Black Queen Corset - Tandy Pattern

[RavenAus]

Well, this one was a pig to make but I am very glad I did I turned out a lot better than I was fearing. We had a friend over today to model it for us, so here's the action shots Thanks go to our friend Bec for modeling, and for the feedback which will help me improve the pattern

[billybopp]

Looks good Raven. How is the inside finished??

[Tinkerton]

Looks good, but doesn't really fit her properly.

[RavenAus]

It wasn't made for her Tink, and if you read the thread in the pattern section you'd see I am very dismissive of the pattern itself. I made it to test the pattern and Bec agreed to model it once it was completed. The pattern is not made for someone 5'2" and the way the panels fit is by using the rivets to pull the panels into shape, the seams are not the same length so you can't make it without stretching. Also there's extra leather in the front side panel which shouldn't be there. It is not a pattern I would recommend to anyone. It only comes in one size and the only 'good' thing I can say for it is it only cost $2 from leathercraftlibrary.

Billybopp, the original pattern has nothing on the inside, just the flesh side of the leather. I wasn't happy with that so I made a lining from suede and added some light boning. I finished the top and bottom edges with the suede also - is it a turned edge, rolled edge, or what? When you sew the suede to the face side, pull it back over itself onto the back side and sew through from the front on the same stitch line. Well, that's what I did I remember seeing a post about it on here a year or so back.

*edit* It was KK's wallet tutorial, the french rolled edge

Oh, also we couldn't lace it too tight as the actual corset lacing hadn't arrived and the cord I was using wouldn't take much more than that amount of pull.

Edited August 3, 2014 by RavenAus

[RavenAus]

Original thread on the pattern - http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=57134&hl=

[Tinkerton]

Ok, that makes more sense. I looked on leathercraft library at the original, and even those dimentions look really wonky. It's alomst like they just winged it and didn't draft it from an actual human form.

[RavenAus]

I swear they could've done a better job blindfolded There was a pattern sale at the local fabric/haberdashery store and I bought 4 different patterns for corsets, so hopefully the next will fit a human better

[billybopp]

This one looks pretty awesome. Can't wait to see what you do with a better pattern, Raven!

Bill

[Colt W Knight]

I saw this the other day, a custom corset pattern generator. I have no idea if its a good pattern or not.

http://www.elizabethancostume.net/custompat/

[lionfly]

Has anyone taken a look at that pattern generator? I'm going to be starting on a corset for myself in the next week or two and having a good pattern generator would be a huge time saver...

[RavenAus]

It really depends what you want. That generator just produces a 2-panel corset - 1 each side. It should give a decent shape but will not be much use for waist reduction I wouldn't think. Try it, put your numbers in and generate it's free. Just make sure you mock it up before using the good stuff