Fashion Engineer

Hello This year outfit for my husband and I anniversary is inspired by Patbo.  I must say that the most difficult material for making this dress was not the netting skirt fabric or the black lycra but the fringes trim, I was looking for the exact model, without luck, so I did have to use another fringe design. Instead of a net style fabric I decided to use chiffon, the net type fabric give  me a beach vibe and I am not going to the beach. Here is the solution for the fringes.  For making this dress, the best is to have a whole swimsuit pattern and draw the design, in that way you know that it will work for Lycra stretch factor. To sew the fringes, I did have to measure it with the whole dress already assembled due to stretch factor, something that the fringes trims do not have.  I did want to hide all the sewing but due to fit I ended up top stitching the fringes and Gimp cord.  For the armholes I used Fold-On-Elastic in black as binding, using the matte side and a small zigzag stitch.

Hei This second corset top is based on the pattern Transitional Regency Stays C1795 from etsy.  I made a toile and I did really have some fitting issues, but for that it is the toile to check the fitting of the pattern. I used stretch crepe, muslin, viscose lining , neon green Italian ribbed fabric and FOE elastic as binding.  Inside: Muslin, boning channels The front side with the ribbed cups The inside with the viscose lining The whole binding was sewn by hand. It was more easy to control especially at the bottom part of the waist. And.... here its me with my new corset-top and my new pants. 

 Hello I bought this Corset pattern in Etsy, the pattern is called c1715 by Caroline Woollin. I already started to have an idea of how I do want my Corset to look like. I did have a gorgeous neon pink wool fabric, and I have some pieces of neon italian ribbed knit fabric, I bought neon pink rounded cord, I had pink silk fabric which I used as lining.  I made a toile of size UK 10. It fits perfectly.  Lining: I did have to use another silk fabric in the bust because I didn't have enough of the darker pink fabric. This is a modern version of the corset. I sew a end-separated zipper. I bought a dyeable cotton zipper, I did so because I know how difficult is to find a neon pink zipper which could match with the fashion fabric. I dye the zipper and I was really happy with the result.  For the straps, I bought a neon pink rounded cord from Minerva haberdashery, it was not exactly the same color, but I did like how it looks. When I sew the toile the only thing that it wasn't right for