Here’s How I Recreated a Real Victorian Corset | 1890’s Corset-Making | Historical Sewing

[@KatherineSewing]

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[@keelyjohnston19]

What a woman cutting out the fabric with a baby on you’re back. Beautiful corset I’m waiting for a pattern to make my first corset I’ve brought all the stuff but the pattern is out of stock I wish the would have told me that when I ordered oh well. I want to make a 1860s outfit so all under clothes, crinoline and dress it might take me a few years but I’m good with that. Happy new year 🥳

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you so much! Good luck with your project! 🥰 Happy New Year!

[@cystalinum2461]

Araena black has free corset patterns

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Corsets need to come back.

[@Simple_Machine]

🥺 the prettiest corset I’ve ever seen, 💐 well done!

[@jessicabuckman9675]

Lady, that corset is wonderful and beautiful.

[@DOSBoxMom]

Love all that hand embroidery you did for this corset!

[@chaotic-goodartistry3903]

Thank you for that lacing technique, I will henceforth use it for all my corsets.

[@KatherineSewing]

Yay, that's great! You're welcome ☺️

I have no word!!! Wow! Perfect, stunning... congrats!!

[@annahuffman7304]

The flossing kinda looks like little daggers and I am loving it so much. So badass looking.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you Anna! ☺️

[@adeleparadis3718]

Thank you for all the trick because i am in a process of doing one corset on Porcelaine doll and i had detail missing. It is very beautiful, you did a nice work.

[@petapendlebury9024]

Stunning corset. Love the flossing and the need to use the petersham rather than twill tape - it beautifully mirrors the cording - a happy ordering mistake indeed!

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! 💕I love how the Petersham turned out as well 😍

[@jessicabuckman9675]

that corset is beautiful.

[@jbnaturalsskincare]

Wow this looks so beyond my comprehension 🤯 Amazing work on this corset as well as the editing and videography👏🏻

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you!! 💕☺️

[@divineangelic2727]

Hi Katherine love the corsets I’m going to start wearing thank you

[@bellemoi3262]

Beautiful. Great job and video

[@juniperjr2017]

Absolutely stunning! The flossing really takes it to another level of fancy. I followed your petticoat tutorial and I really like the look of the waistband. :)

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the petticoat video! ☺️

[@katrinehasselquist]

Beautiful work!! It's such a gorgeous garment. I'm literally in the process of making this corset for myself xD got the mock up cut out and fabrics bought and everything! Very helpful timing of your video and I suspect I'll ceck back on it during my own sewing :)

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! Wow, that's great! Let me know how it goes! 💕

[@katrinehasselquist]

@@KatherineSewing I will do!! Very excited to finish it 🤩

[@alesmuron8613]

This is really nice peace of work

[@folarinpeace]

Stunning, very beautiful

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you!

[@bekytg9393]

This was a wonderful video. I never thought of the 3 lace method, great idea. Such a beautiful corset, you have done yourself proud.

[@KatherineSewing]

Hi Beky, Thanks so much for your kind words! So glad you found this video helpful and informative!

[@sandiemable]

Stunningly beautiful! xoxo's Sandie

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you Sandie! 💕

[@nanettebromley8843]

Gorgeous corset. Something that is on my wish list. I'm making something simple. Viking linen dress. Hand sewn using later period sewing techniques. Its a UFO project that was started 5 years ago. I've now got to make a lot of changes to the already cut pieces as life things have changed. but its coming along. all short seams are now sewn (shoulder and sleeve) just got to shorten hem and recut side gores and sew them in.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! Good for you for not only trying something so unique, but for coming back to an unfinished project five years later! 💕 Best of luck 🥰

[@jimfromearth]

Wow Katherine amazing bravo 🎉

[@bowerbirdstyle7661]

So beautiful! So many details.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! 😊

[@Ellaodi]

Turned out wonderfully!!

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you Laura! ☺️

[@lucasmcinnis5045]

I just got this book, and made paper pattern mockups of each pattern, and this one looked extremely weird in the paper mockup. Its blocky in the body, with massive bust cups, so it's neat to see it actually reconstructed in fabric.

[@KatherineSewing]

That's great, good for you! Yes, the body of the original pattern is quite blocky. One of the things I changed in my draft of the pattern. Good luck with your future projects! ☺️

[@EsmereldaPea]

That is beautiful! Need to make my first corset for a play I'm in and researching . .

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you! 💕 That sounds exciting - good luck!

