This was perfect..I am about to start my first corset and not gonna lie..I'm intimidated. Condolences on you grandma, I used to use my grandma's steel mint green singer when I first started.
Super late on this video, but this is hands down one of the best instructional vids on corset making. Love your method of teaching - everything was concise, non-intimidating and beginner-friendly, and the animations were entertaining and perfectly demonstrated your points.
This video would not exist without the years of Your content! You taught me nearly everything I know about corsets, and at a time where there wasn’t much info out there, so thank you for your channel and all the education you gave me!
Fun tip, with digital patterns, you can mount a projector to your ceiling and project a pattern directly onto your cutting table or floor. There's about a million ways to do it, but it changed the game for me for sure. Especially because then you can also project details directly onto the fabric to mark.
this is so smart, but i can't find any projector mounts that could rotate it to where it's projecting the image downward?? or like how else would i do it lol i can't find anything
my high school art department made a folding frame out of pvc pipes and a plywood and velcro harness for the projector, it was good BC you could move it around or make it higher or lower as long as you check your scale before you work
I literally just bought a sewing machine on a whim and I have no idea how to use it. Just found your channel and I appreciate all the information. I'm determined to teach myself how to use it and sew my first garment.
Advice from Lana Lilly's corset making class. Use masking tape for your corset pattern, not duct. Duct tape will stretch in application and deform when removed. Masking tape (besides not stretching) will tear if you are trying to make it compress you too far.
The most relatable moment of all time: "I don't think I forgot anything. I'm going to go ahead and do it." Next scene: "I forgot something". Story of my entire sewing life
I will say as a historian in training who has made 3 corsets and working on a 4th, they aren't meant for waist reduction. It's more an illusion and even tight lacing is similar to sucking in your gut. Waist reduction is more waist training. Also the mesh corset you showed is also called a skeleton corset, at least I've seen old ads for them nicknaming them that, because they show the boning channels. Just some fun facts
@@nameloading...4670nope! Because skirts were so gosh dang heavy (and because you were wearing so many of them) the corset basically made sure that the skirts weren't gonna dig into your waist. Otherwise you were gonna have very painful skirt waistbands.
@@nameloading...4670yes and no. The petticoats will give your skirt shape, may keep you warm and smooth out the lines from crinolines. Since there were so many layers worn, the corset helped to distribute the weight of said layers and was helping with comfort.
I am kinda grateful that your video got recommended to me. I just did a "corset" (more like a boned bodice with a zipper for a cosplay) and I did so many things wrong. From binding with satin tape to putting the boning channels without tape but topstiching two seams on top of two fabrics so the boning channel would be in the fabrics themselves. It's good to know what exactly I did wrong so I can do them right when I make an actual corset, so thanks! Also I use zip ties and I finish the edges by cutting them in a round shape and melting them with a lighter. Works perfectly for me.
Well we all need practice! But, using your seam allowance as boning channels is also totally a way you can do it! So it sounds like you did just fine :)
@@RaeganScarlettthey feel the same as sturdy nylon boning, I like the feel of either but never found one to be cheaper than the other despite what everyone seems to think lol
It's really cool to see corset making from a cosplayer perspective since I usually watch people who do it the historical way. Turns out not too much is different unless you're going for something particular! (Example a certain construction method or style) Anyway you gained a subscriber and I'm excited to see more from you!
@@jumpinjoint Ohhhh! Absolutely! Bernadette Banner, Rachel Maksy, Katherine Sewing, Karolina Zebrowski, Morgan Donner, Angela Clayton, Nicole Ruldolph, Gertie, and I think that's all I can find currently. However! Some of these are merely vintage inspired while others can go for accuracy,
Re: stays, the second ever sewing project I tackled was a pair of stays! They're definitely time consuming (so, so time consuming!), but I thought it was actually, weirdly, a really good project at that skill level as long as you were willing to put in the work. A lot of simpler stays patterns don't require you to piece together different parts or machine-sew any curved seams, both of which I found intimidating when I was starting out, and you get a LOT of practice at important beginner skills like pattern tracing, sewing in a straight line, hand stitching, etc. Also, they're weirdly forgiving - there's so much visual interest from the one million boning channels in the finished project that you really don't see the places where you lost the plot with your boning channels, and all of the difficult edging is along the bottom, where it's less eye-catching if it's messy. They're not gonna be for everyone as a starter project, but if you're a beginner wanting to make something that can look really good despite not actually requiring that much skill, honestly, 10/10 would recommend. Just plan for it to take, like... 40 hours.
That’s reassuring. I’m working on some of the other undergarments, but hoping to get a set of stays made in the near future, making an 18th c. wardrobe for my everyday wear.
As someone who is set on making my wedding dress with nearly zero experience sewing, this is PRECISELY what I needed. Thank You, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! May the Good Luck Fairy visit you soon 🤍🧚♀️✨
Oh my gosh, I don't know how I never noticed that you are, in fact, a "small channel". Your presence and videography is so phenomenal, and your cosplays are above and beyond, I just assumed you were a huge channel I'd never had the joy of watching before recently.
Pfaff user here, and I can say they are a lot more user friendly (at least for me) than brothers or singers. My grandfather got me my first sewing machine; and I loved it till it finally didn't work anymore and couldn't be fixed. condolences on your grandmother, and I hope her creative soul is in that machine and helps you whenever you need it most.
6:08 A piece of advice for this part. If you aren't intending to tight lace, try to breathe diaphragmatically to expand your stomach as much as possible. This will make you corset more comfortable. Corsets, even historical incorrect ones (i.e. my renn fair waist cinch), can be as coftorable as a modern cvs back brace if you do it right.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS EVERYTHING I NEEDED!!!!!!! I'm working on Lilith cosplay for halloween, i already made the duct tape patterning but havent had the courage to start the sewing because i never did it before and this video just helped me a lot ;-;;;♥♥♥
I’ve been cosplaying since 1998 and so stuck in my ways that I’ve never thought about making my patterns digital! Thanks for showing us that awesome tip!
As someone who just started sewing and looking foreword to making a corset one day, thank you for this video. I will save and watch again for all the tips and tricks! also I just love your channel in general! thanks for what you do!
I am currently making a corset for a very fancy dress to wear to a wedding. You have helped me so much with it, such precise instructions and so easy to follow, it is almost done and fits like a glove! Thank you so very much!
For Canadian sewists, Farthingale Corset Making Supplies is a great local company - they even sell premade lacing tape in case you don't have the means or inclination to do grommets or hand sewn eyelets. Fantastic introduction! I watched this while sewing boning channels into my first corset attempt, a wasp waist style. With a zipper front. I think I might have discovered that a well inserted zipper is actually more of a headache than a busk….
