First posted 9/21/2012, 1:41 PM Recently had a question from a client. She was confused as to why the bra sizes covered in our size charts only went up to a 46 when she was informed by a major high street chain that her bra size was a 50-52 for aRead More →
First published 2/1/2014, 8:20 PM GMT Gussets! We all hate the cheese wire of centre front and centre back sewn panties and the camel toe that inherently comes with too small or too narrow gussets. Traditionally gusset front seams are placed just at, to be plain, the vulva. This can beRead More →
First published 1/30/2014, 9:28 PM GMT “A seam in your crotch is like a cheese wire covered in sandpaper. Thongs are instruments of torture. Don’t even talk to me about knicker with tight elastic on the legs, or god help us, a non-breathable fabric gusset.” – found in The Lingerie AddictRead More →
I have been asked to give a lecture at DiscWorld Con in August 2016 on “Corset Fitting and Sewing Cheats”. As part of the build up to this lecture/demo I will have to prepare a veritable sh*tload of demonstration pieces to be displayed upon my CELEBRITY MODEL (Really, there is one and sheRead More →
In Part 1: How to Measure Yourself for a Corset, I spoke briefly about what measurements to take for making a corset. In this part I will show you how to apply them to a pattern. There are several ways and methods of adjusting patterns; using a commercial pattern, online free downloadableRead More →