Ok, I walked away and had a nap, then couldn’t resist!
I had to get the busk in, if nothing else that day :)
I felt a fission of excitement sitting at the
sewing machine, I don’t know why I get so much more excited sewing corsets than
other garments. There is always something to learn with each new project, and I
guess I feel I am really only on the cusp of understanding the extent of
construction, and have been developing my own style for only a year.
I start with the busk, partly because it is at the
front, and seems a logical place to start, but also because I never tire of the
process: it seems like magic once it is in. I have found some lovely black
steel busks, and I used a 12” one for this corset.
As I have said, I love ‘things’, gadgets or tools that
make the process that much more fun. A student gave me one of these pens, which
is genius! You can draw on fabric, and it disappears with heat (ironing), and it comes in loads of colours! Joy! I
still don’t quite trust it, but it works every time, and is fantastic for sewing.
Not so much for homework, my student told me: a child had used one for a story,
and the teacher loved it so much she laminated it… and it all disappeared… So
there is a word of caution!
For this, I drew the gaps for the loops, and because I
could, the straight edges well!
After I sew them, I normally just press them. This time
I decided to edge stitch, using two variations to suit each side of the busk. This
worked really well, and kept the edges super straight for the insertion. I am
not a fan of topstitching in general, but love edge stitching.
I use an awl to make the holes for the studs, then a
knitting needle to force the fabric apart. The sateen was quite strong with the
interfacing, and required a bit of effort.
Now I can rest!
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