izodiea | More Cap pictures and a new Corset in progress!!! (Reply)

The cap:

For the gathered section at the back I used some self bias and a drawstring. More pictures and description can be seen here: http://izodiea.livejournal.com/14088.html#cutid1

Green Bra-cupped overbust corset:
I have been working on this corset on and off for about a year now, and FINALLY have something worth showing. It all started when I was working at Darkgarden and saw a beautiful cupped corset being made for a client (Dita Von Tesse no less!) and decided to attempt making one. I started by combing the pattern for my silver victorian overbust (http://izodiea.livejournal.com/8367.html#cutid1) and a bra pattern I had from a class I took. The idea was simple enough...but four mock-ups later I had FINALLY worked out all the pattern bugs...I hope.

My quick design doodle, showing my plane for contrast stitching, and crystals maybe.

The corset is made from Olive dupioni silk left over from my polonaise gown (http://izodiea.livejournal.com/13684.html#cutid1) fuzed to black coutil. The lining is some black Luis Vuitton print cotton from Peidmont fabric in Oakland. Black corset busk, and black grommets.

The corset still needs some boning put in, and the busk stitched down (I'm using a borrowed machine right now, so I don't have a zipper foot) This is my first time using external bone casings, I like it, but I don't think it works for all corsets.