Thank you for making these sewing overexplained videos!! They're super helpful and you do a great job at explaining/demonstrating how to do the things! My condolences for you and your loved ones about your grandma passing away. I'm sure she would be proud of you continuing her legacy😊
This vid was great! I love that you took the time to explain certain particulars such as different kinds of boning and the importance of sealing the edges, as well as explaining alternative approaches to what you’re doing. Excellent primer! You’ve already made a cupped corset body for Mona in the past, but I hope that won’t stop you from making a tutorial for one in the future!
I’ve been wanting to make my own corset but didn’t know how to start, thank you so much for this video. The way you go things is really to the point while also being fun and showing different options of how to do things.
I cried when I heard about your grandma, I lost my dad last year and recently got my mom’s old Pfaff. I dread the moment she’d have to leave me as well so that combo of facts struck too close to home. I am so grateful that I got to spend so much time with my dad those last months (we knew before the year started that 2023 would be the year we were gonna loose him) and that we were that close that he felt great enough to also confide in me, not just the other way around, like it often is. Even with us being that close (and thus me kinda already knowing everything), it still baffles me how many questions I still wanted an answer too, to fill in the gaps of the details I didn’t already know (or mostly the contradictory details in the stories I heard multiple times due to him having contracted some brain damage after one of his accidents about a decade earlier). I’ll never take our time for granted, that is the true wealth we can have: great relationships with lots of love and memories. Knowing that we were loved and that we mattered tremendously 💜 My condolences for losing your grandma, I bet she was/is very proud of you and would love that you have her sewing machine ❤ Now I’m off to another video of yours!
Every time I come back to your videos, I'm shocked that you don't have more views/subscribers. You explain things so succinctly! I'll have to save all of your videos to my sewing tutorials playlist.
Omg I have like a million tyhings to say I'm just gunna make a list 1. Your hair is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! how do you get your curls to look so perfect and smooth and bouncy? Mine are frizzy and sad haha 2. Your editing is so incrdible. I binge the vids on your channel all the time because you have such a way about teaching things that makes it so enjoyable and easy to understand. It's gotten to a point where if I don't know what to watch I just choose a video from your channel. 3. Please, PLEASE tell me how to sew bias tape around tight corners like that. I understand how to sew around the simple 90 degree corners, but it's the ones that turn inwards that I struggle with, the 270 degree corners. I recently made 2012 Snow Miku and I fricked up the fluff that goes around the bottom and it looks so clunky and amateur. 4. If i could afford it I would 1,000% be a top tier patron. I just love your cosplays and your channel so much
Thank you so much! I will have to go more in depth on bias tape soon, but those corners are done the same way I did them recently in the burlap video. Also haha thank you on my hair! It’s actually pretty frizzy but I curl it with a very small clip-less curler to hide the frizz.
Oh also! Don’t ever feel bad if you can’t support the channel via patreon! Just watching helps the channel a whole lot so you are so so sincerely appreciated!!
Stumbled upon this video after looking up stay and corset patterns on Etsy. Thank the robit for suggesting this to me because this was a joy to watch and SO much valuable information! The sounds you make and commentary as you work with your machine along with someone (like my bf) playing games in the background is quite relatable.
I honestly love the little things in the background of your videos, like the cat or your boyfriend/husband/roommate sorry I actually don’t know playing video games, it just really adds to the comfortable, homey vibes is get from your videos
Oh. My. God, I cannot tell you how IMPORTANT it is to somehow cover with tape or dull your steel boning!!! One time had a freak accident where it literally IMPALED into my friend's chin!!
That's brilliant, I never thought to take grommet strip either pre-made or salvaged from another corset to use for my mockups. That tip will be such a time-saver.
I just wanted to say, I looked for somewhere to learn about corsets, found your channel, watched this video, got curious about what you used the corset you made for, subbed, and am now watching all of your sewing videos as I make my own faerie costume. I am following your journey for Miku in no particular order 😂. As a costume tech person the way you word things and explain things I somehow understand it. Thank you for torturing yourself and filming it. Can't wait to see where you go from here. CONGRATS on your Cosplay win!!!
i bought myself a corset recently and it was a bit too big - it's very comfortable and it looks good but it doesn't do anything for waist reduction, and ive been making my own clothes for a while so i figured i'd have a go at making myself a corset and this video was insanely helpful. i hand-sew (my machine is acting up) so the boning was kinda intimidating but nobody has to know how messy those stitches are lmao, and the finished corset ended up looking/working better than i expected!
I find it really helpful when you explain what the different sewing feet does in your vids! Never knew they could make such a difference🌸 If you’d ever consider making a little guide focusing on sewing feet, that would be really awesome!💚
You made that look easy and I appreciate that so much. I've got a few corsets I want to make, especially since I do want to do costuming, cosplay, and historical costuming. This has definitely encouraged me to kind of take on the mindset of "it's only as hard as you make it for yourself", lol. Thank you!
You are amazing! I knew of the way of making a dress form using duct tape and an old shirt (and plastic wrap sometimes), but I had never heard of this method of making a pattern! Wow! And the way you used Illustrator to digitize it blew my mind. I learned so much in just one video. You're a great teacher and I'll have to watch more of your videos.
This is great! I was looking for info on the internet on how to make a corset, because I'm planning on making my first one and your video came on. It is by far the most useful thing I've found. Your example is perfect for a first try, so I will soon enough be making my first attempt and learning from the experience. Thank you very much, you've been extremely helpful and also entertaining.
Beautifully done! Loved the video! I’ve made my fair share of corsets but I always learn a ton from watching other people make them. I love learning new techniques, tips and tricks. Brava!
Wish I would have seen this 6 months ago!! I finished making my first ever corset..in a bodysuit.. I did poison ivy for Animate!Columbus last weekend and oh boy was it a hard wear! The bodysuit itself was 3 layers of fabric with one layer of interfacing and my goal was for the suit to be able to stand on its own..it sure could! I would love to re-make it someday when I have more experience because there are sooo many mistakes😭 I love to watch your videos while I'm sewing and wig making it really does give me motivation! Because of watching you and some of my close friends entering into contests I decided to enter into the Animate!Columbus craftsmanship contest and I won a judges choice! Anyway sorry bout the rant! I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and all of your mistakes while making costumes cause it really does help baby cosplayers like myself
I just found your channel (ty algorithm) and you have awesome production quality and project quality. Will definitely reference your videos in the future (also the bf playing league of legends in the background 10/10 made me chuckle)
I've been planning on cosplaying mew Lettuce from tokyo mew mew for years now and I think the only way to make it look good enough in my eyes is to do a body suit type corset. Just thinking about it is intimidating as someone who's never dabbled in corset making before. This video gave me a lot of insight to some of the basics and I think I might work it out somehow, thank you!
This is so perfect, I will be making a whole tiefling cosplay on my own and I have not sewn since I was in middleschool (12 ish years ago) I am /so/ glad I know your channel exists to help me!
