Category: Stuff I Do

Having determined the answer was one corset, I had to start making the thing. When I was but a young costumer doing fest garb on the cheap, there was a technique we all could do mostly in our sleep (and often did): the duct tape corset pattern. None of us had dress forms, and couldn't… Continue reading Midwinter Masque Part 2: It Always Comes Down to Duct Tape

Once I decided what I wanted to do, the next question was “what are the appropriate underpinnings for these silhouettes?” For fest garb, I always started with my corset and shift. But houppelandes predate corsets - did I still want to wear one? Tabling that for a moment, did Shoryl want to wear one? While… Continue reading Midwinter Masque Part 1: Of Corsets