How is it possible that you showed 3 different mock up styles in less than 15 minutes. Wow, you queen! This was also quite easy to follow the various construction methods. Which is good because I feel a bit more up to the challenge of making my underbust corset now. Virtual hugs
Morgan, I was going to ask how long it actually took you to do three mockups? Someday soon I need to attempt a corset and I'm sure I'm going to have to make several mockups to get my shape right!
@@MorganDonner Chibihugs' comment seconded! This is THE video that tipped me over from "Might attempt this one day," into "This is actually do-able with the skills and materials I've already got"....and I've only recently begun to apply the sewing basics I learned decades ago. Thanks for what you do! 👗🍍
Making the real deal is next - do you have any particular construction method or specific technique you would like to see in more detail? Now is the time to let me know! ALSO: Foundations Revealed, a fabulous site for learning about all things corsetry and much more, will be opening for new membership soon - go here to be notified of when signups are available: cathyhay.lpages.co/part3-costube/
I’d love to know how you raised the “cups” on the corset. Maybe I didn’t understand right but it sounded like you adjusted your pattern for a bit more lift for the ladies.
Just getting books, patterns and materials together for my very first corset at the grand age of 60 working on the principle that age is just a number, you are never too old to try something new, and given the state of the world we are in it’s time to stop prevaricating and just jolly well get on with it.! Mine is going to be a late Edwardian corset with what looks like fairly straight seams so this is the perfect method for me, I’ll have to watch you a few times - just because I love watching seamstresses do their thing - and also to embed much needed information into my noodle. Thanks so much for this, I feel heartened and inspired to get on with it. Have to say I love that green canvass - very Robin Hood’s maid Marian of Sherwood Forest (wrong period -bad for the corset but totally right for you!) 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳(edited)
JAYNIE!!! i am 65 and gonna give it a go as well, i figure i am so old now that i can get away with anyone and sod what anyone thinks, would love to swap pics when we have finished them xxx
mo mccann hello mo, my stupid iPad has only just alerted me to your reply. I would love to swap pics too, and you are dead right, sod em all! We can do what we like - anything , lol. I’ve got side tracked by masks and an unexpected pregnancy - not mine lol! My corset is the first thing on my list. Good luck with yours, I hope all goes well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻☺️
I’ve always wanted to try making corsets but it’s always seemed so daunting. Watching you explain these methods makes it seem, if not simple, at least possible
Lucie, hello.........try making a very simple first corset type garment, i made my first one using front/side front, back/side back. Just four pattern pieces but it taught me so much, then i started adding and experimenting etc,. good luck.
I just wrap myself in plastic wrap and duct tape, draw the waist line and vertical seams. It worked for my version of 18th century stays, renaissance pair of bodies and my edwardian corsets.
I know you probably get lots of "helpful" advice, but when you say that you need to raise both the top edges, and the base of the bust, that tells me that you probably need to lengthen the waist. I'm very short-waisted, and this took me a long time to learn, but now waist-length is always the first thing I look for when fitting things to myself or others, and it's made a tremendous difference!
@@MorganDonner Please do give in. I generally have to add 3-4 inches of extra waist to anything I sew (because I have a freakishly long torso), and with all of those different panels that widen and narrow at different points, the thought of trying to do that is kinda terrifying.
I am supposed to be in bed but I can't go to bed when there's a new Morgan donner CORSET VIDEO. Only clothing I've made is a circle skirt but this is very aspirational for me.
I've literally put my "late Victorian" skirt (the one Bernadette Banner links in her video where she makes a Victorian walking skirt) project on hold until I'm at least halfway done with my corset because I really wanna try it on with the corset on as well :). I'd also attempted to make a circle skirt before but lost interest, mostly because I only had a wrong fabric available and didn't like the print on the fabric either. Edit: Victorian not Edwardian, I'm bad at telling different fashion period things apart, I'm just in for the wisdom of old tailoring masters and beautiful and informative videos lol.
Double welted is exactly what I needed for my light shaping corset with a weaker fashion fabric outer layer. It’s sort of blowing my mind but I think it will be perfect!!
I love the green fabric for the corset and the green screen effect made me laugh. I thought that a colourful corset might made a unique piece of clothing to layer with (similar to what you did in your livestream with costuming drama) and now I want to make one. Thank you for demistifying the process of making a corset!
This has given me the motivation I needed during this crazy time to finally make the same red corset from Patterns of Fashion 5 that you made. My uni work has ground to a halt and thanks to this I can't wait to get started. X
just came here after watching the third foundations revealed sleeve workshop. It makes my quarantine that much better to have so much amazing content, thank you!
I really need to learn how to sew (any day now (thinking end of the month) I'll give it a go) and eventually I want to make my own corset you and Bernadette Banner have inspired me, especially your comment on a older video about a good corset is more comfortable that a standard bra. Also love the "green screening" your corset!
