Deep dive back into Corsetry

Corsetry has been a subject that many people have asked me about over the years. I started my corset making journey back in 2016 and quickly fell in love with it. To be honest, I had become very bored with sewing. I had made so much over the years and I really wanted to upgrade my skills and move in a completely new direction. So I actually found out about the world of home corset makers through the YouTube channel of Lucy Corsetry.

From there I began my Year and a Day or Corsetry. 

For every month I would do at least 3 things:

1. Try a new pattern
2. Try a new fabric
3. Try a new construction technique

The pink one in the left photo above is the last corset I made during that year and a day. for a comparison, I used the same fabric in the last corset as I did when I made the very first corset. Here's a comparison:

I definitely used the same fabric here but as you can see, I learned a lot of things along the way!

I have not stopped making corsets over the years and I truly enjoy making them. I have mostly stuck with the Victorian style corsets as they are more figure hugging and don't really change the shape of my body all that much. I wanted to focus on creating a supportive garment instead of an altering garment.

Now that I've finally managed to release the school on the better platform and release a few foundational sewing courses on here, I've decided to finally get back into corset making!

So here's what I'm thinking

My lovely corsetry mentor Lowana of Vanyanis is releasing a corset making for beginners course. I want to share that with everyone I know, as she was amazing for me to level up my sewing and corset making skills back in 2016. If you want an amazing course to get you started, please check it out here:

Vanyanis Corset Making for Beginners

My own course will be a much more intensive course designed for advanced dressmakers. I have already started creating the outline for it and we're going to deep dive into the world of corsetry, just like I did back in 2016.

Corsets don't come in just one style, they change over time and with the needs of fashion. So when I was figuring out what kinds of corsets I wanted to make, I went through not only what was currently in fashion, but which ones I felt drawn to making. This was the Victorian style most commonly seen on the Amazon, Shein, Wish and Temu sites when you type in "corset". I needed a place to start learning so I went with that. I would have loved to try all different kinds of styles and silhouettes, and I probably will expand more with this course, but for now, let's go over what I already know and what I've learned about corsetry over the last 8 years.

More info to come

Andi xoxo