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I’m a BIG fan of TV series (especially HBO) and I love old school gangster movies which the action takes place during prohibition, roaring 20’s… So, Boardwalk empire fascinates me! I love the look of Nucky Thompson, his cynicism, his three piece suits, his stiff collars and of course the choice of printed fabrics who are fabulous! When I found this piece of old fabric I thought Nucky could wear it ! I had just enough fabric to make an underbust…
Technical details:
- this is a two layers corset ; external layer is wool and lining is heavy cotton.- there is no waist tape
- for the front closure I used heavy duty hooks and eyes
- the bone casing are external and sewn in grosgrain ribbon
- there is 16 bones; 2 flat steel bones at front and back closure and 12 spiral bones over each seam.
- I used a vinyl binding tape, its cute but it’s a real pain to sew properly…
I’ve uploaded my pattern on my blog, you can use it if you have the same measurement than I or adjust it. http://venefice.blogspot.fr/2012/10/the-nucky-thompson-corset_21.html
Material Notes
cotton, wool, vinyl, grosgrain, bones
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Oct 22, 2012, 06.45 PMby Chynx
Love your work…Excellent !!!
Oct 22, 2012, 10.30 AMby leokadia
superschön!!
Oct 22, 2012, 02.44 AMby MissCorsetLizz
Love your work!!! :-D
Oct 21, 2012, 04.51 PMby Redsonia
I had a look at your blog and must admit your projects are awesome! Where did you learn to sew?
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Oct 21, 2012, 05.18 PMby Craftine
Thank you! : )
I learned to sew especially through internet … I find all the answers to my questions either on blogs, forums or videos. I also have two good books that explain the basics of sewing. On my desk, there is always a sewing machine and a computer because I am a graphic designer, so I also use my computer to draw my patterns and my sketch (with Illustrator & Photoshop).
Oct 21, 2012, 04.30 PMby Lillyella
Awesome! If sewing skills are a sign for a personality, you definitely won’t need to go and buy some! ;D