I saw that video of the lady who made a corset specifically for support during horseback riding, and she said it solved all her pain issues that modern bras couldn’t handle. I’m beginning to think that modern society has regressed in terms of functional underwear. I’ve tried spanx (just for the waist fat smoothing control) and it was the most horrible, painful 15 minutes of my life (I ordered a size larger than their sizing recommendation). I’ve also tried a cheap $30 corset, and it was way more comfortable than the spanx, though it was so ill fitting to my proportions that I never wore again after testing it for 45 minutes.
I’m waiting on my materials to make my first corset, and I’ve been watching ALL the RUclips videos. This is my favorite- I’ve watched it start to finish about 20 times. Your directions are so clear and manner so soothing, you make corsetry seem accessible to beginners... EDIT: Just finished my first mock-up! You’re right, the second method was MUCH easier than sewing all those channels on, and faster too. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
same.. I dont feell comfortable going bra less, even tho Im flat chested but I cant find a bra that fits my broad chest. I find an actual corset is a way to go so I plan on making my own corset to be done with my struggle of finding a bra.
@Clara J i'm personally just starting to learn something with my grandma who is a seamstress , so i'm going to wait and try to learn a little bit more before trying to make a corset , but one day i will because i also have some back problems.
This video changed my life. Seriously. For years, YEARS, I always did my corsets using some variation of the third method, with three layers of fabric: outer, duck canvas/coutil/etc in the middle, then lining. I'd stitch the seam allowance down on the middle layer for the boning. So much work to do all that, especially with the many-seamed complicated corset patterns I loved making. My junior collection in fashion school I made FIVE corsets using the slowest methods. All this time I could have been using method 2 to create a quicker sturdy corset with topstitching like I always wanted to figure out how to make. I'm furious no one taught me that before. I'm so happy to learn this method I could cry.
Exactly when you were taking your mandated domestic animal attention break, my kitty had just jumped up onto my chair and I was giving her pets and scratches. Katherine is so cute in her outfit!
I've been sewing for 14 years and NEVER knew about the Double Weld (or even the single weld) method! I'm going right home and trying this for myself oh man!
I get SO WARM all the time, always, no matter the actual temperature, so I'm definitely going to try a single layer corset first. No idea when, since I can't go to a fabric store right now and I don't want to buy fabric sight unseen, but single layer is almost certainly the way for me. The fewer layers I have to wear, the better!!
Take care to choose a material that breathes; linen or cotton is best for this, as silk doesn’t breathe quite as well and finding wool that is both lightweight enough and strong enough for a corset is likely to be impossible. Of course, wearing a cotton or linen chemise underneath is also essential - no synthetic fibres allowed there either.
I made a single layer corset yesterday and I have a tank top underneath the corset and a t shirt over, so 3 layers. I have not yet graduated to a linen chemise. Always supposed to have a layer between skin and corset. I live in Brisbane and temp today is 30° with 60% humidity. I am reasonably comfortable, no hotter than if I wasn’t wearing the corset
Now I really want to sew my own dream wedding dress with an incorporated corset like these but then I remembered that I can‘t sew yet and am not even in a relationship. ...still
Well, if you start sewing now you will at least be less intimidated by a wedding dress whenever you do get married :P And never too old to learn. Buy some wool, make a simple skirt, learn from your mistakes and make another :P cheers from another beginner who's terrified of her fourth corset mockup xD
Morgan I absolutely LOVE your instructional video on 3 ways to make a corset!! You make a very daunting project look so easy! Having make several corsets myself, none of which I like/wear, I believe I can now attack the project once again and make a corset that I will actually wear!! Thank you SO much!!! You are a corset goddess!!!
You are singlehandedly the only person I've watched that has shown and explained how to make a corset in a way that my simple mind can actually understand. I don't sew, so a lot of the terminology evades me like the plague, but you've physically and verbally explained it all in a way I understood. Thank you so much.
I went back and rewatched the magical transforming corset bit so many times, you have no idea. Thank you so much for all the laughs Morgan! Oh, and the information was quite helpful too! Thank you!! Take care 😊💚
I love when mockups are pretty and neatly finished, and yours are gorgeous! It’s amazing how much it can affect your perception of how well the mockup works. Now I need to make all my mockups in green so they can be green screens for fabric options! 😄
At your mandated domestic animal attention break I sat up to give my chocolate foot warmer a nice pat. He did not seem to pleased to be woken from his nap.
I don't know if you will get this message since this video is a year old but, wow your a good teacher and I like your personality. You're sewing talent is great and you don't talk a lot of nonsense just to hear yourself talk like many others doing sewing videos! Best video of Corset making and I have watched several, your good. I'm going to watch your other videos when I can I believe I can learn from you and your talent. I have bought several corsets these past few years and even though I buy a extra large I get size three ones so I have been watching corset videos and you are by far a talented lady! Keep helping us who have a brain but no knowledge of some garments. Thanks for all the links to to buy what I will need when I start one in the new year. I'm swamped at the time with making curtains and dresses for the church untill the end of December.