Thank you so much, finally a video taking you through the process and construction and not just "follow this pattern" without understanding it. Now I'm waiting for you to make a follow up on how to make an over the bust corset/stays
I always was discouraged from making myself a Corset beauce I thought they were so complicated but I think ill try, thank you for the cool Video. I'm so excited for all of the other parts to strawberry x miku
Omg, I am so impressed with your precise instructions, I have been trying to find someone that teaches me how to make a corset for ages! (Easy to follow one) thank you so much!! New subscriber!
I am just waiting for your videos to get boosted by the algorithm! Your video quality is astounding and this is EVERY TIME. I can't wait to see how you grow. So glad I found you because you're not only entertaining but very informative!!!!
Wow, thank you so much! Cosplay and sewing are pretty niche, so it'll be slow growing, but as long as what im making is helpful, thats all that matters!
This is great, thank you! I love that your partner's gaming setup is in the same room as your sewing setup. My partner and I used to do this because of space, but now we have room for me to move to another room and I just refuse lol.
Thank you for this video. I really want to make a corset as I have a larger bust and bras just aren't cutting it. I was really intimidated, but this video makes it way more approachable.
I made my first corset, all thanks to you! I love to sew. I make costumes for my family all the time. I think my corset came out pretty good. Thanks for making the video ❤
Thank you thank you thank you!! I am just beginning making corsets, and as far as having a teacher goes, you are my #1! I’m mostly a visual learner, so teaching myself something can be difficult and tedious. Everything about the way you teach is a plus for me! From the words you use and speed of your speech to the editing of the visual how-to’s. You also make things very interesting and engaging with enough information yet not so much that I forget what I was even watching. Keep up the awesome work, and thank you so much for giving us all your time and sweet skills!!
Found this video after making three-ish corsets (more if you include mock-ups). I had seen a video of someone making a stay - not even a tutorial - and having started sewing maybe two weeks prior went, well that doesn't seem too hard. I found a free corset belt pattern that I had to size up significantly, but it was helpful as a guide for boning, and barreled ahead. This added some much needed context and advice that will help me in my future corset endeavors. Also so far my personal favorite boning has been cable ties. The Joann's boning is shit, and I haven't been able to get steel boning yet, especially as I'm learning how to properly size my corsets cable ties are nice because you can cut them to size, then use that measurement to figure out what length of steel boning you need (if you don't want to buy a steel roll and have to deal with cutting steel yourself).
While I am not gay, I like to do my hobbies with the confidence of an old white man so I'm also having the same thought. If you do choose to make your own I hope it goes well!! And congrats on your engagement! Realistically I'll just pay my friend who is much better than me to make mine but it's been a thought 😂
oh wow- thank you for this tutorial- I've only recently stumbled on to your channel, but I like how thorough your explanations/steps are- it helps my understand & better visualise what I need to know as a new sewist. I really really REALLY appreciate the tips on the boning types in particular as I was never sure what would work! Couldn't help but think back to when I *made* a cOrSet out of webbing with a piece of wood as my busk!!!! Now, I have a better understanding of what I need to do & how to prepare on my next attempt....
i really wish i had this video when i made my first corset!! this makes so much sense, and honestly everything i already knew before this video, i had to learn through sheer failure, so i'm really glad this exists for everyone else who wants to try making a corset so they don't have to struggle as much as i did 😭💗💗💗
I agree on the grommet machine! I got one because I have issues with my muscles spasming so I'm not as strong as I used to be. I used this to put lacing into a gown I made years ago, but got to porky for. It was a dream to use!!
Came across this video with kind of an idea of making my own corsets, but after watching this and they way everything is explained, I'm on Amazon right now pricing sewing machines!! 😊 Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
WAIT this is definitely a holy grail of a video for projects I have in mind, but can you please talk more about the tension dynamics needed for cups to stand and stay up of their own accord?
I have a friend that used to make my coresets and I'd crochet her lacing, lol. (one costume required lacing for what seemed like ALL of the seems, thankfully she gave a year and yardages that she would need for each type.) I have a very large bust so anything off the shoulder or sleeveless I have to wear one. Because of that I have to take into account what I want to wear and find out if it will look okay... you would not believe some of the questions you get when you either wear one while trying stuff on or bring one to try stuff on, lol. Mostly I only wear it with costumes, formal wear, and some Blouses that are loose enough and the right fabric that it doesn't show. I honestly do prefer them, but I've yet to find one that is comfortable enough for regular daily use. I'm not saying mine aren't comfortable but I haven't found one where I can do chores, exercise, work, and read in, lol.
@@hotjanuary The nicer ones were about why a corset. The weirder ones were, sexual in nature and had to do with fetishes. Thankfully those were fewer and far between. I did get asked if I was into self-harm a couple times, which threw me for a loop. Mostly just comments about what time period we are in. Some mocking statements, etc. A few questions on if I cosplayed which I was fine with. I don't but I love Halloween so I'm familiar with costuming. Lots of questions of practicality and things along that vein. The weirder ones were about body image and ranged from whether I had an issue with my body type to why I would want to change my shape. I did have issues with my body shape but not because I'm overweight. Its because I had a very large bust. I had a curvy figure and while I was "considered" overweight for my height my bmi was fine, it was all chest!! (34to36-G) Not the greatest thing for hormonal teens or young adults trying to figure themselves out. I also got asked if I was a wanna-be Dolly Parton. It was almost always a struggle to get them to get me the right size. I needed it to fit my bust or one size larger so I could alter it as needed. Ps. I often got asked if they my chest was natural or once wear I'd gotten the work done, lol. That last one had me laughing as by then I really wanted a reduction and was talking about it seriously with my doctor!
@@hotjanuary Yes and no. Generally I just said that my bust was too large for strapless bras and most let it go at that. The places that didn't I just avoided. Walmart is an absolute no go, lol! Not that they had much in terms of what I would want to wear with a corset but I do go there for fabric and other things so bringing the get up I'm altering wasn't out but I don't try things on there in general anymore, its just wiggy.
@@animehuntress9018 I really wish Bernadette Banner and Karolina Zebrowska were well known outside of the cosTube community. These propaganda about the corset is so annoying. It holds no scientific validity and it’s confidently repeated by people who’ve never worn a corset and have never even bothered to Google it, which is so ironic when you bring bras into the conversation. My bras have caused me health problems (including migraines) but my corset has not. Aranea Black has a free sports (riding) corset pattern on her website (last I checked). I hope to find the time to make it this summer and see if it can be used to lounge around. The only bras I’ve found that don’t give me migraines or pain are the old fashioned thick strapped, high collar ones with no underwire. Unfortunately, that means all but three of my summer tops are incompatible with the bra. So, I really need a lazy (and summer) corset. My current one is made from cotton canvas and it’s not summer friendly. I bought a non stretch mesh fabric. Hopefully I succeed. I’ve never worked with that material before. If I fail, ordering more fabric would be a pain (4 months shipping). They don’t sell it at the fabric store.
