Updates, Updates, Updates!

Today I finished the wedding dress comission I had, and its sent off. Yay for completed projects! :) I do not have any pictures, at the request of the bride. When the wedding pictures arrive, I will post them then!

Now my work load includes a repair, a revamp, an order for two corsets and I've got a couple of prototypes I'm itching to work on. As well as a two piece outfit I want to make, then sell.

One of the prototypes I want to work on is a bit selfishly motivated. It's my take on a 1940's style girdle, or "long line" bra, corselette, whatever you'd like to call it... but its an underbust so it can be worn with your own bra. I will have stretchy insets, two on the top front, and four along the bottom, two in front, and two in back with six garter straps. I plan to use a zipper in the front for ease of getting in and out, and lacing in the back for proper cinching.

I've got the pattern drafted up, and the fabric picked out. I'll keep updating on my progress with this one!

I've been fabric hunting as of late for my Sweetheart design. While Cherry pattern material is aplenty, the navy blue with white anchors is not. So if I don't find anything when I manage to make it up to Helena, I have a back up plan: navy blue twill or possibly denim, with the white straps and an anchor applique. I ordered four large vintage anchor appliques off of Etsy.com and we'll see how that pans out. Now I've tried looking online for this pattern I want, or something even remotely similar, but I've had no luck. I found something on eBay, but its way too expensive to consider unfortunately, and it only comes in 1/2 yard increments to boot. For that price? I'll pass.

For the Dark Dreams in October, I want to make a two-piece outfit to be modeled on my dress form display, and to eventually sell. The sketch is a bit wonky, but I believe it gets the point across: I want to make a Bride/Hybrid corset with removable sleeves, and a Willamehna Bustle Pencil Skirt to match. I want to make this out of grey satin with black lace along the bottom of the skirt, and black roses on the bustle. I don't know why I had this sudden inspiration to make this, but it came to be one night when I was working on the wedding dress made of grey satin.

I want to make it with a busk, and I want to make it based off of someone who is tall and slender, someone with a very Victorian look. For some reason, even though its not very historical, I see Victorian women as taller, and of course, slender. How else could they get down to 15" waists? Crazy. And dangerous. Eepers.