Well, fellow Sew Alongists, we are done! It’s time to recap what we’ve done with our corsets.
- We learned how to print a pdf pattern and add seam allowance. I traced my pattern and added a facing for the lacing, while Anna added her seam allowance directly to the printed pattern.
- Anna demonstrated how to grade your pattern up or down a size.
- We sewed our muslin and made alterations.
- Anna showed us how to do a lace overlay.
- We sewed our Corset with Flat Felled, or stitched down French Seams.
- For those of us making a laced-up corset, I showed how to prepare our center back facings.
- I also added contrasting bone casings, for a little extra detail.
- Anna did a great post on How to Add your Boning.
- Then she showed us how to add our hook and eye tape, for those of you using this type of closure.
- I demonstrated how to add eyelets to our reinforced back panel.
- The top and bottom of the corset were then bound with bias binding.
- I made satin covered garter straps, while Anna used vintage clips!
- Anna added some adorable handmade rosettes to her corset, while I added some large white bows. I love bows.
I absolutely love how Anna’s corset turned it. It looks so vintage! And her ribbon rosettes are adorable. I may still go back to mine, and add a few along the top one of these days!
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| Image Courtesy of A Few Threads Loose |
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| Image Courtesy of A Few Threads Loose |
Do you have pictures to share? I’d love to see what you came up with! Did you like watching the different techniques that Anna and I used along the way? One of the things I love about sewing are the multitude of ways you can sew a garment. Are you happy with the end result of your corset? Is there anything you would change? For me, I wish I had interfaced my Self Pieces, and I am very glad I flat lined my corset.
So, Are you excited to start the next part on the Sew along?
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