Come closer, this lady wants to speak with you…

DARK NATURE narrative concert 22-24 August Canal Cafe Theatre

Tickets 🎫
https://canalcafetheatre.com/our-shows/dark-nature/

DARK NATURE live album 🎧 drops 22nd August - subscribe for updates on Linktree 🔗

#darknatureaesthetics #baroquestyle #paleskin #dustyrose #newmusic #corsetry #baroquehair #rococostyle #bespokejewelry #costume #theatre

Test fit: success! The side seams are basted at the moment so I could test the fit before whipping in a bunch of stitches I might have needed to rip back out. But it looks like I'm good to go 👍.

#Corsetry #18thCenturyFashion #18thCentury

Certain events of the last two days have left me feeling particularly stabby, so it's a good thing I have thick seams to whip. Two down, four to go.

#Corsetry #18thCenturyStays #18thCenturyFashion

Had to run errands for half the afternoon, but the boning channels are done and the bones are in and tipped: I used a rotary tool tool smooth off the edges where I cut the pieces.

The raw ends aren't exactly razors, but they're sharp enough that over time they'll wear through the fabric and damage the stays.

#Corsetry #18thCentury #18thCenturyStays #18thcenturyfashion

Today's progress was way less than I would have liked.

I had to redo the same seam five times today (twice by hand) because I kept messing it up in different ways. Hours of wasted effort. Very frustrating.

But I got the front and back boning channels in. Tomorrow, the remaining boning channels, eyelets, and stitching the whole mess together.

#Sewing #Corsetry #18thCentury

Tracing is done, and that's a wrap for today. It doesn't feel like a lot of progress, but that's because these are the extremely fiddly annoying steps that take forever (I hate cutting and tracing).

Tomorrow I'll flat-line the shirt linen to the canvas, and then I can start construction.

#18thcenturyFashion #18thCenturyStays #Corsetry

Gooood morning. I have linen canvas, artificial whalebone, and the day off. Time to make some stays.

#Sewing #Corsetry #18thCentury #LivingHistory

#18thCenturyStays fit test in canvas! No boning; just checking the size. Upholstery canvas courtesy @maco. Since it's just a mockup I used some grommets I had lying around - the final will be bound eyelets. I'm really looking forward to giving it my 🙂 🕶️ 😎 awl.

Pattern is Red Threaded's new 1750s stays pattern, with added front lacing.

#18thCenturyFashion #LivingHistory #CorsetMaking #Corsetry

Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Netflix, BBC Deny That They're Banning Corsets, But They Could at Least Use Ones That Fit https://jezebel.com/netflix-bbc-deny-that-theyre-banning-corsets-but-they-1850151560 #Jezebel #prudencefeatherington #19thcenturyfashion #bodymodification #victorianfashion #meetmeinstlouis #hourglasscorset #fetishclothing #alannamcknight #mariekreutzer #simoneashley #undergarment #vickykrieps #tightlacing #judygarland #elizabeth #elisabeth #clothing #corsetry

I wouldn't normally this *extra* with a corset mockup. (I'm certainly not in the habit of using silk for mockups.) But this is my first time doing cording, so I'm using the "mockup" as basically a separate finished piece to let me get used to the technique. #sewing #corsetry

When you’ve got a kink event to go to but it’s 1°c out #corsetry

So no one was going to tell me that rambling on about the common misconceptions of #historical #corsetry isn’t a successful way to seduce a lady?

This is the first corset I ever made, as well as a first attempt at a chemise. Both were made with Laughing Moon patterns. I really love the look the green jaquard gives it, maybe I'll eventually add some flossing to really make it pop.

#corset #corsetmaking #corsetry #historicalcostuming #historicalfashion #sewing #handmade #victorianfashion

A Birthday Gift for a friend ~ pattern by leelemon pattern #Loki #marvel inspired #sewing #corset #corsetry #leather #lokiseries

I guess I should probably do an #introduction!

I'm Seelix. I'm a #science #scicomm informal educator who does panels on #cosplay, #science, #popculture and the intersection of all three at conventions.

My background is forensic #anthropology and #museums education. I sew #cosplay and #corsetry and love nerding out about both modern and historic #textiles technology. Current main fandoms: #startrek #ffxiv #books #starwars #twst and #lotr May shout a lot about Moby Dick if you get me started.