm 10 comments labels side projects july 2 2013 taking the 1911 for a spin i recently wore the 1911 corset at the coney island mermaid parade i did not dress like a mermaid though maybe next year my outfit was so normal that someone pointed at me while i was standing amidst fellow fellow parade goers riding the train to coney island and said you could wear that to work and except for the sailor hat they were right photo by carlo allegri reuters just before this picture was snapped i thought about how i hand t had time to apply red nail polish so i turned my palms out and ended up with weird flipper hands brother i was surprised that such a long line corset was so wearable i was concerned the long bones at the center back would get on my nerves but they didn t the best thing about this corset is that it doesn t scream corset since there is no exaggerated shape it doesn t call attention to itself it just smoothes it was 80 degrees sunny and humid but i didn t feel hot and uncomfortable in the corset though i do think the summer corset is cooler to wear in warm weather it s been awhile since i ve put a corset on and i forgot how when you take one off you still keep standing straight i really need to do something about my slouching a quick word about the parade if you have the opportunity to see it go it is such a fun way to spend a day so many crazy costumes and there is a pleasant non judgemental vibe no one is going to tell you dupioni wasn t historically accurate or look down their nose if your trim is glued on instead of hand stitched everyone s costumes are appreciated even if it s just a sailor hat and striped shirt posted by jo at 5 36 am 15 comments labels 1911 side projects february 22 2013 channeling my inner norah waugh can any of you guess what this is i m sure it won t take many guesses it s part of a project i m working on at the kent state university museum i ll give you more details soon posted by jo at 8 11 am 14 comments labels side projects older posts home subscribe to posts atom about bridges on the body i m sewing my way through every corset pattern in norah waugh s book corsets and crinolines when i complete this challenge i hope to be able to say yeah i can sew and yeah i know a bit about corsets here s how the project began and here are the ground rules if you d like to learn more about me please visit my 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