The Belladonna Corset Belt Original Design Sketch
Design Sketch Translated into Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator Sketch, front, no colour
Adobe Illustrator sketch, back, no colour
Adobe Illustrator Sketch, front, coloured
Adobe Illustrator Sketch, back, coloured
Design Board for the Belladonna Corset Blet
Creating the Dancing Dead skeletons through Digital Embroidery
Finished Embroidery Result
Finished Embroidery Result
Pattern Drafting using the Flat Pattern Drafting Method
Pattern Drafting using the Flat Pattern Drafting Method
Cutting out the drafted pattern from Calico
Putting together the drafted pattern in Calico
Sample 1 for the Flat Pattern Drafting
Marking on the alterations to the Flat Pattern for a better fit
Copying the alterations to the Paper Pattern
New and improved Paper Pattern Pieces
New and improved Paper Pattern Pieces
Testing: Cutting out the Pattern Pieces out of the appropriate fabric
Testing: Fusing the Bonda-web to the Coutil Pattern Pieces
Testing: Measuring the Waistline for the Petersham Tape to be applied to
Testing: Measuring out the Petersham Tape for the waistline
Testing: Securing the Petersham Tape to the Centre front of the corset through the reinforced coutil section
Testing: Using the eyelet press to put the Eyelets into the front of the Corset Belt
Testing: Sewing on the Bias Binding using the sewing machine
Testing: Finished result of the Original Construction Method
Testing: Finished result of the Original Construction Method
Testing: Finished Result of the Bagging out Method for Corset Construction
Testing: Finished Result of the Bagging out Method for Corset Construction
Testing: Finished Result of the Bagging out Method for Corset Construction
Testing: Finished Result of the Bagging out Method for Corset Construction
The proposed method going forward
Final Garment: Fusing the coutil to the satin layers by using the Bodaweb
Final Garment: Sewing the pieces together
Final Garment: Pressing the seams open
Final Garment: Tacking the garment where the boning channels are going to be sewn
Final Garment: Sewn boning channels
Final Garment: Taking out the tacking stitches
Final Garment: Tacking the bias binding on the top and bottom edge of the corset belt
Final Garment: Finished slip stitching the bias binding on the top and the bottom edge of the garment and tacking stitches removed
Final Garment: How the garment is looking so far
Final Garment: Marking where the eyelets go on the centre front of the garment
Final Garment: Using the Japanese Hole Punch to make the holes for the eyelets in the centre front of the corset belt
Final Garment: Using the Eyelet Press to insert the eyelets into the front of the garment
Final Garment: Finished and Laced Up
Final Garment: Finished and Laced Up
Final Garment: Finished and Laced Up