Leather corset !?

[SmoothZey]

My girlfriend asked me if it it ''possible'' to make leather corset ... i said yes ... and she asked for one ... for Christmas lol and thats only some hours later that i realized into what ''contract'' i put myself in ... damn ... i googled some corset pattern but nothing very specific ... can someone give me some links/advice/personal experiences about making leather corset ....

questions:

• can i use a pattern originally made for clothing creation (cloth corset with metal wire) ?
  
• what kind of leather is best suited for this kind of work ...
  
• what thickness, vegtan or not
  
• what tools do i need for stitching and what technique should i use for a corset stitching
  
• more to come .. maybe lol
  

[twofour878]

lol I had a similar question posed to me when I started sewing clothing, and I made sure to keep her deadline as indefinite.

Use google to look for Victorian corsets. They're probably the type you want and there's a lot of good resources out there for them.

I would like to add a question in to your list if I may.

From what I've read there's 3 layers to a corset. Do you just use leather on the outside layer and use standard fabrics for the other 2 layers, or do you do all 3 layers in leather?

[Tina]

Well, first, do we talk about a corset in garment leather or formed in veg tan?

If garment leather may I suggest Plonge from HideHouse (Ca) It's a beautiful leather with just right shine, thinn and yet verry durable. I even make this one on an ordinary household sewing mashine (Husqvarna). All my corsets always have 4 layers of material, 1 that you actually se ie: leather, silk or similar. One layer of coutil and 2 layesr of cotton to wear closest to the boddy to let i breath.

The easiest model to start up with is the Victorian and you can find patterns at any Joanns store.

Pasting in one of my corsets in plonge leather and chinese silk:

[twofour878]

Thanks Tina. I was hoping you would reply as I love that corset.

I'm gonna have to make a trip to my local fabric store to check for some coutil. I hope they have it, I hate waiting on orders. Sorry for asking in your thread Smooth.

For some reason the links I had e-mailed to myself are all not working so I won't bother linking them to you for reference.

[twofour878]

http://www.elizabethancostume.net/corsets/materials.html

Found one. This is a nice site for beginners (like me). Gives you a decent idea of what you're getting into.

[calanneh]

Hey Zev!

I helped a few young ladies make corsets for halloween and for Ren Fest this coming weekend. I got lotsa advise from Tina and Tashabear.

The thread is as follows:

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=4546

Tasha put a link in that shows how to make a pattern from scratch using a ducttape model and then a link with spiral lacing. Both of these links were a big help and the spiral lacing looked alot better than the standard lacing method like on your running shoes.....

I made sure their corsets were not overly sexy as they are young, but they came out great and the girls were extremely happy!

I used regular suede from Tandy for theirs as it is cheap, durable and sturdy and they will be running around all weekend in them at Ren Fest.

Tina and Tasha are by far the two you should listen too!! LOL They know their stuff. I help the above link to the advise they gave me will help you as well.

And yes, we do expect pix when it is all done!!!!

William

[SmoothZey]

thx everyone damn ... i got myself in trouble by accepting her request ... damn love .. make us do weird thing neway ... i started from the little link twofour878 posted ... (custom corset pattern generator) ...

here is my results (two piece of fabric ..) is it supposed to looks like this ?

[MADMAX22]

Well, first, do we talk about a corset in garment leather or formed in veg tan?

If garment leather may I suggest Plonge from HideHouse (Ca) It's a beautiful leather with just right shine, thinn and yet verry durable. I even make this one on an ordinary household sewing mashine (Husqvarna). All my corsets always have 4 layers of material, 1 that you actually se ie: leather, silk or similar. One layer of coutil and 2 layesr of cotton to wear closest to the boddy to let i breath.

The easiest model to start up with is the Victorian and you can find patterns at any Joanns store.

Pasting in one of my corsets in plonge leather and chinese silk:

LOL Tina is there anything in the leather arts that you DONT do in a outstanding manner?

[twofour878]

I'm far from an expert on this but the busk looks a tad long. Best way to figure it out is to stick it on her and see how it fits.

Good luck on making it from scratch, I ordered a couple patterns from farthingales for an underbust corset and a victorian corset. Hopefully I will be able to make it soon. I have to build myself a workspace first

[SmoothZey]

hehe no glory for thos without ambition ...lol ill try to figure out how to make a corset fit by myself ...( i mean ill try to make my pattern) ... that what i did for my bracer and shoulder armor and it turned out good ... lol ... but i understand that well fitted corset isnt a raw/rough job like the armor i did ... neway .. university take a lot of my time ill try to keep you informed about the progress of the corset ...