Now, you might think of sewing as something girly, ladylike, to be done whilst wearing a pretty dress & without a hair out of place.
As a total tomboy I can tell you now that making corsets is gadgetry & DIY heaven for me. Forget pretty little wicker baskets with flowery fabric, my sewing *basket* is a tool box, complete with hammers, pliers & all manner of device that, if you didn't know what it was for, you might think you'd stumbled back in time into a centuries old operating theatre or torture chamber.
I've put together a list in the form of a slideshow - which is by no means exhaustive - of some of the tools, gadgets & machinery I use when making a corset:
As a total tomboy I can tell you now that making corsets is gadgetry & DIY heaven for me. Forget pretty little wicker baskets with flowery fabric, my sewing *basket* is a tool box, complete with hammers, pliers & all manner of device that, if you didn't know what it was for, you might think you'd stumbled back in time into a centuries old operating theatre or torture chamber.
I've put together a list in the form of a slideshow - which is by no means exhaustive - of some of the tools, gadgets & machinery I use when making a corset:
What d you think? Pretty kit eh? ;)
​Happy Sewing,
​Happy Sewing,
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