Beginners workshop weekend of 23/24th June

The next beginners class will be a weekend class in Glasgow on the 23/24th June (10.00 till 5.00 each day)

Cost £160

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Weekend Class

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Each time I do a workshop, it reminds me of why I love doing them. The class went well, the people were lovely and the corsets were beautifully made. The Butterick 4254 pattern has been adapted and lengthened to each … Continue reading

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Beginners class 2012 starting 29th February

The first classes for 2012 will be beginners evening classes starting Wednesday 29th February, the class will  run for 6 weeks (Glasgow).

Cost £160

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This class is now full, the next class will be a weekend class in June

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Weekend Workshop – September

This was the last weekend workshop for 2011 – next years workshops will start in March.

There were 5 in the class and all did really well. We used the Laughing Moon Dore pattern and everyone managed to pretty much finish their corsets – though a couple still needed some handsewing of the bias binding.

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The Fashion Gallery

I visited The Fashion Gallery.

Had fun and enjoyed the visit – will definitely go back..

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Symington Collection

I went on a road trip with some corset making friends to the Snibston Discovery Park Leicester.

The trip had been organised by Foundations Revealed and we were kindly given permission to view, handle and photograph some of the amazing collection of corsets held as part of the Symington Collection.

I had the opportunity to talk with Philip Warren and Sarah Nicol, both of whom work closely with the collection. I learnt about how the corsets are stored and one method of dealing with moths (freeze them – put the garment in a bag, stick it in the freezer for 2 weeks. This will kill off any moths but not the grubs. Take the bag out, leave it sealed for another 2 weeks allowing the grubs to hatch. Stick it in the freezer again to kill the newly hatched moths and in theory this should break the cycle).

We also discussed ‘celluloid type’ boning and how an Edwardian ‘bust improver’ worked.

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Photos with permission from Leicestershire County Council Museums Service; Symington   Collection.

There are more photos on Flickr here

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Weekend Class Glasgow 10th & 11th September

I will be running a beginners corset making class on the weekend of 10/11th September, cost £160

If interested just email me -  anna@corsetworkshop.com

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