Miss Morgan, the green screen had me laughing after a highly stressful day! Thanks for knowing how to take something slightly scary (like corset making!) and making it feel accessible, while providing us with some solid gold humour along the way :-)
I love that you called out mirrors for being devious and full of lies. SO TRUE. I'm thinking of making my first corset, and this video is super helpful!
lol love the fabric test idea .... i use the green for my wall so the games show better. Hope you an your family furry family too are all doing well in this crazy time we are all in.
Did you read my mind?!? I’ve been thinking about making a corset all week because of this quarantine. This video is perfect, clear and easy to understand. Thank you!
You just thought me so much! And inspired me to bring out that sewing machine my mum gave me when I turned 30... ...and maybe best of all.. your dog is super cute! Thanks for sharing, pet and talent!
Damn, congratulations, you have made the only remotely easy to understand corset tutorial I have ever seen from over a year of looking off and on, getting overwhelmed and shutting down, and then trying again a few weeks later. And THREE of them at that.
Holy macaroni! When I saw you cut the thread on the side of your sewing machine 🤯🤯🤯I ran to my sewing machine and I’m so excited to find my sewing machine has one too!!! I’ve only owned my machine for 10 years and never ever noticed it before, my mind is blown and my life is better because of you! Lol I’m easily pleased 😁 THANKS HEAPS!
I just finished my first pair of stays, and I have the feeling corsets are easier, provided that the pattern fits you reasonably well. Stays have 1000000 boning channels!
I have been making mid to late Victorian corsets for nearly two decades and finally finished my rococo stays and let me tell you that I never want to make stays again. I am itching to make a new corset again. This is following a progressive timeline of making corded stays for a Regency dress as well. Unfortunately I didn't get the fit right and I'll have to make a second set.
I love watching you work, but the highlight of your videos (for me) is seeing your greys. I used to have greys as well, and miss them. I'm hoping to get another couple in a few years. Thank you for showing your babies so often.
I've literally been doing research to make a corset for the past week or so. RUclips algorithm knows me well. Do you have any advice for making a corset with minimal bust, or is it all in the mockup? Is there any material that's more "flowery" or with a design that could be used for the outer layer while coutil remains inside? Thank you so much for this tutorial!
If you make/buy a pattern that has too much room in the bust, just pinch it out in your first mockup and add those changes to the pattern for the next mockup. You can totally have a pretty fashion fabric, just flat line it to the sturdy/coutil layer and follow the 'single layer' method from there!
Not sure how I ended up on your channel, but you know how it works, you start looking for victorian hairstyles and before you know it you are watching someone making a stay and then a corset :) I can't sew, but enjoyed watching you do it. And then seeing you have the same taste in domestic animals as I do, thats a win. Thank you, enjoyed this a lot.
Oh hey, thing #423 I can sew while self quarantining. Hell, I've got everything I need to do it, including specialty supplies like the busk and boning. My immune system may be low, but my productivity is high!
The coastline corset was my favourite; those crashing waves were very evocative. Pure bodice-ripper fodder! (Strains of Kate Bush's voice keening in the background "Heeeathcliff, it's meee, it's Cathyyyy, I've come home again..!")
maybe this gets lost in the comment section, but you have no idea how much I needed this video! for YEARS I've been meaning to make a corset (since here are so damn expensive) and now you've given me the knowledge... Sicerely, thank you form the bottom of my heart
I recently bought an edwardian style corset off of etsy after having decided i would wear one with my Cinderella gown for graduation and it is my favourite thing. A year ago i would've never in 100 years bought a corset of any kind but thanks to your videos as well as Karolina's and Bernadette's, i know it's not going to decapitate me or break my ribs and it's really doing great things for my back! I wore it all day today (still in the process of seasoning it), even to walk my dogs and do my habitual stream shenanigans! Mum was skeptical at first but she's a believer now hahaha. I love your videos and will definitely start making my own corsets! I'm even considering getting a summer job at a historical site while in college :)
I've made a corset once, and it was part of my wedding dress. The last version had 3 layers. I think? It might have been 4... The layer touching me was a simple soft white cotton, raw edges enclosed in the corset. Then I had a very strong cotton (raw sides enclosed but facing lining) on which I sewed all the structural parts; bones, waisttapes, etc. Then on the outside I had the pretty stuff (satin & lace), again raw sides enclosed. So basically comfy layer - structural layer - pretty layer. There might have been an extra cotton layer somewhere but I can't remember...
I love that you used weaving tablets to weight down the pattern pieces hahaha ☺ would you make a tablet weaving tutorial? I love weaving (mainly andean pieces hahaa) would be great to see you explaining the technique!
Your red previous 17th century stays you made inspired me to do a million mockups for my Elizabethan Effigy stays. Now I am doing a fully boned mockup before buying the fancy pants fabric.
And now again I want to try it out... but still fear of failure makes me a master of procrastination xDD instead, I am making another victorian skirt cause I just love them 😅
So excited to find your videos. My husband joined the SCA last year and guess who got sewing duty :D I'm learning so much, which is good because I am NOT a seamstress by any means.
I've never seen anyone do the double welt method, but it's brilliant! I started on a corset not long ago, but got disheartened by how difficult the construction was. I had been watching the construction methods of some of the most precise and talented corsetieres, but it didn't occur to me that I don't have to be so intense. Haha. Thank you for this video! A wonderful tutorial!
