Individual Chic Corsets and Costumes

Make: Steampunk Flintlock Blunderbuss Because a little steampunk derringer isn't enough... Golding up So, this plastic flintlock...

Make: Steampunk Derringer v2 So that other one is OK, but... Golding I liked the other one OK, but when I was in one of our local $...

Fixing up Corset One Unpicking the modifications It's getting better. I wasn't happy If you've been following my sewing...

Make: a prop Steampunk Derringer 1. Trimming mounting brackets Fake, of course! What is a Derringer? Historically, a Derringer , ...

Making Spats, Part 1 More stuff that I can wear. What are spats? Steampunk Spats found on Etsy Spats , or spatterdashes, are fabric...

Victorian boots in my wardrobe Well, Victorian-styled boots anyway. So many Once, in a throw-away comment on Twitter, seen by perhaps 3...

How To use Fray Stop liquid Handy stuff! What is Fray Stop? Fray Stop or Fray Check liquid is a thinned glue that is dripped onto the...

Garrison Cap Part 3 How To: Garrison Cap Part 1 How To: Garrison Cap Part 2 Angst I don't "feel" hats. When I put one on...

Making a Garrison Cap, Part 2 Don't miss Part 1 for the (tiny) list of materials. Method 6. Cutting the pattern These instruct...

Making a garrison cap, Part 1 Because this will be a great steampunk accessory, and also be good for winter.  These instructions are quite...

Bits and pieces for piping How To: Making your own piping It's kind of easy. What is piping? Piping is a decorative feature y...

The finished final corset, with Elizabethan style bust Maybe? Well, I guess it's done So much work! And yet, it doesn't feel ...

The final corset Finally. Tightening the boning channels One step I'd neglected to do was to making the boning channels that were t...

Fitting the almost completed corset Lacing at last! How to lace a corset Lacing a corset is not like lacing a pair of shoes. There is ...

Setting the grommets in the fabric MrIcy's shed to the rescue. What are grommets? Grommets are the metal eyelets that the corset l...

Preparing the bones for the corset Sparks! Bones in corsets The fabric is what actually shapes the body; the bones are to keep the fab...

Adding boning channels So sew already. Busk alternative I'm not a huge fan of the standard "split busk" which allows you ...

What I'm using to sew a corset Most of the goodies. Just a few things So, starting in the top left is my dressmaking form, purcha...

Putting it together Onwards! The outside So, after the inside it was time to put the outside together.  I modified the process slightin...