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sidneyeileen In reply to Marie-Thoringel [2009-06-07 03:54:35 +0000 UTC]
It's tricky. I'm self-taught, and I still learn something from every corset I draft. Once I am fully confident of my skills, I plan to post full tutorials, but that will most likely be months or years from now.
I don't know of any good guides on the pattern drafting, but if you really want to make corsets, I strongly recommend picking up a book or two on the subject, reading as much about corset construction as you can (there are many ways to make a corset), looking at as many historic corsets and patterns as you can (lots of them are posted online), and joining an online community of corset makers and enthusiasts. By looking at historic corsets and patterns, you'll get a feel for what cuts of corset make different shapes, and how the boning can be placed for full support. This cut of corset (six vertical panels per side) is one of the simpler types to start with, and is typically boned along each seam.
If you are on LiveJournal, there is an excellent community there called CorsetMakers, which is focused on question/answer/showoff of corsets made by the members. The membership ranges from total newbies to sewing, through to established custom corseters. I'm sure there are other communities online, but I couldn't say exactly where. Any good community should be able to point you to pattern how-to guides, and provide advice regarding which commercial patterns should work best for your body type and intended profile. I have never used commercial patterns, so I couldn't say, but they can be a very good place to start when learning to make corsets.
Best of luck to you in your endeavors.
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DrunkenUnicorn [2008-11-09 16:15:04 +0000 UTC]
thank you!*hug hug hug*
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