Thank you for making the task of corsetry look a little more straight forward! In one of your recent videos you talked about how you thought creating had to be done in the original, historical methods and you got overwhelmed so you simplified and did a pattern. I needed that so much, and then to follow up with this and make it seem very straight forward and simple, inspired me! Time to get a pattern and give it a go! Question, what do you do if you're bigger in the tummy than the bust or hips (4 babies will do that)? Also, where is the best resource for stays and corset patterns?
Add some to the lower front panels if you need to. Definitely try a mock-up first! There are many corset pattern sellers, and so many different time periods, it's hard to recommend just one! I'd say google around, and read reviews to see which might be the best fit for what you are looking for.
I know that one thumbs down I see must have come from someone highly disappointed that the green pen explosion was not included. I however am forgiving.
The perfect corset for film in order to look like youre a skinny legend......since you have no waist at all if youre on camera in front of a green screen.
The green screen corset was everything I needed today.
Me too! It was great!
I cracked up at that! 😂
The moment that popped up and saw the sea as a corset was like a fever dream.
Did u know where can I get the patterns online ?
That was absolutely my favorite part of the video. I feel like I need a green corset now.
How is it possible that you showed 3 different mock up styles in less than 15 minutes. Wow, you queen! This was also quite easy to follow the various construction methods. Which is good because I feel a bit more up to the challenge of making my underbust corset now. Virtual hugs
The answer: SO MUCH editing 😂
I look forward to seeing your underbust mockup!
And so well done! The pacing is perfect, it's amazing
Morgan, I was going to ask how long it actually took you to do three mockups? Someday soon I need to attempt a corset and I'm sure I'm going to have to make several mockups to get my shape right!
Lol
@@MorganDonner Chibihugs' comment seconded! This is THE video that tipped me over from "Might attempt this one day," into "This is actually do-able with the skills and materials I've already got"....and I've only recently begun to apply the sewing basics I learned decades ago. Thanks for what you do! 👗🍍
Oh my goodness the green screen made me laugh! I love seeing the slight differences of each mock up!
That was so fun! Makes me tempted to make a whole green screen gown!
It sure is a nice and fun way to audition fabrics for scale on your corset or whatever you are sewing.
This makes the whole idea of corset making quite a bit less intimidating. Very helpful Miss Morgan! ❤️
Aww, that's lovely to hear!
You'll come out the other side a better person! Its quite intensive,but sooo satisfying when finished!
Making the real deal is next - do you have any particular construction method or specific technique you would like to see in more detail? Now is the time to let me know!
ALSO: Foundations Revealed, a fabulous site for learning about all things corsetry and much more, will be opening for new membership soon - go here to be notified of when signups are available: cathyhay.lpages.co/part3-costube/
I would love to see binding the top and bottom, particularly which fabrics to use/avoid. I made one, and the boning pushed right through the binding.
The second construction technique is very interesting, would like to see how it would work with a kirtle. Also, is the busk flexible?
Maybe flossing if you’re doing any! I always feel like I’m doing it wrong 😂 would be cool to see someone else tackle it
@@trishisnotmyname look up Bernadette Banner! Her Sherlock Holmes undergarments includes a corset where she uses flossing in the construction!
I’d love to know how you raised the “cups” on the corset. Maybe I didn’t understand right but it sounded like you adjusted your pattern for a bit more lift for the ladies.
Just getting books, patterns and materials together for my very first corset at the grand age of 60 working on the principle that age is just a number, you are never too old to try something new, and given the state of the world we are in it’s time to stop prevaricating and just jolly well get on with it.!
Mine is going to be a late Edwardian corset with what looks like fairly straight seams so this is the perfect method for me, I’ll have to watch you a few times - just because I love watching seamstresses do their thing - and also to embed much needed information into my noodle.
Thanks so much for this, I feel heartened and inspired to get on with it. Have to say I love that green canvass - very Robin Hood’s maid Marian of Sherwood Forest (wrong period -bad for the corset but totally right for you!) 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳(edited)
JAYNIE!!! i am 65 and gonna give it a go as well, i figure i am so old now that i can get away with anyone and sod what anyone thinks, would love to swap pics when we have finished them xxx
i meant to say 'get away with ANYTHING' not anyONE! oh dear, what that a freudian slip LOL
Good luck! I hope it turned out great!
mo mccann hello mo, my stupid iPad has only just alerted me to your reply. I would love to swap pics too, and you are dead right, sod em all! We can do what we like - anything , lol. I’ve got side tracked by masks and an unexpected pregnancy - not mine lol! My corset is the first thing on my list. Good luck with yours, I hope all goes well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻☺️
Yve V I got sidetracked by masks Yve but thanks for your good wishes 🥰🥰🥰
I’ve always wanted to try making corsets but it’s always seemed so daunting. Watching you explain these methods makes it seem, if not simple, at least possible
Lucie, hello.........try making a very simple first corset type garment, i made my first one using front/side front, back/side back. Just four pattern pieces but it taught me so much, then i started adding and experimenting etc,. good luck.