Thank you so much! I love corsets, but I was always scared to make one because it seems so complicated, but you explained it so well and I think I can do this now!
Cording and denim or canvas are a great option if you are tight on budget and wear your corset for historical costuming (mainly the earlier part of 19th century they generally give a softer more rounded silhouette) I'm currently in the mock up stage of my fourth piece of corsetry, an Aug. 1867 long corset from the dutch magazine 'de Gracieuze ' , and I'm an underweight male with a long torso and a long ribcage so I have to tweak it quite a bit to make any piece of corsetry comfortable and to have the sufficient waist reduction to prevent the corset from shifting all over the place. I look at a lot of 60s corsets to make sure my modifications still look period enough and when I compare with modern reproduction of those (of 19th century corsets in general) either it's fine on a really curvy or squishy person or the corset ends up looking really straight and stiff despite using historical patterns (they tend to be more curvedand "organic" looking than modern patterns) I think a lot of people make the "mistake " of over correcting the fit of the corset, they fit it like a bodice where nothing should be bigger, I allowed my hips to be much bigger than my natural (a dramatic hip spring and rib "spring" helps it be more comfortable than a lot of previous iterations ) and the bust is a bit bigger than the padding I made to go with my morphology (1860s busts on corsets look really big because they are straight forward and the cups go all the way to the bottom of the ribcage, that's what gives it it's dramatic waist look) , maybe it's also the heavy use of metal bonings in modern corsetry or just that the plastic ones are not molded to the body yet
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I learned a lot from this video about bones for corsets. Unfortunately here I only find plastic in rolls, so I don't have many options. I'm delighted with the entire process of making Strawberry Miku and I can't wait to see it all complete! I would also like to thank you for speaking your language so correctly. So RUclips subtitles correctly and I can translate your content into my language! Kisses from Brazil!!
This video was so helpful, I've already done a bunch of corsets, but I've also got some incredible tips from you. You're teaching style is so good, love your voice too. Great job! ❤
Hey! You really inspired me with your video on winning a cosplay contest, so much so that now, a year later, after seeing that video, I am working on my own cosplay to submit to a contest at FanX, Utah SLC's comic con next year. I'm planning on being Stolas from Helluva Boss and I'm sure this will help me so much with how informational it is. Thank you for pushing me just enough to make me want to learn to make cosplay.
I make stretchable corsets since I need the ease and flexibility in the fabric so I can cinch in without too much strain. I use sturdier stretch fabrics like neoprene rather than non stretch for comfort reasons and because I get claustrophobic in non stretchy clothing and it affects my breathing since I have to sing and dance in a corset. Also my corsets are meant for flexibility and support without discomfort. One day I will make a proper non stretch corset but I need to perfect a pattern for that garment as my current pattern is made with stretch in mind. Also an underbust style for me looks more like an 1860s swiss waist since I have a shorter torso when I have large skirts.
I made my first underbust corset last year (Venti from Genshin Impact) and I wish I had this when I made it. I couldn't find a lot of resources that were as close to what I wanted as what you made. I had to come up with a lot of it myself, but I'll keep this close for the next time!
Watching you sew brings me such joy! Someday, I will be brave enough to make a corset. Until then, I will enjoy your videos and seam rip yet another wrong side to right side mistake. 😅When the pattern isn't obvious, multiple mistakes will be made! 😂 At least I didn't put the pockets on backwards this time.😏
maybe I shouldn't comment, since this video isn't made for me, but the fit issues that are being solved here with a duct tape pattern are more easily resolved with a commercial pattern. A duct tape pattern doesn't come with waist reduction, since the pattern will just sit on your skin without distorting the shape of the body. The lacing gap and general reduction and stretch need to be removed as well. With commercial patterns, those steps are already taken, and changing the shape at te waist is also very possible there. Obv, you do you, but I think a great, thought out pattern is the foundation of a well-made garment. On that note too, the closet historian has wonderful videos explaining how to adapt patterns.
Great video! Personally, while stays take time, they're also the only standard style of corset I can do or even wear, but it was interesting to watch regardless!
Great video!!! I've done a few corsets now and I'm still experimenting with techniques and patterns. Your video is fantastic. Very helpful and informative!!
I think its always fun to see your partner in the background switch to different games haha! I play and professionally make games so I always try to identify them
I’m never ever gonna ever do this but it’s still cool to see people make something that takes a shit load of time and effort, I salute to cosplayers that make their own outfits and props 🙏
This was perfect..I am about to start my first corset and not gonna lie..I'm intimidated. Condolences on you grandma, I used to use my grandma's steel mint green singer when I first started.
Thank you so much, and best of luck on your first corset!
how did it go
Get the mint green singer serviced before you use it.
@@CandiceLeeSchilt i think it’s a bit late to say that 💀
I feel ya. I'm designing a wedding separate top and I need this
Super late on this video, but this is hands down one of the best instructional vids on corset making. Love your method of teaching - everything was concise, non-intimidating and beginner-friendly, and the animations were entertaining and perfectly demonstrated your points.
This video would not exist without the years of Your content! You taught me nearly everything I know about corsets, and at a time where there wasn’t much info out there, so thank you for your channel and all the education you gave me!
Fun tip, with digital patterns, you can mount a projector to your ceiling and project a pattern directly onto your cutting table or floor. There's about a million ways to do it, but it changed the game for me for sure. Especially because then you can also project details directly onto the fabric to mark.
this is so smart, but i can't find any projector mounts that could rotate it to where it's projecting the image downward?? or like how else would i do it lol i can't find anything
The Ditto from Joanns. If you enter your measurements, it’ll conform the pattern to your body. 👍
What a great idea
my high school art department made a folding frame out of pvc pipes and a plywood and velcro harness for the projector, it was good BC you could move it around or make it higher or lower as long as you check your scale before you work
I literally just bought a sewing machine on a whim and I have no idea how to use it. Just found your channel and I appreciate all the information. I'm determined to teach myself how to use it and sew my first garment.
Aww! Thats wonderful! I wish you the best of luck, but if you've already got the determination, you'll be sewing in no time :)
How are you getting on with your sewing machine? Have you made anything yet? ❤️
I hope it is the best whim of your life! ♥️♥️
Advice from Lana Lilly's corset making class. Use masking tape for your corset pattern, not duct. Duct tape will stretch in application and deform when removed. Masking tape (besides not stretching) will tear if you are trying to make it compress you too far.
I made my first corset last week and probably watched this 17 times
It was invaluable to me. Thank you thank you thank you
The most relatable moment of all time:
"I don't think I forgot anything. I'm going to go ahead and do it."
Next scene: "I forgot something". Story of my entire sewing life
I will say as a historian in training who has made 3 corsets and working on a 4th, they aren't meant for waist reduction. It's more an illusion and even tight lacing is similar to sucking in your gut. Waist reduction is more waist training. Also the mesh corset you showed is also called a skeleton corset, at least I've seen old ads for them nicknaming them that, because they show the boning channels. Just some fun facts
one of the purposes of the corset was to also hold up the heavy skirts
@@sadwasdead5065isnt that a petticoat not a corset???
