corset

There was an article in 'The Australian' the other day about how a fashion show in Spain is only letting models with a BMI of more than a certain amount in the show. They are sending others away deemed to be too thin and unhealthy. I have nothing more to say about that, I just thought it was interesting as it shows the extent of social responsibility in the fashion industry. However, the article also noted that other 'big' fashion shows would not be following suit.

Enough of that and more about me.

Here is the bodice I made upon request by someone who gave me her wedding gown bodice to copy. It was great to have this as a reference as I have only made something with boning once. I sometimes ask the staff in fabric shops how they might sew a particular thing, as you never know they may have a good tip. The person I asked about the boning said she puts sticky tape over the ends, I asked how that would go when washing and she just said - 'you don't wanna know what I do'! Fair enough I thought, home sewers do have many tricks, some good and some bad.

I made the bodice from stretch satin and used this for the lining also, I bought the piping and had to sew straight through the middle as it was leaving too much of a gap with my zipper foot. I used 'rat tail' for the loops at the back and made the tie and shoulder straps from the stretch satin. It has stiff interlining on all panels, it was more a corset that a bodice I suppose.