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| I'm looking forward to airing a photo of my actual denim bustier here! Though I've enjoyed wearing it in public, I haven't gotten any cute photographs yet. Bet you know how that is... |
| Hey! The latest Enchanted by Sewing Podcast has been published! |
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A bustier is an alluring garment, one many women would like to wear - if they dare. When I began to notice that women of all shapes, sizes and ages sewed and wore their bustiers with pleasure and pride, I decided to take a chance and learn to sew this very structured garment, that can be designed to flatter a wide variety of figure types.Option I)You can listen to the show right on the web by clicking on this link
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Option ii) Click on this link to iTunes to download this and other Enchanted by Sewing shows to your mobile device (iPhone, Android, etc.) free from iTunes
Did I miss any links mentioned in the show? If so, please post here and let me know, or else email me EnchantedBySewing AT gmail DOT com
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- In last month show, I talked about what a buster is - a strapless garment that conforms to our figure, is supported from the waistline , and can be worn by women of many figure types.
- I also said that a bustier is not a corset, because a corset imposes a shape on our figure. You can follow links in last months’ show notes to other related garments like corsolette, torsolette or basque.
- Last month I talked about Cut and Cloth
- This month I focus on Construction
- FIRST Pensamientos Primero A brief review of what I talked about last month to put this show into perspective,
- ENTONCES (THEN) Constructing my Bustier.
- Stepping through the process of creating my bustier from beginning to end, touching on important techniques and other sewing stuff that I figured out along the way .
- FINALLY Pensimentos Finales: Going Beyond this project
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Web Resources
Part 1: Boning Up on Bustiers http://enchantedbysewing.blogspot.com/2014/03/ench-by-sew-018-boning-up-on-bustiers.html
The Bustier Sewing Class I talked about is from Lynda Maynard, an instructor at Cañada College, San Francisco City College and also an instructor at Craftsy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEb9bypLWqE
Lynda Maynard's “Fit” Class on Craftsy, which I plan to take.
http://www.craftsy.com/class/sew-the-perfect-fit/173
The Bustier Sewing Class I talked about is from Lynda Maynard, an instructor at Cañada College, San Francisco City College and also an instructor at Craftsy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEb9bypLWqE
Lynda Maynard's “Fit” Class on Craftsy, which I plan to take.
http://www.craftsy.com/class/sew-the-perfect-fit/173
Bustier Technicos - Dem Bones Gonna Walk Around
Sewing Boning Channels and Inserting the Bones
Seams to Fit Part 1 - A Little Less Laxity - Learning Precision
Seams to Fit Part 2 -
Figuring out how to eliminate using a tracing wheel, has me making a stronger mark that is also less likely to damage my pattern or fabric.
Seams to Fit Part 3: More Power to Interlining- Using stitching marks on my interlining pieces to define the stitching lines on the fashion fabric it's backing.
Seams to Fit Part4: - Neat as a Pin - Using pin techniques to join sections of my bustier precisely.
Seams to Fit Part5: - Staying - When a Seam Knows it's Place
I did a lot of hand sewing towards the end of this project. Beeswax is my thread texturizer of choice, and it's a Green option too!
Refer back to Last Month's Show for More Links http://enchantedbysewing.blogspot.com/2014/03/ench-by-sew-018-boning-up-on-bustiers.html