@@nameloading...4670nope! Because skirts were so gosh dang heavy (and because you were wearing so many of them) the corset basically made sure that the skirts weren't gonna dig into your waist. Otherwise you were gonna have very painful skirt waistbands.
@@nameloading...4670pretty sure petticoats were/are used to smooth out the silhouette (like over a crinoline) and/or give volume to the skirt 😊
@@nameloading...4670yes and no. The petticoats will give your skirt shape, may keep you warm and smooth out the lines from crinolines. Since there were so many layers worn, the corset helped to distribute the weight of said layers and was helping with comfort.
I am kinda grateful that your video got recommended to me. I just did a "corset" (more like a boned bodice with a zipper for a cosplay) and I did so many things wrong. From binding with satin tape to putting the boning channels without tape but topstiching two seams on top of two fabrics so the boning channel would be in the fabrics themselves.
It's good to know what exactly I did wrong so I can do them right when I make an actual corset, so thanks!
Also I use zip ties and I finish the edges by cutting them in a round shape and melting them with a lighter. Works perfectly for me.
Well we all need practice! But, using your seam allowance as boning channels is also totally a way you can do it! So it sounds like you did just fine :)
Are zip ties as boning uncomfortable?
@@RaeganScarlettthey feel the same as sturdy nylon boning, I like the feel of either but never found one to be cheaper than the other despite what everyone seems to think lol
@@anarchyneverdies3567 oh okay thanks!
It's really cool to see corset making from a cosplayer perspective since I usually watch people who do it the historical way. Turns out not too much is different unless you're going for something particular! (Example a certain construction method or style)
Anyway you gained a subscriber and I'm excited to see more from you!
can u recommend some of the historical channels youve seen, im intrigued 👀
@@jumpinjoint Ohhhh! Absolutely! Bernadette Banner, Rachel Maksy, Katherine Sewing, Karolina Zebrowski, Morgan Donner, Angela Clayton, Nicole Ruldolph, Gertie, and I think that's all I can find currently. However! Some of these are merely vintage inspired while others can go for accuracy,
I'll just add Abby Cox, Sewstine and Bella Mae's designs to this amazing list of creators your gave.
@@thidtle also SnappyDragon!
@@SpringStarFangirl I haven't seen that one before! I'll go check them out
Re: stays, the second ever sewing project I tackled was a pair of stays!
They're definitely time consuming (so, so time consuming!), but I thought it was actually, weirdly, a really good project at that skill level as long as you were willing to put in the work. A lot of simpler stays patterns don't require you to piece together different parts or machine-sew any curved seams, both of which I found intimidating when I was starting out, and you get a LOT of practice at important beginner skills like pattern tracing, sewing in a straight line, hand stitching, etc. Also, they're weirdly forgiving - there's so much visual interest from the one million boning channels in the finished project that you really don't see the places where you lost the plot with your boning channels, and all of the difficult edging is along the bottom, where it's less eye-catching if it's messy.
They're not gonna be for everyone as a starter project, but if you're a beginner wanting to make something that can look really good despite not actually requiring that much skill, honestly, 10/10 would recommend. Just plan for it to take, like... 40 hours.
That’s reassuring. I’m working on some of the other undergarments, but hoping to get a set of stays made in the near future, making an 18th c. wardrobe for my everyday wear.
This video is so incredibly well-made and entertaining I'm shocked not that many people have found it. Good job!!
Thank you so so much! But thats the youtube robots job to bring people in, and commenting helps that, so thank you!
As someone who is set on making my wedding dress with nearly zero experience sewing, this is PRECISELY what I needed. Thank You, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! May the Good Luck Fairy visit you soon 🤍🧚♀️✨
Oh my gosh, I don't know how I never noticed that you are, in fact, a "small channel". Your presence and videography is so phenomenal, and your cosplays are above and beyond, I just assumed you were a huge channel I'd never had the joy of watching before recently.
Pfaff user here, and I can say they are a lot more user friendly (at least for me) than brothers or singers. My grandfather got me my first sewing machine; and I loved it till it finally didn't work anymore and couldn't be fixed. condolences on your grandmother, and I hope her creative soul is in that machine and helps you whenever you need it most.
6:08 A piece of advice for this part. If you aren't intending to tight lace, try to breathe diaphragmatically to expand your stomach as much as possible. This will make you corset more comfortable. Corsets, even historical incorrect ones (i.e. my renn fair waist cinch), can be as coftorable as a modern cvs back brace if you do it right.
I have watched sooo many corset videos. They all made me feel overwhelmed. This was PERFECT. Simplified the entire thing into bite sized pieces!❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS EVERYTHING I NEEDED!!!!!!! I'm working on Lilith cosplay for halloween, i already made the duct tape patterning but havent had the courage to start the sewing because i never did it before and this video just helped me a lot ;-;;;♥♥♥
Aww! I’m so glad it could be helpful!
I’ve been cosplaying since 1998 and so stuck in my ways that I’ve never thought about making my patterns digital! Thanks for showing us that awesome tip!
As someone who just started sewing and looking foreword to making a corset one day, thank you for this video. I will save and watch again for all the tips and tricks! also I just love your channel in general! thanks for what you do!
I am currently making a corset for a very fancy dress to wear to a wedding. You have helped me so much with it, such precise instructions and so easy to follow, it is almost done and fits like a glove! Thank you so very much!
For Canadian sewists, Farthingale Corset Making Supplies is a great local company - they even sell premade lacing tape in case you don't have the means or inclination to do grommets or hand sewn eyelets.
Fantastic introduction! I watched this while sewing boning channels into my first corset attempt, a wasp waist style. With a zipper front. I think I might have discovered that a well inserted zipper is actually more of a headache than a busk….
Thank you for making this video!! I thought corsets were way harder to make but you broke down the steps so well. I really wanna try sewing one now :D
Aww yay! I’m so glad and I hope you do!
Thank you for making these sewing overexplained videos!! They're super helpful and you do a great job at explaining/demonstrating how to do the things!
My condolences for you and your loved ones about your grandma passing away. I'm sure she would be proud of you continuing her legacy😊
This vid was great! I love that you took the time to explain certain particulars such as different kinds of boning and the importance of sealing the edges, as well as explaining alternative approaches to what you’re doing. Excellent primer! You’ve already made a cupped corset body for Mona in the past, but I hope that won’t stop you from making a tutorial for one in the future!
I’ve been wanting to make my own corset but didn’t know how to start, thank you so much for this video. The way you go things is really to the point while also being fun and showing different options of how to do things.
I cried when I heard about your grandma, I lost my dad last year and recently got my mom’s old Pfaff. I dread the moment she’d have to leave me as well so that combo of facts struck too close to home.
