This was perfect..I am about to start my first corset and not gonna lie..I'm intimidated. Condolences on you grandma, I used to use my grandma's steel mint green singer when I first started.

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, and best of luck on your first corset!

@selmismiles9939

Жыл бұрын

how did it go

@CandiceLeeSchilt

Жыл бұрын

Get the mint green singer serviced before you use it.

@MagsJaz

Жыл бұрын

@@CandiceLeeSchilt i think it’s a bit late to say that 💀

@LadySeraphineCC

7 күн бұрын

I feel ya. I'm designing a wedding separate top and I need this

Fun tip, with digital patterns, you can mount a projector to your ceiling and project a pattern directly onto your cutting table or floor. There's about a million ways to do it, but it changed the game for me for sure. Especially because then you can also project details directly onto the fabric to mark.

@zoey398

Жыл бұрын

this is so smart, but i can't find any projector mounts that could rotate it to where it's projecting the image downward?? or like how else would i do it lol i can't find anything

@DesireeEagle

Жыл бұрын

The Ditto from Joanns. If you enter your measurements, it’ll conform the pattern to your body. 👍

@anndrodriguez9675

5 ай бұрын

What a great idea

@Steampunk_Ocelot

4 ай бұрын

my high school art department made a folding frame out of pvc pipes and a plywood and velcro harness for the projector, it was good BC you could move it around or make it higher or lower as long as you check your scale before you work

I literally just bought a sewing machine on a whim and I have no idea how to use it. Just found your channel and I appreciate all the information. I'm determined to teach myself how to use it and sew my first garment.

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Aww! Thats wonderful! I wish you the best of luck, but if you've already got the determination, you'll be sewing in no time :)

@keelyjohnston19

Жыл бұрын

How are you getting on with your sewing machine? Have you made anything yet? ❤️

Advice from Lana Lilly's corset making class. Use masking tape for your corset pattern, not duct. Duct tape will stretch in application and deform when removed. Masking tape (besides not stretching) will tear if you are trying to make it compress you too far.

I will say as a historian in training who has made 3 corsets and working on a 4th, they aren't meant for waist reduction. It's more an illusion and even tight lacing is similar to sucking in your gut. Waist reduction is more waist training. Also the mesh corset you showed is also called a skeleton corset, at least I've seen old ads for them nicknaming them that, because they show the boning channels. Just some fun facts

@sadwasdead5065

Жыл бұрын

one of the purposes of the corset was to also hold up the heavy skirts

@nameloading...4670

11 ай бұрын

@@sadwasdead5065isnt that a petticoat not a corset???

@SpringStarFangirl

11 ай бұрын

​@@nameloading...4670nope! Because skirts were so gosh dang heavy (and because you were wearing so many of them) the corset basically made sure that the skirts weren't gonna dig into your waist. Otherwise you were gonna have very painful skirt waistbands.

@peony8202

11 ай бұрын

​@@nameloading...4670pretty sure petticoats were/are used to smooth out the silhouette (like over a crinoline) and/or give volume to the skirt 😊

@RealAngelOfMusic

11 ай бұрын

@@nameloading...4670yes and no. The petticoats will give your skirt shape, may keep you warm and smooth out the lines from crinolines. Since there were so many layers worn, the corset helped to distribute the weight of said layers and was helping with comfort.

I am kinda grateful that your video got recommended to me. I just did a "corset" (more like a boned bodice with a zipper for a cosplay) and I did so many things wrong. From binding with satin tape to putting the boning channels without tape but topstiching two seams on top of two fabrics so the boning channel would be in the fabrics themselves. It's good to know what exactly I did wrong so I can do them right when I make an actual corset, so thanks! Also I use zip ties and I finish the edges by cutting them in a round shape and melting them with a lighter. Works perfectly for me.

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Well we all need practice! But, using your seam allowance as boning channels is also totally a way you can do it! So it sounds like you did just fine :)

@RaeganScarlett

Жыл бұрын

Are zip ties as boning uncomfortable?

@anarchyneverdies3567

Жыл бұрын

@@RaeganScarlettthey feel the same as sturdy nylon boning, I like the feel of either but never found one to be cheaper than the other despite what everyone seems to think lol

@RaeganScarlett

Жыл бұрын

@@anarchyneverdies3567 oh okay thanks!

It's really cool to see corset making from a cosplayer perspective since I usually watch people who do it the historical way. Turns out not too much is different unless you're going for something particular! (Example a certain construction method or style) Anyway you gained a subscriber and I'm excited to see more from you!

