I was thinking of starting a little game here on the forum where we'd post a fashion plate and using only the tv patterns, piece together how we'd build it. The person posting the pic would post how to formulate it, not ask for advice on how to do it but people commenting can offer changes and sugge...

Thanks so much, Heather!

The illustration is great but I'm trying to visualize it whole. Is it bell shaped uniformly or does it have a kind of elliptical shape to it? The image gives me the sense that it's a little elliptical at back which is exactly what I'd want [kinda like a hoop + bustle] Do any of you wonderful people ...

They look great!

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Thanks so much you guys!

I used the tv560 and updated it to a turn of the century style. I lopped two inches off the shoulder, added a princess line and swapped out the regular coat sleeves for leg-o-muttons. I flared out the front and princess panels. Made in Waverly tavern ticking stripe, lined in moire satin. There's a m...

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Yeah, basic black is my personal fav.

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new black corset on me

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That is breathtakingly beautiful!

http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.94513444.jpg Adapted from the TV110 Styling Imagine an airship's mistress guiding her passengers and crew, taking a aerial tour of Paris. See it hovering just over the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and drifting over the Siene. She runs a tight schedule, aided ...

It's 24" at the waist

the lever one. I bought mine on eBay but you may find it at corsetmaking.com

I have a hand-press grommet setter.

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Thanks Mentha! I used the TV110 rose- before there was steel and whalebone, corsets were corded in hemp for support. My cording is mainly decorative so I used jute as it's less expensive. My design does add a little more in bust support though. I would not advise this method for your first corset. I...

Thanks! I just cut it at an A cup and cut it lower all around.

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