I just wrap myself in plastic wrap and duct tape, draw the waist line and vertical seams. It worked for my version of 18th century stays, renaissance pair of bodies and my edwardian corsets.
That is genius
I’m trying that method out too and came here for construction tips!
The green screen corset has me CACKLING you’re my hero.
It's incredible that this video was only 15 minutes long, there was so much information!
My last video was too long, I was in the mood for short and sweet!
@@MorganDonner, you did an excellent job.
I know you probably get lots of "helpful" advice, but when you say that you need to raise both the top edges, and the base of the bust, that tells me that you probably need to lengthen the waist. I'm very short-waisted, and this took me a long time to learn, but now waist-length is always the first thing I look for when fitting things to myself or others, and it's made a tremendous difference!
Agreed, I really should lengthen the waist a smidge, but keep resisting! Lol, I need to give in.
@@MorganDonner It's not hard 😄
Hello Mariah, I too am very short waisted and wondering how I was going to tackle it so that’s a very valuable tip for me, Thank you!☺️
I was wondering if this was a good way to go about it-
@@MorganDonner Please do give in. I generally have to add 3-4 inches of extra waist to anything I sew (because I have a freakishly long torso), and with all of those different panels that widen and narrow at different points, the thought of trying to do that is kinda terrifying.
I am supposed to be in bed but I can't go to bed when there's a new Morgan donner CORSET VIDEO. Only clothing I've made is a circle skirt but this is very aspirational for me.
Well get to it then, or has Aphrodite made fall for another girl?
I've literally put my "late Victorian" skirt (the one Bernadette Banner links in her video where she makes a Victorian walking skirt) project on hold until I'm at least halfway done with my corset because I really wanna try it on with the corset on as well :). I'd also attempted to make a circle skirt before but lost interest, mostly because I only had a wrong fabric available and didn't like the print on the fabric either.
Edit: Victorian not Edwardian, I'm bad at telling different fashion period things apart, I'm just in for the wisdom of old tailoring masters and beautiful and informative videos lol.
The ‘double welt method’ is one of my favourite for hiding seems in lined garments! Can’t wait to see your finished corset💜
This is a totally new concept to me and I am excited to try this method in other items too
Double welted is exactly what I needed for my light shaping corset with a weaker fashion fabric outer layer. It’s sort of blowing my mind but I think it will be perfect!!
I was just looking into basics of corset making - good timing
Thank you :D I hope it helped!
@@MorganDonner It was very helpful! Your videos are always very clear and informative.
lol, I love the green screen special effects at the end! oh, and the rest was quite entertaining as well. thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it :D
I love the green fabric for the corset and the green screen effect made me laugh. I thought that a colourful corset might made a unique piece of clothing to layer with (similar to what you did in your livestream with costuming drama) and now I want to make one. Thank you for demistifying the process of making a corset!
I have been pouring over corset patterns lately and trying to figure things out, thank you for your timely upload!!!
Excellent, I hope this helped clear things up for your own corset adventures!
This has given me the motivation I needed during this crazy time to finally make the same red corset from Patterns of Fashion 5 that you made. My uni work has ground to a halt and thanks to this I can't wait to get started. X
YESSS, all the red stays for everyone!
I don't think I'll ever be confident enough to brave corset construction. You make it look so easy. #sewinggoals
I am in awe of anyone doing this style of corsetry - let alone three different ways of making them!!
just came here after watching the third foundations revealed sleeve workshop. It makes my quarantine that much better to have so much amazing content, thank you!
Aww, yay! Cathy will be happy to hear that we are helping!
I really need to learn how to sew (any day now (thinking end of the month) I'll give it a go) and eventually I want to make my own corset you and Bernadette Banner have inspired me, especially your comment on a older video about a good corset is more comfortable that a standard bra.
Also love the "green screening" your corset!
I saw that video of the lady who made a corset specifically for support during horseback riding, and she said it solved all her pain issues that modern bras couldn’t handle. I’m beginning to think that modern society has regressed in terms of functional underwear. I’ve tried spanx (just for the waist fat smoothing control) and it was the most horrible, painful 15 minutes of my life (I ordered a size larger than their sizing recommendation). I’ve also tried a cheap $30 corset, and it was way more comfortable than the spanx, though it was so ill fitting to my proportions that I never wore again after testing it for 45 minutes.
I’m waiting on my materials to make my first corset, and I’ve been watching ALL the RUclips videos. This is my favorite- I’ve watched it start to finish about 20 times. Your directions are so clear and manner so soothing, you make corsetry seem accessible to beginners...
EDIT: Just finished my first mock-up! You’re right, the second method was MUCH easier than sewing all those channels on, and faster too. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
When the green screen changed to the ocean and wheat field, it reminded me so much of the Disney "Day & Night" short and I just love that
My goal is by the end of this year to ditch bras altogether in favour of corsets. I'm so fed up with bras and the problems surrounding them.