I am so grateful that I got to spend so much time with my dad those last months (we knew before the year started that 2023 would be the year we were gonna loose him) and that we were that close that he felt great enough to also confide in me, not just the other way around, like it often is. Even with us being that close (and thus me kinda already knowing everything), it still baffles me how many questions I still wanted an answer too, to fill in the gaps of the details I didn’t already know (or mostly the contradictory details in the stories I heard multiple times due to him having contracted some brain damage after one of his accidents about a decade earlier). I’ll never take our time for granted, that is the true wealth we can have: great relationships with lots of love and memories. Knowing that we were loved and that we mattered tremendously 💜
My condolences for losing your grandma, I bet she was/is very proud of you and would love that you have her sewing machine ❤
Now I’m off to another video of yours!
Every time I come back to your videos, I'm shocked that you don't have more views/subscribers. You explain things so succinctly! I'll have to save all of your videos to my sewing tutorials playlist.
Omg I have like a million tyhings to say I'm just gunna make a list
1. Your hair is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! how do you get your curls to look so perfect and smooth and bouncy? Mine are frizzy and sad haha
2. Your editing is so incrdible. I binge the vids on your channel all the time because you have such a way about teaching things that makes it so enjoyable and easy to understand. It's gotten to a point where if I don't know what to watch I just choose a video from your channel.
3. Please, PLEASE tell me how to sew bias tape around tight corners like that. I understand how to sew around the simple 90 degree corners, but it's the ones that turn inwards that I struggle with, the 270 degree corners. I recently made 2012 Snow Miku and I fricked up the fluff that goes around the bottom and it looks so clunky and amateur.
4. If i could afford it I would 1,000% be a top tier patron. I just love your cosplays and your channel so much
Thank you so much! I will have to go more in depth on bias tape soon, but those corners are done the same way I did them recently in the burlap video. Also haha thank you on my hair! It’s actually pretty frizzy but I curl it with a very small clip-less curler to hide the frizz.
Oh also! Don’t ever feel bad if you can’t support the channel via patreon! Just watching helps the channel a whole lot so you are so so sincerely appreciated!!
Stumbled upon this video after looking up stay and corset patterns on Etsy. Thank the robit for suggesting this to me because this was a joy to watch and SO much valuable information! The sounds you make and commentary as you work with your machine along with someone (like my bf) playing games in the background is quite relatable.
This is by far the most informative video on making a corset. THANK YOU!
I honestly love the little things in the background of your videos, like the cat or your boyfriend/husband/roommate sorry I actually don’t know playing video games, it just really adds to the comfortable, homey vibes is get from your videos
So nice to have all the times written in the description
Oh. My. God, I cannot tell you how IMPORTANT it is to somehow cover with tape or dull your steel boning!!! One time had a freak accident where it literally IMPALED into my friend's chin!!
That's brilliant, I never thought to take grommet strip either pre-made or salvaged from another corset to use for my mockups. That tip will be such a time-saver.
I just wanted to say, I looked for somewhere to learn about corsets, found your channel, watched this video, got curious about what you used the corset you made for, subbed, and am now watching all of your sewing videos as I make my own faerie costume. I am following your journey for Miku in no particular order 😂. As a costume tech person the way you word things and explain things I somehow understand it. Thank you for torturing yourself and filming it. Can't wait to see where you go from here. CONGRATS on your Cosplay win!!!
i bought myself a corset recently and it was a bit too big - it's very comfortable and it looks good but it doesn't do anything for waist reduction, and ive been making my own clothes for a while so i figured i'd have a go at making myself a corset and this video was insanely helpful. i hand-sew (my machine is acting up) so the boning was kinda intimidating but nobody has to know how messy those stitches are lmao, and the finished corset ended up looking/working better than i expected!
the way that your brother(?) is just in the frame playing video games while youre explaining how to pattern a corset is so real
That is my boyfriend lol
I find it really helpful when you explain what the different sewing feet does in your vids! Never knew they could make such a difference🌸 If you’d ever consider making a little guide focusing on sewing feet, that would be really awesome!💚
Quote of 2023: spaceman: i’m not gonna need it I harvested the bones out of it already
You made that look easy and I appreciate that so much. I've got a few corsets I want to make, especially since I do want to do costuming, cosplay, and historical costuming. This has definitely encouraged me to kind of take on the mindset of "it's only as hard as you make it for yourself", lol. Thank you!
You are amazing! I knew of the way of making a dress form using duct tape and an old shirt (and plastic wrap sometimes), but I had never heard of this method of making a pattern! Wow! And the way you used Illustrator to digitize it blew my mind. I learned so much in just one video. You're a great teacher and I'll have to watch more of your videos.
The tip to sew your boning channels into the lining was clutch. Thank you!
This is great! I was looking for info on the internet on how to make a corset, because I'm planning on making my first one and your video came on. It is by far the most useful thing I've found. Your example is perfect for a first try, so I will soon enough be making my first attempt and learning from the experience. Thank you very much, you've been extremely helpful and also entertaining.
Beautifully done! Loved the video! I’ve made my fair share of corsets but I always learn a ton from watching other people make them. I love learning new techniques, tips and tricks. Brava!
The first and only corset I've ever made was a pair of stays 🤦😅 the first 2 minutes of this video were a confidence boost!
Wish I would have seen this 6 months ago!! I finished making my first ever corset..in a bodysuit.. I did poison ivy for Animate!Columbus last weekend and oh boy was it a hard wear! The bodysuit itself was 3 layers of fabric with one layer of interfacing and my goal was for the suit to be able to stand on its own..it sure could! I would love to re-make it someday when I have more experience because there are sooo many mistakes😭
I love to watch your videos while I'm sewing and wig making it really does give me motivation! Because of watching you and some of my close friends entering into contests I decided to enter into the Animate!Columbus craftsmanship contest and I won a judges choice! Anyway sorry bout the rant! I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and all of your mistakes while making costumes cause it really does help baby cosplayers like myself
I just found your channel (ty algorithm) and you have awesome production quality and project quality. Will definitely reference your videos in the future (also the bf playing league of legends in the background 10/10 made me chuckle)
Thanks so much! and haha, yeah hes usually back there playin somethin
This is a very comprehensive corset making guide. I am glad I chose to watch it instead of other videos! Thank you so much! I've learnt a lot. 🙏
This video is so helpful ! You are gonna help a lot of people with that
Glad you think so! I hope it does 😀
It was the “over explained” in the thumbnail for me. I love hearing things broken down to the detail!
Probably the most useful video i've ever watched on youtube, so thorough but still just fun and enjoyable to watch. Thank you! Xx
I've been planning on cosplaying mew Lettuce from tokyo mew mew for years now and I think the only way to make it look good enough in my eyes is to do a body suit type corset. Just thinking about it is intimidating as someone who's never dabbled in corset making before. This video gave me a lot of insight to some of the basics and I think I might work it out somehow, thank you!