@jumpinjoint

Жыл бұрын

can u recommend some of the historical channels youve seen, im intrigued 👀

@thidtle

Жыл бұрын

@@jumpinjoint Ohhhh! Absolutely! Bernadette Banner, Rachel Maksy, Katherine Sewing, Karolina Zebrowski, Morgan Donner, Angela Clayton, Nicole Ruldolph, Gertie, and I think that's all I can find currently. However! Some of these are merely vintage inspired while others can go for accuracy,

@waterlily7343

Жыл бұрын

I'll just add Abby Cox, Sewstine and Bella Mae's designs to this amazing list of creators your gave.

@SpringStarFangirl

Жыл бұрын

@@thidtle also SnappyDragon!

@thidtle

Жыл бұрын

@@SpringStarFangirl I haven't seen that one before! I'll go check them out

This video is so incredibly well-made and entertaining I'm shocked not that many people have found it. Good job!!

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much! But thats the youtube robots job to bring people in, and commenting helps that, so thank you!

Pfaff user here, and I can say they are a lot more user friendly (at least for me) than brothers or singers. My grandfather got me my first sewing machine; and I loved it till it finally didn't work anymore and couldn't be fixed. condolences on your grandmother, and I hope her creative soul is in that machine and helps you whenever you need it most.

Re: stays, the second ever sewing project I tackled was a pair of stays! They're definitely time consuming (so, so time consuming!), but I thought it was actually, weirdly, a really good project at that skill level as long as you were willing to put in the work. A lot of simpler stays patterns don't require you to piece together different parts or machine-sew any curved seams, both of which I found intimidating when I was starting out, and you get a LOT of practice at important beginner skills like pattern tracing, sewing in a straight line, hand stitching, etc. Also, they're weirdly forgiving - there's so much visual interest from the one million boning channels in the finished project that you really don't see the places where you lost the plot with your boning channels, and all of the difficult edging is along the bottom, where it's less eye-catching if it's messy. They're not gonna be for everyone as a starter project, but if you're a beginner wanting to make something that can look really good despite not actually requiring that much skill, honestly, 10/10 would recommend. Just plan for it to take, like... 40 hours.

@amayasasaki2848

8 ай бұрын

That’s reassuring. I’m working on some of the other undergarments, but hoping to get a set of stays made in the near future, making an 18th c. wardrobe for my everyday wear.

I have watched sooo many corset videos. They all made me feel overwhelmed. This was PERFECT. Simplified the entire thing into bite sized pieces!❤

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS EVERYTHING I NEEDED!!!!!!! I'm working on Lilith cosplay for halloween, i already made the duct tape patterning but havent had the courage to start the sewing because i never did it before and this video just helped me a lot ;-;;;♥♥♥

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Aww! I’m so glad it could be helpful!

As someone who just started sewing and looking foreword to making a corset one day, thank you for this video. I will save and watch again for all the tips and tricks! also I just love your channel in general! thanks for what you do!

As someone who is set on making my wedding dress with nearly zero experience sewing, this is PRECISELY what I needed. Thank You, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! May the Good Luck Fairy visit you soon 🤍🧚‍♀️✨

Honestly you have such great and amazing and educational content and I can't believe you are not bigger yet!! You deserve every subscriber you have and I wish you lots and lots more! I can't wait for more of your videos 🥺 I love watching them when I'm working on my own outfits too!!

This is so super helpful! Thank you for clearly explaining so many materials, methods, and general corset goodness all in one place! :D

Thank you thank you thank you!! I am just beginning making corsets, and as far as having a teacher goes, you are my #1! I’m mostly a visual learner, so teaching myself something can be difficult and tedious. Everything about the way you teach is a plus for me! From the words you use and speed of your speech to the editing of the visual how-to’s. You also make things very interesting and engaging with enough information yet not so much that I forget what I was even watching. Keep up the awesome work, and thank you so much for giving us all your time and sweet skills!!

Thank you for this in depth explanation! the way you explained the process is very clear and gives me more confidence to start my own :) I really appreciate your channel!

Quote of 2023: spaceman: i’m not gonna need it I harvested the bones out of it already

This video was so helpful, I've already done a bunch of corsets, but I've also got some incredible tips from you. You're teaching style is so good, love your voice too. Great job! ❤

Probably the most useful video i've ever watched on youtube, so thorough but still just fun and enjoyable to watch. Thank you! Xx

This is a very comprehensive corset making guide. I am glad I chose to watch it instead of other videos! Thank you so much! I've learnt a lot. 🙏

I’ve been wanting to make my own corset but didn’t know how to start, thank you so much for this video. The way you go things is really to the point while also being fun and showing different options of how to do things.