I am going to do the same. Quarantine has taught me the glory of no bra. I've worn my stays when I go out and honestly I'm not going back
same.. I dont feell comfortable going bra less, even tho Im flat chested but I cant find a bra that fits my broad chest. I find an actual corset is a way to go so I plan on making my own corset to be done with my struggle of finding a bra.
Lol I'm not wearing any rn 😏
@Clara J i'm personally just starting to learn something with my grandma who is a seamstress , so i'm going to wait and try to learn a little bit more before trying to make a corset , but one day i will because i also have some back problems.
Lol, Bras were made because of problems surrounding corsets.
This video changed my life. Seriously. For years, YEARS, I always did my corsets using some variation of the third method, with three layers of fabric: outer, duck canvas/coutil/etc in the middle, then lining. I'd stitch the seam allowance down on the middle layer for the boning. So much work to do all that, especially with the many-seamed complicated corset patterns I loved making. My junior collection in fashion school I made FIVE corsets using the slowest methods. All this time I could have been using method 2 to create a quicker sturdy corset with topstitching like I always wanted to figure out how to make. I'm furious no one taught me that before. I'm so happy to learn this method I could cry.
Exactly when you were taking your mandated domestic animal attention break, my kitty had just jumped up onto my chair and I was giving her pets and scratches. Katherine is so cute in her outfit!
I've been sewing for 14 years and NEVER knew about the Double Weld (or even the single weld) method!
I'm going right home and trying this for myself oh man!
The slight chuckle at 10:00 makes me want to hear an attempt at an evil cackle...
I get SO WARM all the time, always, no matter the actual temperature, so I'm definitely going to try a single layer corset first. No idea when, since I can't go to a fabric store right now and I don't want to buy fabric sight unseen, but single layer is almost certainly the way for me. The fewer layers I have to wear, the better!!
The single layer is def lighter, you can even try making a mesh corset for extra breath-ability!
Apparently natural materials breathe better and so don’t get as hot, might be something to consider.
Take care to choose a material that breathes; linen or cotton is best for this, as silk doesn’t breathe quite as well and finding wool that is both lightweight enough and strong enough for a corset is likely to be impossible. Of course, wearing a cotton or linen chemise underneath is also essential - no synthetic fibres allowed there either.
I made a single layer corset yesterday and I have a tank top underneath the corset and a t shirt over, so 3 layers. I have not yet graduated to a linen chemise. Always supposed to have a layer between skin and corset. I live in Brisbane and temp today is 30° with 60% humidity. I am reasonably comfortable, no hotter than if I wasn’t wearing the corset
Now I really want to sew my own dream wedding dress with an incorporated corset like these but then I remembered that I can‘t sew yet and am not even in a relationship.
...still
You have time to learn!
That means when you do have a wedding you'll be an expert!
OMG SAME
Well, if you start sewing now you will at least be less intimidated by a wedding dress whenever you do get married :P And never too old to learn. Buy some wool, make a simple skirt, learn from your mistakes and make another :P cheers from another beginner who's terrified of her fourth corset mockup xD
Same, man, same. But why can't a girl have a great dress anyway?
Morgan I absolutely LOVE your instructional video on 3 ways to make a corset!! You make a very daunting project look so easy! Having make several corsets myself, none of which I like/wear, I believe I can now attack the project once again and make a corset that I will actually wear!! Thank you SO much!!! You are a corset goddess!!!
Really looking forward to the finished corset. I love how carefully you craft everything you make. This corset is no exception.
You are singlehandedly the only person I've watched that has shown and explained how to make a corset in a way that my simple mind can actually understand. I don't sew, so a lot of the terminology evades me like the plague, but you've physically and verbally explained it all in a way I understood. Thank you so much.
I went back and rewatched the magical transforming corset bit so many times, you have no idea. Thank you so much for all the laughs Morgan! Oh, and the information was quite helpful too! Thank you!! Take care 😊💚
What a talented, skilful lady! Thank you for an excellent, informative video, beautifully demonstrated!
The sweet dog comes with built-in corset!! 😘
I love when mockups are pretty and neatly finished, and yours are gorgeous! It’s amazing how much it can affect your perception of how well the mockup works. Now I need to make all my mockups in green so they can be green screens for fabric options! 😄
At your mandated domestic animal attention break I sat up to give my chocolate foot warmer a nice pat. He did not seem to pleased to be woken from his nap.
My favorite part of this, was the green screen corset, you are a clever lady
This video is by far the best, fastest, clearest, most informative corset video I've seen on YT. Excellent!👍🏻
I was not previously aware of the second method but I think I'm in love...
I am a big fan, it feels so sturdy when done too!
I don't know if you will get this message since this video is a year old but, wow your a good teacher and I like your personality. You're sewing talent is great and you don't talk a lot of nonsense just to hear yourself talk like many others doing sewing videos! Best video of Corset making and I have watched several, your good. I'm going to watch your other videos when I can I believe I can learn from you and your talent. I have bought several corsets these past few years and even though I buy a extra large I get size three ones so I have been watching corset videos and you are by far a talented lady! Keep helping us who have a brain but no knowledge of some garments. Thanks for all the links to to buy what I will need when I start one in the new year. I'm swamped at the time with making curtains and dresses for the church untill the end of December.
