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Tag: Fitting

— Sewing, Stays/Corsets, Tutorials —

How to Make a Velcro Corset Busk for Fittings and Mock-ups

August 26, 2016
Finished velcro busk

Trying to fit a corset mock-up on your own body, by yourself, calls for patience and flexibility. I wanted something I could sew on quickly so I could check the general fit of a corset, without having to worry about busk length, zippers, or safety pins. The Velcro Corset Busk Supplies 2 lengths of flat steel… Read More How to Make a Velcro Corset Busk for Fittings and Mock-ups

— 16th Century, Costumes, Fitted English Gown, Patterns —

Fitting Points on the Tudor Tailor’s English Fitted Gown

June 13, 2014

I’ve made three English Fitted Gowns based on the Tudor Tailor’s pattern so far, and with each one I’ve tweaked how I’ve put them together. Issue one: Sleeve Dimples  

— 16th Century, Costumes —

Margaret Layton’s Jacket Fitted

August 29, 2012
Margaret Layton VA

Time for round two with the jacket mock-up!  

Current Projects

Embroidered Glove Cuffs
Embroidered Glove Cuffs
17th Century Stomacher Project
17th Century Stomacher Project
Black taffeta basted in place
Black Silk Taffeta Kirtle

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  • Extreme Costuming
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  • Festive Attyre
  • Garb for Guys
  • Mode Historique
  • Realm of Venus
  • Renaissance Tailor
  • Sarah A Bendall a blog about “deforme’d fashions from a Phd researcher
  • Sempstress
  • Sewing blog of Lady Madylyne Taylor of Bryn Gwla
  • Sweet Threads Dude!
  • The Elizabethan Costume Page
  • The Radclyffe
  • The Whipstitch Costumes
  • Untudored Garb
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