Every time I come back to your videos, I'm shocked that you don't have more views/subscribers. You explain things so succinctly! I'll have to save all of your videos to my sewing tutorials playlist.

Great video!!! I've done a few corsets now and I'm still experimenting with techniques and patterns. Your video is fantastic. Very helpful and informative!!

This is by far the most informative video on making a corset. THANK YOU!

Thank you for making this video!! I thought corsets were way harder to make but you broke down the steps so well. I really wanna try sewing one now :D

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Aww yay! I’m so glad and I hope you do!

Oh my gosh! Thank you for making this! You made this sound so much less scary and so much more understandable for me! I have always wanted to make CORSETS but have never had any idea how, until now! So Thankyou. I'm so subscribing 💖 I'm SO so sorry for your loss by the way 😢

This vid was great! I love that you took the time to explain certain particulars such as different kinds of boning and the importance of sealing the edges, as well as explaining alternative approaches to what you’re doing. Excellent primer! You’ve already made a cupped corset body for Mona in the past, but I hope that won’t stop you from making a tutorial for one in the future!

Stumbled upon this video after looking up stay and corset patterns on Etsy. Thank the robit for suggesting this to me because this was a joy to watch and SO much valuable information! The sounds you make and commentary as you work with your machine along with someone (like my bf) playing games in the background is quite relatable.

Omg, I am so impressed with your precise instructions, I have been trying to find someone that teaches me how to make a corset for ages! (Easy to follow one) thank you so much!! New subscriber!

oh wow- thank you for this tutorial- I've only recently stumbled on to your channel, but I like how thorough your explanations/steps are- it helps my understand & better visualise what I need to know as a new sewist. I really really REALLY appreciate the tips on the boning types in particular as I was never sure what would work! Couldn't help but think back to when I *made* a cOrSet out of webbing with a piece of wood as my busk!!!! Now, I have a better understanding of what I need to do & how to prepare on my next attempt....

I find it really helpful when you explain what the different sewing feet does in your vids! Never knew they could make such a difference🌸 If you’d ever consider making a little guide focusing on sewing feet, that would be really awesome!💚

I just wanted to say, I looked for somewhere to learn about corsets, found your channel, watched this video, got curious about what you used the corset you made for, subbed, and am now watching all of your sewing videos as I make my own faerie costume. I am following your journey for Miku in no particular order 😂. As a costume tech person the way you word things and explain things I somehow understand it. Thank you for torturing yourself and filming it. Can't wait to see where you go from here. CONGRATS on your Cosplay win!!!

You are amazing! I knew of the way of making a dress form using duct tape and an old shirt (and plastic wrap sometimes), but I had never heard of this method of making a pattern! Wow! And the way you used Illustrator to digitize it blew my mind. I learned so much in just one video. You're a great teacher and I'll have to watch more of your videos.

Thank you for making these sewing overexplained videos!! They're super helpful and you do a great job at explaining/demonstrating how to do the things! My condolences for you and your loved ones about your grandma passing away. I'm sure she would be proud of you continuing her legacy😊

Thank you so much, finally a video taking you through the process and construction and not just "follow this pattern" without understanding it. Now I'm waiting for you to make a follow up on how to make an over the bust corset/stays

This is so helpful to know! I haven't made one, I'm intimidated by them, but I know at some point I will want to make one. This is such helpful information to consider when making. Thank you!

Love your enthusiasm!! Such an awesome inheritance. Now you will think of your beloved grandmother every time you use her machine. ❤️

You answer nearly all your comments. I'm impressed. Your fans feel loved

Beautifully done! Loved the video! I’ve made my fair share of corsets but I always learn a ton from watching other people make them. I love learning new techniques, tips and tricks. Brava!

This is great! I was looking for info on the internet on how to make a corset, because I'm planning on making my first one and your video came on. It is by far the most useful thing I've found. Your example is perfect for a first try, so I will soon enough be making my first attempt and learning from the experience. Thank you very much, you've been extremely helpful and also entertaining.

I am currently making a corset for a very fancy dress to wear to a wedding. You have helped me so much with it, such precise instructions and so easy to follow, it is almost done and fits like a glove! Thank you so very much!

I love your attitude, humor is awesome. Thanks and I'll give this a try.

This was awesome! I've been corset making for a while but I absolutely loved the video. Highly recommended it!