Miss Morgan, the green screen had me laughing after a highly stressful day! Thanks for knowing how to take something slightly scary (like corset making!) and making it feel accessible, while providing us with some solid gold humour along the way :-)
I love that you called out mirrors for being devious and full of lies. SO TRUE.
I'm thinking of making my first corset, and this video is super helpful!
lol love the fabric test idea .... i use the green for my wall so the games show better. Hope you an your family furry family too are all doing well in this crazy time we are all in.
This video is so helpful! I know practically nothing about sewing but you made everything easy to follow and i love your sense of humour. thank u!!
Did you read my mind?!? I’ve been thinking about making a corset all week because of this quarantine. This video is perfect, clear and easy to understand. Thank you!
You just thought me so much! And inspired me to bring out that sewing machine my mum gave me when I turned 30... ...and maybe best of all.. your dog is super cute! Thanks for sharing, pet and talent!
Absolutely LOVE the green! Wouldn't mind having the time (and funds) to make my own one day. Can't wait to see it finished!
Loved the changing colors of the corset at the end! It lets you try out your fashion fabric before cutting! Wonderful!
Funny green screen! I don’t know if I’ll ever be brave enough to make my own corset, but this gets me a little closer
You got me at no long introduction. Subscribed!
That was such a good commentation. Now I want to make one myself. I finished my first stays. And now I think I make a corset. This was so helpful.
I am glad to hear that it was helpful!
Damn, congratulations, you have made the only remotely easy to understand corset tutorial I have ever seen from over a year of looking off and on, getting overwhelmed and shutting down, and then trying again a few weeks later. And THREE of them at that.
definitely coming back to this video when i start making my own corset!! so much wonderful information!
Holy macaroni! When I saw you cut the thread on the side of your sewing machine 🤯🤯🤯I ran to my sewing machine and I’m so excited to find my sewing machine has one too!!! I’ve only owned my machine for 10 years and never ever noticed it before, my mind is blown and my life is better because of you! Lol I’m easily pleased 😁 THANKS HEAPS!
Aww, that's awesome! I love that little side machine cutter!
I just finished my first pair of stays, and I have the feeling corsets are easier, provided that the pattern fits you reasonably well. Stays have 1000000 boning channels!
I have been making mid to late Victorian corsets for nearly two decades and finally finished my rococo stays and let me tell you that I never want to make stays again. I am itching to make a new corset again. This is following a progressive timeline of making corded stays for a Regency dress as well. Unfortunately I didn't get the fit right and I'll have to make a second set.
@@Textile_Courtesan my stays are literally stained with my blood, thankfully it got covered by the binding
I love watching you work, but the highlight of your videos (for me) is seeing your greys. I used to have greys as well, and miss them. I'm hoping to get another couple in a few years. Thank you for showing your babies so often.
That was the best content to self-promo transition I've ever seen. Loved the ocean corset, wherever did you get such a detailed fabric XD
I'm waiting for my busk and boning to come in the mail and you posting this video just increased my hype 110%
I've literally been doing research to make a corset for the past week or so. RUclips algorithm knows me well. Do you have any advice for making a corset with minimal bust, or is it all in the mockup? Is there any material that's more "flowery" or with a design that could be used for the outer layer while coutil remains inside? Thank you so much for this tutorial!
If you make/buy a pattern that has too much room in the bust, just pinch it out in your first mockup and add those changes to the pattern for the next mockup. You can totally have a pretty fashion fabric, just flat line it to the sturdy/coutil layer and follow the 'single layer' method from there!
Not sure how I ended up on your channel, but you know how it works, you start looking for victorian hairstyles and before you know it you are watching someone making a stay and then a corset :)
I can't sew, but enjoyed watching you do it.
And then seeing you have the same taste in domestic animals as I do, thats a win.
Thank you, enjoyed this a lot.
Oh hey, thing #423 I can sew while self quarantining. Hell, I've got everything I need to do it, including specialty supplies like the busk and boning. My immune system may be low, but my productivity is high!
The coastline corset was my favourite; those crashing waves were very evocative. Pure bodice-ripper fodder!
(Strains of Kate Bush's voice keening in the background "Heeeathcliff, it's meee, it's Cathyyyy, I've come home again..!")
Lol, movie magic at the end !
maybe this gets lost in the comment section, but you have no idea how much I needed this video! for YEARS I've been meaning to make a corset (since here are so damn expensive) and now you've given me the knowledge...
Sicerely, thank you form the bottom of my heart
Yay, I am glad! Now go make that corset!
