🤣🤣 out of curiosity were you going for a historical look or just wanting to wear a corset. Am I coming across noisy I just am fascinated with anything historical

???????? I’m using a modern pattern from Firefly Path but I am changing the construction techniques to historical practice. I need support for all day but the only strapless thing that ever works for my body shape is a well made corset. My dress is strapless, drop waist a-line and strapless bras do squat to support anything for me.

@@aloras405 oh i know the feeling, somehow not a single strapless bra works on me as well.

Poor materials, what happened to them? 😂😂😂

@@taritangeo4948 they just jiggle away into oblivion xD

I died 😂

Several minutes later: "lemme show you the noises my stomach makes"

AIWASABAUTOSAITHAT DAMN IT

I read this like 2 seconds before she said that🤣🤣🤣

IKR!

Honestly sewing a corset is like quilting with all the tight spaces and multiple pieces. I can speak for this as I'm a corsetier. When it comes to corsets, the main thing with sewing is precision. You have to be accurate within the millimeter because of all the pieces. For beginners into sewing corsets the best choices are to make a ribbon corset which is also really easy to draft (with scaled graph paper) compared to the other types of corsets. When working with the general corset pattern the best fabric for beginners imo is mesh fabrics like organza because you'll be able to see each stitch without having to flip over the sides to make sure you're accurate. Which is a big help for beginners.

Rivit Raven definitely sounds easier than it is !!! haha. i sewed a corset for my sweet 16 (just for background, ive been sewing for 5 years), and i had to seam rip many, many times. Kudos to you for mastering such a tedious activity

🤣🤣🤣im dead

looking back at some stuff I had made when I was starting out I sometimes honestly cannot believe how stupid and at the same time incredibly creative solutions I came up with

I agree! And I imagine ladies back than taking what they had to make or mend their corstes too.

upcycled, yes!! that's a great thing and i love this whole concept. ❤️

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Alexis Marsh No she isn’t!!!!!

ooohh you guys should record something together! i know you live in two different countries but that would be sooo good :D

@@alexismarsh8433 fuck off, she's complementing karolina

Love your channel! Following your patterns and tutorials on cool crafts and clothing pulled me out of depression. Thank you!

And as I read this, obviously I'm not aiming for corset/period accuracy (My current corsets are all modern designs). Or maybe I'll just pick one period for each day of the week and hang the expense of buying seven different corsets.

XD Same I do so with Lolita and cosplays all the time. I casually go to school dressed like something else from some other world every day.

I'm 56 and I love your attitude. I'm drowning.

@@Thelaretus lol - well I am 52 and am currently finishing my 2nd try at making stays aka corsets (the first are too small) only 15 eyelets to sew and then it is done. I would love to make an 18th century dress but where would I wear it?? I am fascinated by all of Karolina's corsets. The fashions back in the 17-19th century were wild compared to now days.

@@barbarat5729 Don't drown :) Make a corset of your own!

thank you! love your channel ❤️ it works surprisingly well considering the cringeworthy methods that I used to make it, but I'm planning on trying out a proper s-bend soon.

I plan on cannibalizing a corset that I got from Amazon that in its current state does fit me but there is one steel bone that sticks into my rear end.

SAME

The red leather hacked one is honestly really ingenious! Very clever way of manipulating a pattern and it did give a great shape.

Except many of them ended up lasting several lifetimes. In a video made by Lucy corsetry, she mentioned that some corsets would be passed down mother to daughter. Which caused problems because even family vary in shape

She's so pretty and it feels like she's a WWI or WWII woman who made a time machine and spent time through different periods then appeared during the modernish day and just went "Okay, NONE of you guys can make ANYTHING accurate handle me a sewing kit."

*dies* Oh my goddess...imagine

Sounds like my tennis class, where your ability to win tennis matches affected your grade. They did let you do extra tennis matches to theoretically win more, but I was that rare kid who was very bad at tennis and almost never won.

whiteboard hahaha 💕 I remember for my first corset I asked my dad to cut a PVC board in strips because I had no idea metal boning existed

oh my god, hahaha... thanks, you made my day... well night or i don't know, it's so late that it's early

My first sorta corset was more of an underbust belt, also made out of old jeans, but it didn't even have boning (so yeah, not really a corset). My first real (and so far only) one where I actually put in some sort of effort after having watched a couple of videos on the topic, was made from an old, heavy beige curtain with a beautiful relief texture. I sorta wish I didn't use that fabric for my first attempt though, lol. I don't even know what I used for boning, because I simply raided the garage workshop and conveniently found some kind of flat, stiff, 1cm wide plastind bamd. didn't fit well at all though and was pretty uncomfortable, BUT at least it looked cool.

