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February 21, 2012

I-It's A Post, Y'All!

Dears,

time to breathe some life back into this blog. My number one resolution for 2012 is to sew, sew, sew since last year was so very unproductive. Thus, I finally sat down to finish my first proper corset.


I started making this baby last summer but when it came to hammering in the eyelets it suddenly started to collect dust on my drawer... Yesterday I finally sat down to finish the poor baby and decided to stitch on a few beads on top of the lace appliques. Not entirely sure about the chain, I might just snip it off again. What do you guys think?



with the chain stuffed in
I made the pattern according to these instructions on Natron und Soda and it fits me quite nicely (even though I've lost a bit of weight since starting it - but I'm not one for extreme waist reduction anyways). Overall it's nice and heavy. The outer fabric and lining are made of some mysterious shiney cotton fabric with a very sturdy weave, the interlining is two layers of thick canvas. The deco consists of several lace appliques sewn onto each other and, of course, lots and lots of lace.

And finally... the back:



excuse
The eyelets are not quite even which bugs me a bit. Guess I'll have to do better next time. Talking of that... for the next I'll make (someday) I'd try adding seam allowances to the pattern. This might allow for the pieces to be sewn together more easily. We'll see. All in all it was a beneficial experience :3
Byebye folks, hope you enjoyed this post!

9 comments:

Unknown said...

Hübsch geworden! *_* In den nächsten Bildern, die ich davon sehe, steckst du bitte drin. XD
Ich mag die Kette, würde sie nur ein wenig kürzer machen, sodass sie nicht ganz so weit nach unten hängt.

Glittermuffin said...

@ Miss Blogger: aber die kommen dann nicht ins internet XD
Die Kette war witzigerweise zuerst kürzer, aber angezogen sah das dann irgendwie seltsam aus. Mein Sofakissen ist für das Korsett leider etwas zu schlank.

Goldkind said...

Wunderschön! <3

decembersong said...

Corset of awesomeness! Wherever did you get that gorgeous lace??? <3 The beads are a beautiful addition, however, I can see your problem with the chain. After looking at it for some minutes, I can't decide whether I like it or not o__o Maybe it depends on the rest of the clothes and jewellery you combine with it? Anyway, it's beautiful! <3

Glittermuffin said...

@ Goldkind: Merci :*

@ decembersong: Thankies :3 Most of the lace is from ebay.com, just search for black venise/venice lace or lace appliques. The lace I used to accentuate the boning has been sitting around in my lace box forever, I think it is from 1akurzwaren, though. I'll see about the chain - it's never too late to use a pair of scissors.

Janine said...

Wie geil... wuderwunderhübsch.
Das sieht soo Pro aus

Muss ich mich auch mal dran versuchen

Melonlord said...

Wow. Das ist ultra schön geworden! :3 *sabber* ^^ Ich würd es auch gerne mal an dir sehen. :D

butiksofie said...

Wow das sieht wunderschön aus!!!!GLG Anja

unknown said...

Ich habe mich verliebt. <3 Echt toll! Könntest du vielleicht eine Anleitung posten?

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