@@MorganDonner I actually did! I don't have a reliable sewing machine so I did it by hand, but is mine
I've laughed sooo much, after you started to have fun with the green screen corset💚
I've rewatched this video like 4 times this week. It's so helpful. 😭
I’ve never seen the double welt before, that’s really cool! I think I’m going to try that on my next project :)
I recently bought an edwardian style corset off of etsy after having decided i would wear one with my Cinderella gown for graduation and it is my favourite thing. A year ago i would've never in 100 years bought a corset of any kind but thanks to your videos as well as Karolina's and Bernadette's, i know it's not going to decapitate me or break my ribs and it's really doing great things for my back! I wore it all day today (still in the process of seasoning it), even to walk my dogs and do my habitual stream shenanigans! Mum was skeptical at first but she's a believer now hahaha. I love your videos and will definitely start making my own corsets! I'm even considering getting a summer job at a historical site while in college :)
I've made a corset once, and it was part of my wedding dress. The last version had 3 layers. I think? It might have been 4... The layer touching me was a simple soft white cotton, raw edges enclosed in the corset. Then I had a very strong cotton (raw sides enclosed but facing lining) on which I sewed all the structural parts; bones, waisttapes, etc. Then on the outside I had the pretty stuff (satin & lace), again raw sides enclosed. So basically comfy layer - structural layer - pretty layer. There might have been an extra cotton layer somewhere but I can't remember...
I loved watching this. It made the whole thing so approachable.
I love that you used weaving tablets to weight down the pattern pieces hahaha ☺ would you make a tablet weaving tutorial? I love weaving (mainly andean pieces hahaa) would be great to see you explaining the technique!
Its def on the list! I am a beginner at best, but sharing the basics would be fun!
I watched this 2 years ago (I think) and it's till extremely useful. I'm watching it again and didn't realize what I've forgotten about
This is the most relaxing video I've ever seen. Also one I save for future sewing ideas, noob that I am.
Your red previous 17th century stays you made inspired me to do a million mockups for my Elizabethan Effigy stays. Now I am doing a fully boned mockup before buying the fancy pants fabric.
The green screen fabric was great and then you did the ocean and I died.
"What's that print?"
"Ocean.gif. Bought it at JoAnn's."
I am in awe. An superhuman level of sewing and construction.
And now again I want to try it out... but still fear of failure makes me a master of procrastination xDD instead, I am making another victorian skirt cause I just love them 😅
I mean... more skirts is never a bad thing :D
Not only was this incredibly easy to understand, you also look like you‘re from another century, truly ethereal.
"It's possible I learned this the hard way." Relatable af 😆
So excited to find your videos. My husband joined the SCA last year and guess who got sewing duty :D I'm learning so much, which is good because I am NOT a seamstress by any means.
Making a corset seems so hard, but then you just whip up 3 in a row! I'm pretty sure I need a lot more practice sewing in general before I try one.
I've never seen anyone do the double welt method, but it's brilliant! I started on a corset not long ago, but got disheartened by how difficult the construction was. I had been watching the construction methods of some of the most precise and talented corsetieres, but it didn't occur to me that I don't have to be so intense. Haha. Thank you for this video! A wonderful tutorial!
This is extremely timely as I finish my very first corset. Would love to see some tips on rescuing badly installed grommets. (Guess why? :P )
Oh, that's an excellent suggestion, thank you!
Maybe I just need to buy a better grommet kit?
Morgan, you are an excellent teacher. Thank you and please keep up the great work.
Thank you for making the task of corsetry look a little more straight forward! In one of your recent videos you talked about how you thought creating had to be done in the original, historical methods and you got overwhelmed so you simplified and did a pattern. I needed that so much, and then to follow up with this and make it seem very straight forward and simple, inspired me! Time to get a pattern and give it a go!
Question, what do you do if you're bigger in the tummy than the bust or hips (4 babies will do that)?
Also, where is the best resource for stays and corset patterns?
Add some to the lower front panels if you need to. Definitely try a mock-up first! There are many corset pattern sellers, and so many different time periods, it's hard to recommend just one! I'd say google around, and read reviews to see which might be the best fit for what you are looking for.
That was the best explained and shown corset construction video I have seen.
HaHA, I would wear corsets for cosplays if they wouldn't make me feel dysphoric or, y'know, if I was already binding at the time, unable to breathE--
strange.. all your mockups always look so much better than any finished project i ever made 🤔 oh and I vote for the grain-field-in-the-wind pattern 😘😃
I know that one thumbs down I see must have come from someone highly disappointed that the green pen explosion was not included. I however am forgiving.
I too am disappointed that I didn't get that on camera! I understand thumbsdown person.
This has to be the most useful and easiest to follow corset making video I've seen! The second method was definitely a favorite 😊
Green screen corset. 🤣
The perfect corset for film in order to look like youre a skinny legend......since you have no waist at all if youre on camera in front of a green screen.
I loved that bit!
The Green Screen method for pattern matching is awesome!
Love the effects of the green fabric!! 🤣
I’m a relatively new amateur home sewer, I’ve made a few baby and children’s dungarees etc but wow! I love watching you work!
I liked #3 the best, especially your dog. He is just the cutest thing.
The double welt method is such a good idea!
This was so entertaining AND instructional! I came here just for relaxation, but now I'm tempted to make my own corset!
I'm about to make my first corset ever and this is so helpful! It's not so scary after all, can't wait to start sewing.