Sewing a Flossing Sampler - Victorian Corset Embroidery

2020-08-01 18:00:09

by Lina Piprek

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Hello all Welcome to my CoCoVid video I hope you enjoy it I got a little ambitious with how many designs I could include in a single video I m new to making videos and misjudged it I tried to make sure the instructions for the individual designs are still clear but if you have any questions just drop a comment below and I d be happy to help you out GIVEAWAYI m giving away a blank flossing sampler and 2 spools of silk embroidery thread so that one lucky person can try out all of these designs without having to do any of the prep work This is being hosted on my instagram page linapiprek and all details on how to enter are located there HANDOUTI ve put together a printable handout with some notes about flossing and a full scale copy of my sampler You can use this to take more detailed measurements to scale the designs up or down for different size boning channels or simply to have a closer look COCOVIDIf you d like to see more videos from all the creators participating in CoCoVid there is a downloadable program which lists all the videos and links directly to each person s channel here TIMESTAMPSWhat is Corset Flossing 2 04Materials 5 10Types of Thread 7 19Sewing the Sampler Base 11 19Designs for Plastic and Steel 12 41 Green Heart 13 25 Orange V 19 50 Orange X 22 03 Brown Staggered V 25 34 Blue Tulip 28 18 Blue V Gradient 32 16 Grey Black Floral 36 00 Pink X Gradient 39 16 Simple Brown V 43 25Designs for Cording 44 32 Pink Brown 45 01 Orange Staggered 46 13 Greeen Wide 47 49Designs for Cane 49 12 Orange Floral 50 08 Green Floral Sprig 52 47 Blue Teardrop Flower 54 08 Black Feather 56 01Final Reveal and Conclusion 59 24USEFUL RESOURCESThe Symington Collection is a collection of corsets samples and patterns from the Symington Corset Company and their competitors it is housed by the Leicestershire County Council museum service here in the UK It is particularly notable for how comprehensive it is the company kept great records and for how willing its curators are to share the knowledge that comes with such a collection I believe they re an invaluable resource if you have an interest in Victorian corsetry and I highly recommend checking them out There are photos of the collection here And you can buy copies of Victorian corset patterns from them here Devere Yarns sell beautiful embroidery threads Their silk thread in 36 thickness is my current favorite to use for flossing and they re the best value for silk embroidery thread that I ve found I use about 15m of thread to do a fairly elaborate flossing design on a whole corset and their spools have 50m for the same cost that I was previously spending on 10m P S I know my audio jumps up and down throughout the video I did my best to fix it but as it turns out placing your camera between yourself and your sewing and continually moving your face closer and further away from it is not the best way to get good audio Perhaps I should do actual voiceovers rather than explain as I go I m working on it