[@kwarra-an]

Gorgeous! Thanks so much for this video. I've been wanting to make this corset for years, ever since I first saw it in the book - but it's intimidating, and I couldn't quite understand the pattern. This has helped immensely, though I have to say all that cording may be a bit too much for my current skill level. Definitely still a goal of mine.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! 💕 As long as you have the right kind of sewing machine foot, the cording isn't too hard! Just a time investment 😆

[@charlotteroberts]

Very late to the party, but WOW! What an excellent video. Thank you for sharing! My current project is a floaty wrap dress in a lightweight green polysatin from my late grandmother. It's for my cousin's wedding in July!

[@KatherineSewing]

Thanks so much for your comment Charlotte! WOW, that dress sounds stunning! I would love to see it when it is finished! 😍

[@kanalzumkommentieren2169]

I personally only use spiral steel boning because I don't like plastic and avoid it everywhere I can and spiral steel is just incredibly flexible and even bends sideways which is really useful with some patterns I even use it around the eyeleds because I feel like it makes the corset just a little bit more adjustable

[@KatherineSewing]

That is great that you can even use spiral steel at the eyelets- thanks for your comment!

[@MegM0221]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Now I'm curious for any future corsets, will you use the same drafting/calculating method again??? Or go back to grid scaling. I've never been able to figure out the Morgan Donner method either, I possess very few technological skills. 😂 Absolutely stunning, I totally agree about the bust fit and shaping, it adds so much to this corset, and the cording there is so striking.

[@dariaorme1282]

Your reproduction is gorgeous! I've also admired that corset from the Symington collection. Will your corset-making course be available indefinitely? I want to reproduce a Pretty Housemaid corset at some point, but I have at least four projects in line ahead of it.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you!! Yes, it is always available, and clients get lifetime access and a year of included coaching with me ☺️😍

[@bobbibuttons8730]

I’ve got this book and not been brave enough to make any yet. I’m in awe of you

[@KatherineSewing]

Hi Bobbi, thanks for your kind words! 💕 I believe in you! Also, I have had that book for years before getting to this point, so no sweat!

[@ariifernandez9166]

I don't know how is names in english, but in spanish "escalado de patrones" it's a metod to modify the size of a pattern, once you understand it becomes very esay and helpfull (sorry for my english)

[@susanhawthorne5687]

This is amazing. Just discovered you, Katherine! You gave me some positive reinforcement since I've been marking the seam and not the cut line since almost when I started sewing. The engineer in me can't understand anything else. Generally (normal sewing) I'll do a stay stitch on all non-hem edges before cutting out the pieces. Then I can line up the stay stitches with my fingers. I'll be making a Victorian corset and signing up for the class. My main goal is breast support so I plan on making bust area hit a little higher on me than strictly Victorian. Still early in the process though.

[@KatherineSewing]

Thanks for your comment Susan! This is so exciting! That makes so much sense about the stay stitching technique and sounds ultra-accurate. Looking forward to working with you in the corset making course! 😍

[@Tealeafsong]

Thank you!

[@lucyannethrope7569]

Absolutly beautyful reproduktion! I am currently working with pants for the Hubby.

[@DOSBoxMom]

I can see where you would want to have the cords for cording in the same type of fiber as either the inside or outside layers of the corset, so that the cords would respond to any required cleaning of the corset the same way as the fabric. (For example, you wouldn't want to use non-superwash wool yarn for cording, as it would shrink. Cotton yarn for cording with a cotton inside layer of the corset would work fine, though.)

[@flonelchuks5551]

Fantastic corset please can you show how to draft the corset pattern

[@clairewulf]

if you don't have any of those books and you're not interested in getting someone else's pattern, nikki blackwell has an AMAZING playlist on how to create an underbust corset which i used for my own corset video on my channel. edit: but if you're after free patterns, you can find aranea black's multitude of patterns online.

[@gaudyacevedoperez3029]

Splendid! I want the course! But I don't know if there's a chance, I can watch it in Spanish.

[@agancsafalon]

I really appreciate that you show us your struggles as well and tell us what went wrong! So much to learn! Also your dress is gorgeous! If you have pattern please share 🥰

[@KatherineSewing]

Thank you, thats great to hear! Are you referring to the chemise worn underneath the corset? If so, here is the link 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKqcoYSEorVljNk

[@agancsafalon]

@@KatherineSewing thank you 😍

[@laclochard]

Amazing! Would be great if we could have a tutorial for a n easier version. There seems to be no middle in KZbin it's either the trendy bad fitting new corsets or this super complicated and accurate ones

[@decnijfkris3706]

Very interesting explanation about the 3 separate lacings. You are an illusion....

[@charmainegarnham9722]

Oh wow! It’s literally perfection for the eyes! The flossing is beautiful. I’m on the last legs of finishing an Edwardian S bend corset and would love to try the way you have laced your corset. I’d there a way you can show the back and maybe lace it up while filming? I got rather confused.

