![]() I'm not "gifted" at all, I have no experience, but I went into it with a ton of excitement and ideas and the mindset of "I have a pattern, if I screw it up I can just do it again!". When I got on zoom to talk to her about redrafting some of the fit one of the first things she said was how great it turned out! I made one mistake (not trimming the seam allowance on the top and bottom) but other than that, even I could tell I had constructed it very well (judging by extant examples and ones I saw youtubers make). But a few months in to sewing (I taught myself to sew for historical sewing purposes mainly) I decided to have a corset drafted for me and she thankfully gave me a few lines of written instructions because I told her I knew NOTHING about the construction besides a couple Youtube videos. I barely even understand all the settings on my machine. I only just FINALLY convinced myself to make a sloper a few days ago. I started teaching myself to sew about a year ago (with some gaps in between due to losses in the family) so my knowledge is next to NONE. You're going to make a new cool amazing thing for the first time and it will either be good or great but rest assured the next one will always be even better! Practice makes perfect. So try not to be scared, when we're scared I think thats what can lead to mistakes. Its really just like any other garment with pieces (the panels of the corset), accessories (the boning and grommets instead of lets say a zipper or a buckle), and then putting it together (tons of different methods to putting together any garment). ![]() But no one makes something the first time and its great, so the hard part isn't making a corset. I just wanted to say DONT BE NERVOUS! I think everyone talks about how hard corsetry is because getting the exact right fit for you and the period can sometimes be difficult, or drafting your own can be difficult. ![]()
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