Love your enthusiasm!! Such an awesome inheritance. Now you will think of your beloved grandmother every time you use her machine. ❤️
This is so perfect, I will be making a whole tiefling cosplay on my own and I have not sewn since I was in middleschool (12 ish years ago) I am /so/ glad I know your channel exists to help me!
sarah created a new language in this video. my favorite word was snatched-ness
Thank you so much, finally a video taking you through the process and construction and not just "follow this pattern" without understanding it.
Now I'm waiting for you to make a follow up on how to make an over the bust corset/stays
I am about to start my first handmade cosplay, and i hate zippers and lousy fabric, this is such a big help!
I always was discouraged from making myself a Corset beauce I thought they were so complicated but I think ill try, thank you for the cool Video.
I'm so excited for all of the other parts to strawberry x miku
Aww yay! I'm glad you'll try! It can seem like a lot but I believe in you!
Very beginner friendly, very informative, aesthetically pleasing and super fun! Thank you, I learned something today
So sorry for your loss, but great way to honor your grandma. Thank you for a great tutorial!
Omg, I am so impressed with your precise instructions, I have been trying to find someone that teaches me how to make a corset for ages! (Easy to follow one) thank you so much!! New subscriber!
Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial! Getting started on my first corset this weekend. My condolences on the loss of your grandma.
I am just waiting for your videos to get boosted by the algorithm! Your video quality is astounding and this is EVERY TIME. I can't wait to see how you grow. So glad I found you because you're not only entertaining but very informative!!!!
Wow, thank you so much! Cosplay and sewing are pretty niche, so it'll be slow growing, but as long as what im making is helpful, thats all that matters!
@@SarahSpaceman I completely understand the grind first hand, haha. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for this! After seeing some of Bernadette's videos I've been wanting to make one, this was definitely the nudge I needed 🥰
This is great, thank you! I love that your partner's gaming setup is in the same room as your sewing setup. My partner and I used to do this because of space, but now we have room for me to move to another room and I just refuse lol.
Thank you for this video. I really want to make a corset as I have a larger bust and bras just aren't cutting it. I was really intimidated, but this video makes it way more approachable.
I decided last night that I’m going to make a men’s corset for my senior prom… which is in a week. This helps a lot ^^
I made my first corset, all thanks to you! I love to sew. I make costumes for my family all the time. I think my corset came out pretty good. Thanks for making the video ❤
Thank you thank you thank you!! I am just beginning making corsets, and as far as having a teacher goes, you are my #1! I’m mostly a visual learner, so teaching myself something can be difficult and tedious. Everything about the way you teach is a plus for me! From the words you use and speed of your speech to the editing of the visual how-to’s. You also make things very interesting and engaging with enough information yet not so much that I forget what I was even watching. Keep up the awesome work, and thank you so much for giving us all your time and sweet skills!!
Absolutely fantastic video! Thank you! I am working on this cosplay with my daughter. Great tips and tricks.
Found this video after making three-ish corsets (more if you include mock-ups). I had seen a video of someone making a stay - not even a tutorial - and having started sewing maybe two weeks prior went, well that doesn't seem too hard. I found a free corset belt pattern that I had to size up significantly, but it was helpful as a guide for boning, and barreled ahead. This added some much needed context and advice that will help me in my future corset endeavors.
Also so far my personal favorite boning has been cable ties. The Joann's boning is shit, and I haven't been able to get steel boning yet, especially as I'm learning how to properly size my corsets cable ties are nice because you can cut them to size, then use that measurement to figure out what length of steel boning you need (if you don't want to buy a steel roll and have to deal with cutting steel yourself).
OMG THAN K YOU!!! I gave up making patterns as my vision went wonky and you just gave me a way to get the seam allowances right!
I am here with the gay audacity to sew my wedding dress as my first corset 😂
Omg me too!!
Good luck to the both of you. I hope it goes well ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
While I am not gay, I like to do my hobbies with the confidence of an old white man so I'm also having the same thought. If you do choose to make your own I hope it goes well!! And congrats on your engagement! Realistically I'll just pay my friend who is much better than me to make mine but it's been a thought 😂
I’m here with queer (I’m AroAce) audacity to sew an over bust, front lace, v waist line corset for a rapunzel dress as my first ever corset so…
oh wow- thank you for this tutorial- I've only recently stumbled on to your channel, but I like how thorough your explanations/steps are- it helps my understand & better visualise what I need to know as a new sewist. I really really REALLY appreciate the tips on the boning types in particular as I was never sure what would work! Couldn't help but think back to when I *made* a cOrSet out of webbing with a piece of wood as my busk!!!! Now, I have a better understanding of what I need to do & how to prepare on my next attempt....
i really wish i had this video when i made my first corset!! this makes so much sense, and honestly everything i already knew before this video, i had to learn through sheer failure, so i'm really glad this exists for everyone else who wants to try making a corset so they don't have to struggle as much as i did 😭💗💗💗
Corset supplies also has grommet boning. I love that stuff so freaking much!
I agree on the grommet machine! I got one because I have issues with my muscles spasming so I'm not as strong as I used to be. I used this to put lacing into a gown I made years ago, but got to porky for. It was a dream to use!!
The mona cosplay in the beginning
10\10 very helpful vid
thank you for making this! I've always wanted to try makign a corset but it always felt incredibly intimidating
You're so welcome! And I hope you try it out! It's a really rewarding process
Came across this video with kind of an idea of making my own corsets, but after watching this and they way everything is explained, I'm on Amazon right now pricing sewing machines!! 😊 Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
You answer nearly all your comments. I'm impressed. Your fans feel loved
WAIT this is definitely a holy grail of a video for projects I have in mind, but can you please talk more about the tension dynamics needed for cups to stand and stay up of their own accord?
I have a friend that used to make my coresets and I'd crochet her lacing, lol. (one costume required lacing for what seemed like ALL of the seems, thankfully she gave a year and yardages that she would need for each type.) I have a very large bust so anything off the shoulder or sleeveless I have to wear one. Because of that I have to take into account what I want to wear and find out if it will look okay... you would not believe some of the questions you get when you either wear one while trying stuff on or bring one to try stuff on, lol. Mostly I only wear it with costumes, formal wear, and some Blouses that are loose enough and the right fabric that it doesn't show. I honestly do prefer them, but I've yet to find one that is comfortable enough for regular daily use. I'm not saying mine aren't comfortable but I haven't found one where I can do chores, exercise, work, and read in, lol.
What questions did you get? If you’re comfortable sharing.
