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Tag: Pair of bodies

— 16th Century, Costumes, Pair of bodies —

A Pair of Bodies: Finished

March 2, 2011
16th Century Pair of Bodies or Corset

Another project off my list. I worked on this off and on for several months. A majority of the construction was done over the course of a week. The actual finishing like the eyelets and binding and the busk took far longer then sewing the boning channels. Two layers of cotton duck with the outer… Read More A Pair of Bodies: Finished

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A Pair of Bodies: Progress

May 23, 2010

See, I told you I have been working on them. Photographic evidence. Which hopefully will never end up being used in any court of law. That would be really weird if it was. Seriously.

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A Pair of Bodies: Construction Part 2 – Sewing the Boning Channels.

May 14, 2010

I’ve been working on the corset I promise. Scout’s Honor. It is taking me longer then usual because, in a fit of “well it isn’t that much work” I decided to sew the corset, boning channels and eyelets and so forth all by hand with silk thread. This is not so much an exercise in… Read More A Pair of Bodies: Construction Part 2 – Sewing the Boning Channels.

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Pair of Bodies: Construction Part 1

April 27, 2010

After laying out the fabric I traced my pattern on to the drill and sateen then cut it out. I left all the seam allowances in place (Which I will cut down later then I bind it.) save for the back, which I extended by an inch as I plan to fold that over as… Read More Pair of Bodies: Construction Part 1

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A Pair of Bodies

April 25, 2010

After looking through my closet, under the bed and other places that my costume end up hiding I realized I never got around to making a late Elizabethan corset or pair of bodies. A tragedy that must be remedied. The Tudor Tailor book has three or four patterns for late Elizabethan corsets, but as with… Read More A Pair of Bodies

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