Beginners class Glasgow 2006
4 day class held in the Cottage Studio Glasgow 
“Bound and Determined: A Visual History of Corsets, 1850-1950″ by Kristina Seleshanko
Not out till May
Class held in Peebles
Photos from the August class.
The black corsets with red laces are the sample sizes that I made up – each size in each pattern (with 2 layers and boning) which means students have a good idea which size will work best for them and we can make some basic adjustments if needed. In a beginners class there isn’t the time to do much alteration to the basic patterns.
4 day class held at the Theosophical Centre in Glasgow. Using the Butterick pattern.
Jenny made up the stays from the “Simplicity 2621 pattern (16th century undergarments)”. Used a wooden busk from Vena Cava.
Roseann made up the Pretty Housemaid corset – scaling up the pattern from Jill Salen “Corsets Historic Patterns and Techniques”. She used hemp cord for the cording.
Alison made up the Reconstructing History 1670′s-1720s stays. We had loads of problems with the pattern and the instructions. I am being polite.
Lynn made the Ageless Patterns 1061m 1891 Young Ladies Corset. You would have to know an awful lot about corset construction to tackle this pattern. It was very difficult to follow and did not size up very well. There are mistakes on the pattern drawing which have ‘oops’ written next to them!!!!
Everyone else made up the Butterick pattern