[@KatherineSewing]

Hi Charmaine, Thanks for your kind words! 💕 I will keep that in mind for a future video, and I will probably also share it through a reel on IG, if you follow me there 💕 Congrats on almost finishing your Edwardian corset!

[@charmainegarnham9722]

@@KatherineSewing Hi Katherine, I’ll start following you on IG! Looked everywhere for a three lace corset and can’t find any sadly 😣

[@KatherineSewing]

@@charmainegarnham9722 I already have a short clip about it that I can share to reels ☺️ Once I get the gumption to unlace and relace this corset, I will share a detailed lacing tutorial here on KZbin. 💕 Btw, the original idea is from "Corsets and Crinolines" by Nora Waugh.

[@kessera5645]

This corset was my inspiration for flossing but I ended up messsing up terribly and do big emboidery with vines and leaves to hide my ugly flossing

[@kittybrowning]

There's a company here that does liquid satin wat I class as cheap for what it is so I've been using that for my daughters dress for the prom I'm now working on the corset type top x I've not seen many vids where they use cording so was a bit confused as to why it's needed

[@mirandaandfamily8572]

Getting ready to make my fourth corset (1890's this time), so I think I'm going to take the plunge and use coutil this time! So I'm doing a lot of research before this one. 😅 I also saw this method awhile back of taking a cheap, form fitting tank top and using masking tape allllll over it to get your own body shape, and making a corset pattern from that, so I will also be trying that method. I'm trying to make sure it's fairly historically accurate too, particularly in it's shape. My real question is: you can use yarn as cording?! I haven't corded a corset before, and I'm going to try it with this one. Is there a big shape/sturdiness difference between using yarn vs. "proper" cording? Anyway, that corset is gorgeous!

[@astridpiepschyk8899]

I've used the percentage method to draft a corset pattern from an original. I learnt it from Alexander of Chesebro Corsetry, who teaches this method in his Fenway Corset workshop. It's an excellent method to use.

[@KatherineSewing]

Great, good to hear it's a tried and true technique! 😍

[@kanalzumkommentieren2169]

I always do papermockups Mainly because I'm lazy and it saves me a lot of time And fabric

[@KatherineSewing]

That is great, thanks for sharing! 💕

[@laurencook3281]

Stunning reproduction work! Where did you source your busk? Making my own historically-inspired corset is in my dream project pile(even though I'm definitely not there yet skill-wise haha), and I'm slowly hoarding info about how best to go about it until I feel ready 😂

[@KatherineSewing]

That's great, good for you! I bought my busk from Farthingale's Corset Making Supply (an online store). I also have an online course for learning historical corset making as a beginner if you are interested. Link in the description ☺️💕

[@serenalouise]

Hi! Is a chemise always worn underneath? Is it hot in the summer? Thanks!

[@divineangelic2727]

Hi is that a dress underneath not a blouse where did you buy the special dress for corset wearing

[@divineangelic2727]

Hi great utubes info. Where did you buy the blouse that goes underneath the corset 🍰☕️

[@WendyArroyo-q7r]

Lindo corset. Wendy

[@KatherineSewing]

What sewing projects are you working on? Let’s talk about it in the comments section! 💕

[@гадкийОбезьяна]

If I don't know anything about sewing in general, could I still take your course?

[@KatherineSewing]

That is a great question! If you are comfortable sewing straight lines and know how to use your sewing machine, then I think the course would be a great starting point for you! ☺️💕

[@xeliane1670]

😍

[@melissamelissa2603]

Where do you get the ribbons?

[@letslistentobooks894]

what size Synthetic Boning was used? 6mm ...8mm?

[@KatherineSewing]

6 mm ☺️

[@rbrojas2040]

Where's the 3D printing gurus when we need them. Someone want to try making a cording foot for sewing machines?

[@nirbenita6944]

Beautiful work. One thing that I believe you might have missed is that the back of the corset should be closed in the center back without a gap between. Historically there was not spouses to be a gap.

[@cynthialitchfield9352]

I just cut my unhealthy blonde and dyed my hair red last month. Now I want to shave my head and grow it out like you but grey.

[@Littlfrek]

🇧🇷🖤

[@loveloreal]

Could you not have used a cording foot on your machine? I have a cording foot

[@ejenn6639]

25:24

[@vegaville64]

Core. Set. - that’s all I hear and it’s so distracting

[@patty4709]

Those corsets had to be very uncomfortable. Can you imagine wearing one of these all day. Not me!

[@mattiec3320]

I've heard they're more comfortable than modern bras

[@yevgenymashenberg2369]

Remarkable piece of reproduction ,I really salute 🫡 you if the only thing that I would point at is the backside gap 😊 which should be about 2 inches 😊 if it’s larger it means that it is a little bit on the small side at list at the back ;)