@@hotjanuary The nicer ones were about why a corset. The weirder ones were, sexual in nature and had to do with fetishes. Thankfully those were fewer and far between. I did get asked if I was into self-harm a couple times, which threw me for a loop. Mostly just comments about what time period we are in. Some mocking statements, etc. A few questions on if I cosplayed which I was fine with. I don't but I love Halloween so I'm familiar with costuming. Lots of questions of practicality and things along that vein. The weirder ones were about body image and ranged from whether I had an issue with my body type to why I would want to change my shape. I did have issues with my body shape but not because I'm overweight. Its because I had a very large bust. I had a curvy figure and while I was "considered" overweight for my height my bmi was fine, it was all chest!! (34to36-G) Not the greatest thing for hormonal teens or young adults trying to figure themselves out. I also got asked if I was a wanna-be Dolly Parton. It was almost always a struggle to get them to get me the right size. I needed it to fit my bust or one size larger so I could alter it as needed.
Ps. I often got asked if they my chest was natural or once wear I'd gotten the work done, lol. That last one had me laughing as by then I really wanted a reduction and was talking about it seriously with my doctor!
@@animehuntress9018 wow. They are so rude. Did you eventually find a good short answer that put them in their place?
@@hotjanuary Yes and no. Generally I just said that my bust was too large for strapless bras and most let it go at that. The places that didn't I just avoided. Walmart is an absolute no go, lol! Not that they had much in terms of what I would want to wear with a corset but I do go there for fabric and other things so bringing the get up I'm altering wasn't out but I don't try things on there in general anymore, its just wiggy.
@@animehuntress9018 I really wish Bernadette Banner and Karolina Zebrowska were well known outside of the cosTube community. These propaganda about the corset is so annoying. It holds no scientific validity and it’s confidently repeated by people who’ve never worn a corset and have never even bothered to Google it, which is so ironic when you bring bras into the conversation. My bras have caused me health problems (including migraines) but my corset has not. Aranea Black has a free sports (riding) corset pattern on her website (last I checked). I hope to find the time to make it this summer and see if it can be used to lounge around. The only bras I’ve found that don’t give me migraines or pain are the old fashioned thick strapped, high collar ones with no underwire. Unfortunately, that means all but three of my summer tops are incompatible with the bra. So, I really need a lazy (and summer) corset. My current one is made from cotton canvas and it’s not summer friendly. I bought a non stretch mesh fabric. Hopefully I succeed. I’ve never worked with that material before. If I fail, ordering more fabric would be a pain (4 months shipping). They don’t sell it at the fabric store.
Thank you so much! I love corsets, but I was always scared to make one because it seems so complicated, but you explained it so well and I think I can do this now!
Cording and denim or canvas are a great option if you are tight on budget and wear your corset for historical costuming (mainly the earlier part of 19th century they generally give a softer more rounded silhouette)
I'm currently in the mock up stage of my fourth piece of corsetry, an Aug. 1867 long corset from the dutch magazine 'de Gracieuze ' , and I'm an underweight male with a long torso and a long ribcage so I have to tweak it quite a bit to make any piece of corsetry comfortable and to have the sufficient waist reduction to prevent the corset from shifting all over the place. I look at a lot of 60s corsets to make sure my modifications still look period enough and when I compare with modern reproduction of those (of 19th century corsets in general) either it's fine on a really curvy or squishy person or the corset ends up looking really straight and stiff despite using historical patterns (they tend to be more curvedand "organic" looking than modern patterns) I think a lot of people make the "mistake " of over correcting the fit of the corset, they fit it like a bodice where nothing should be bigger, I allowed my hips to be much bigger than my natural (a dramatic hip spring and rib "spring" helps it be more comfortable than a lot of previous iterations ) and the bust is a bit bigger than the padding I made to go with my morphology (1860s busts on corsets look really big because they are straight forward and the cups go all the way to the bottom of the ribcage, that's what gives it it's dramatic waist look) , maybe it's also the heavy use of metal bonings in modern corsetry or just that the plastic ones are not molded to the body yet
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I learned a lot from this video about bones for corsets. Unfortunately here I only find plastic in rolls, so I don't have many options. I'm delighted with the entire process of making Strawberry Miku and I can't wait to see it all complete!
I would also like to thank you for speaking your language so correctly. So RUclips subtitles correctly and I can translate your content into my language! Kisses from Brazil!!
Glad it was helpful! That's so cool that it can translate, thank you for that feedback!
This video was so helpful, I've already done a bunch of corsets, but I've also got some incredible tips from you. You're teaching style is so good, love your voice too. Great job! ❤
Hey! You really inspired me with your video on winning a cosplay contest, so much so that now, a year later, after seeing that video, I am working on my own cosplay to submit to a contest at FanX, Utah SLC's comic con next year. I'm planning on being Stolas from Helluva Boss and I'm sure this will help me so much with how informational it is.
Thank you for pushing me just enough to make me want to learn to make cosplay.
I make stretchable corsets since I need the ease and flexibility in the fabric so I can cinch in without too much strain. I use sturdier stretch fabrics like neoprene rather than non stretch for comfort reasons and because I get claustrophobic in non stretchy clothing and it affects my breathing since I have to sing and dance in a corset. Also my corsets are meant for flexibility and support without discomfort. One day I will make a proper non stretch corset but I need to perfect a pattern for that garment as my current pattern is made with stretch in mind. Also an underbust style for me looks more like an 1860s swiss waist since I have a shorter torso when I have large skirts.
I just found your channel. Thanks for sharing! This video is very informative.
I made my first underbust corset last year (Venti from Genshin Impact) and I wish I had this when I made it. I couldn't find a lot of resources that were as close to what I wanted as what you made. I had to come up with a lot of it myself, but I'll keep this close for the next time!
Watching you sew brings me such joy! Someday, I will be brave enough to make a corset. Until then, I will enjoy your videos and seam rip yet another wrong side to right side mistake. 😅When the pattern isn't obvious, multiple mistakes will be made! 😂 At least I didn't put the pockets on backwards this time.😏
Thank You!
This actually seemed doable and was simple enough to understand as an unprofessional/hobbiest.
maybe I shouldn't comment, since this video isn't made for me, but the fit issues that are being solved here with a duct tape pattern are more easily resolved with a commercial pattern. A duct tape pattern doesn't come with waist reduction, since the pattern will just sit on your skin without distorting the shape of the body. The lacing gap and general reduction and stretch need to be removed as well. With commercial patterns, those steps are already taken, and changing the shape at te waist is also very possible there.
Obv, you do you, but I think a great, thought out pattern is the foundation of a well-made garment.
On that note too, the closet historian has wonderful videos explaining how to adapt patterns.
Great video! Personally, while stays take time, they're also the only standard style of corset I can do or even wear, but it was interesting to watch regardless!
I'd love a video on making patterns for an overbust corset!!
Great video!!! I've done a few corsets now and I'm still experimenting with techniques and patterns. Your video is fantastic. Very helpful and informative!!
I think its always fun to see your partner in the background switch to different games haha!
I play and professionally make games so I always try to identify them
I’m never ever gonna ever do this but it’s still cool to see people make something that takes a shit load of time and effort, I salute to cosplayers that make their own outfits and props 🙏