I'm currently working on my first corset, an underbust (I'm a man, so no boob support needed x) ) and I've already had *so much* stuff gone wrong, but it may just work x) (oh, and sorry for the lenghty comment, went overboard) 1) The mockup: I'm trash at sewing and the mockup is a hot mess of me understanding the thousand of things I underestimated: far too large panels (you could put a bear in the corset when it was so closed it was eyelet-to-eyelet), too few eyelets, inappropriate metal eyelets that just had a pair disconnecting each wear (I ended up doing sewn eyelets on the actual stuff), too long under the arms... And the worst boning channels I could ever sew. 2) The fabric: I had the great idea to do an alternating pattern with a panel out of two in light blue and the others in a pattern of white and black triangles, inversed on the other side (so front would be left blue, right triangles, second panel left triangles, right blue, and so on...), so I didn't put attention on the fabric, that are of two different qualities... which will bite me in the butt later... Also, just in case, a cream linen lining. 3) Panel cutting: Because I'm a dumbass, I failed miserably, and cut all blue for one side, and all triangles for the other. No problem, it will be parted, still a fun visual... Also, I'm a noob in sewing and my seam allowance was as wide as a highway. 5) Sewing the panels: I'm trash with a sewing machine, so I only used it for the channels. But of course, being very intelligent, I had the pattern drawn down... on the side of the fabric that was pressed against, so very useful! The busk was the moment I realized my plan of making a reversible corset would probably have to be aborted. 6) First wear and adjustments, with only the busk and lacing boning: I realized the corset was a bit too cinched for the silhouette I had in mind, and corrected the most drastic curves, fingers crossed. I also saw the upper part was maybe too wide, but for a first try let's just finish this! As of now I have to cover the panel seams, sew the boning channels, cut the boning, try out, anchor the boning, sew a cover on the top and bottom seams and it would be "complete" (I should put a waist ribbon, but at this point I just want it to be done and start wearing it x) )

"Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?"

Check out Lucy Corsetry, she has a series on seasoning corsets that's super informative :)

@@sarahportelli93 Thank you!! Hopefully she can tell me how to wash my corset because it's dirty and I have no idea what I'm doing!

@@alicine-sims8988 probably your best bet would be spot cleaning or dry cleaning cos of the metal components

Use salt and peper fot best taste

Same but I'm not old enough to get one because it'll mess with my bones and that's not healthy.

Glory Who wait how old do you gotta be?

@@hazeltw29 probably 17 i think that in 1850's girls started to ware corsets when they were 17 but i am not shure

hana banana makes sense, thanks for elaborating. :)

@@hazeltw29 I think you have to be at least 18/fully developed(bone wise).

Howard Brook I sat here for the first 6 minutes just confused by that comment and then it happened 😂

Pierre C 😂

I used plastic spoons to stiffen my first Regency short stays, I don't think it can get any worse than that

Karolina Żebrowska omg, how? Like my philosophy with this is that I'm almost 100% sure whatever I'm wearing is gonna look better then it would if I didn't have one, so that's what I'm going for right now. I can improve with the next one, and the one after that. And I'll definitely use proper plastic boning :D

Karolina Żebrowska Plastic spoons?! Challenge accepted!

Wait what

Mood

Do it anyway, I wear mine while working at home. Gives me a wonderful posture and helps with back pain after long hours at the desk.

omg that series is amazing. i think i watched them all in one sitting haha. i was so entranced.

I know, right? Me too! Hehe I really hope they do a second season.

wow, I have just watched it

My costumes teacher recommended it to me when I was helping her unload a donation. She said it was really good!

@@frenchfry8665 You're an ass.

EXACTLY hahahah

Karolina Żebrowska It's a really unuseful trick 😂

My daughter does that too sometimes. Gross but amusing

XD Cardboard Actually, it sounds fun to make a mockup out of cardboard. Maybe I will try it one day.

Yes please 🙏

very smart, I might do the same thing

oh no, believe me, after a year of feeding myself with Sainsbury's lasagne I AM NOT TINY

Karolina Żebrowska 😂

Karolina Żebrowska u still beautiful

Are they that bad? Been really wanting to get one from there but have heard VERY mixed comments about them..

They have notorious history.

@@hannahscott6198 I bought 3 of them; 2 of their fashion corsets and one waist training. They're pretty well constructed and fit nicely, generally a lot better than the other cheap corsets in my collection. The fashion corsets have more of the typical "tubular" appearance Karolina mentioned, not as waist defining as you'd expect. But I was pleasantly surprised at the definition I could achieve with the waist training one (you size down a few inches for this type). They're definitely more "modern" rather than historical in terms of silhouette, but honestly as a product I think they're pretty decent. Then again I don't have a custom made corset for comparison

Oh dang really? I bought my corset from there- it's just like the black one in this video and I like it a lot but I specifically went for comfortable and not too cheap

dude go to sleep, sleep is priceless

Karolina Żebrowska nah

3:33 am here!

XD I am so stupid! I have been calling those double darts.

JE FOREVEEEER

I want so much recreate one of Lizzy costumes😍

Victoria Kray i have the same feeling about hej ! How is your style today ? I just started using hair rolls because of Karolina ;) I am wearing them right now !

HIIII

Lol!

Caroline Baptiste if you want corsets in Brazil there are quite a few makers. The easiest way to look is go to Lucy's Corsetry Website.

What Sarah said. I believe Madam Cher is Brazilian , but surely there are others as well😊

You fared much better than I, by the way, if that counts for anything.

XD Napkins

my parents taught me some basics (how to use a sewing machine, how to work with a pattern etc) and then I had to learn the rest myself, mostly by following online tutorials - which is why my sewing knowledge has some serious gaps, like I have no idea how to sew a zipper in, but I'm perfectly ok with making a bustle cage