That's brilliant, I never thought to take grommet strip either pre-made or salvaged from another corset to use for my mockups. That tip will be such a time-saver.

Thank you for this! After seeing some of Bernadette's videos I've been wanting to make one, this was definitely the nudge I needed 🥰

Your educational cotent is amazing!! Going to try a corset for thr first time for my next cosplay!

First time watching one of your videos, loved it! I also love the casual league game in the background haha

You made that look easy and I appreciate that so much. I've got a few corsets I want to make, especially since I do want to do costuming, cosplay, and historical costuming. This has definitely encouraged me to kind of take on the mindset of "it's only as hard as you make it for yourself", lol. Thank you!

Thank you! This is an awesome video I watched earlier at some point. Now I'm actually gathering tips&tricks before I get my materials.

Hi Sarah I just wanted to say I love you, i love your channel, I love your videos and I love how you inspire me to take my costumes ti the next level. I'm sorry to hear about your Grandma. I wish you and your family all the best in the future and yeah, you're awesome. Thank you xx

Very beginner friendly, very informative, aesthetically pleasing and super fun! Thank you, I learned something today

Thank you so much! I love corsets, but I was always scared to make one because it seems so complicated, but you explained it so well and I think I can do this now!

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial! Getting started on my first corset this weekend. My condolences on the loss of your grandma.

I just found your channel (ty algorithm) and you have awesome production quality and project quality. Will definitely reference your videos in the future (also the bf playing league of legends in the background 10/10 made me chuckle)

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! and haha, yeah hes usually back there playin somethin

I made my first corset, all thanks to you! I love to sew. I make costumes for my family all the time. I think my corset came out pretty good. Thanks for making the video ❤

I agree on the grommet machine! I got one because I have issues with my muscles spasming so I'm not as strong as I used to be. I used this to put lacing into a gown I made years ago, but got to porky for. It was a dream to use!!

Came across this video with kind of an idea of making my own corsets, but after watching this and they way everything is explained, I'm on Amazon right now pricing sewing machines!! 😊 Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

Found this video after making three-ish corsets (more if you include mock-ups). I had seen a video of someone making a stay - not even a tutorial - and having started sewing maybe two weeks prior went, well that doesn't seem too hard. I found a free corset belt pattern that I had to size up significantly, but it was helpful as a guide for boning, and barreled ahead. This added some much needed context and advice that will help me in my future corset endeavors. Also so far my personal favorite boning has been cable ties. The Joann's boning is shit, and I haven't been able to get steel boning yet, especially as I'm learning how to properly size my corsets cable ties are nice because you can cut them to size, then use that measurement to figure out what length of steel boning you need (if you don't want to buy a steel roll and have to deal with cutting steel yourself).

So nice to have all the times written in the description

OMG THAN K YOU!!! I gave up making patterns as my vision went wonky and you just gave me a way to get the seam allowances right!

6:08 A piece of advice for this part. If you aren't intending to tight lace, try to breathe diaphragmatically to expand your stomach as much as possible. This will make you corset more comfortable. Corsets, even historical incorrect ones (i.e. my renn fair waist cinch), can be as coftorable as a modern cvs back brace if you do it right.

I am just waiting for your videos to get boosted by the algorithm! Your video quality is astounding and this is EVERY TIME. I can't wait to see how you grow. So glad I found you because you're not only entertaining but very informative!!!!

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! Cosplay and sewing are pretty niche, so it'll be slow growing, but as long as what im making is helpful, thats all that matters!

@SewAppalling

Жыл бұрын

@@SarahSpaceman I completely understand the grind first hand, haha. Keep up the amazing work!

This video is so helpful ! You are gonna help a lot of people with that

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! I hope it does 😀

This is great, thank you! I love that your partner's gaming setup is in the same room as your sewing setup. My partner and I used to do this because of space, but now we have room for me to move to another room and I just refuse lol.

So much information you are enjoyable to watch and follow

i really wish i had this video when i made my first corset!! this makes so much sense, and honestly everything i already knew before this video, i had to learn through sheer failure, so i'm really glad this exists for everyone else who wants to try making a corset so they don't have to struggle as much as i did 😭💗💗💗

I’ve been cosplaying since 1998 and so stuck in my ways that I’ve never thought about making my patterns digital! Thanks for showing us that awesome tip!

For Canadian sewists, Farthingale Corset Making Supplies is a great local company - they even sell premade lacing tape in case you don't have the means or inclination to do grommets or hand sewn eyelets. Fantastic introduction! I watched this while sewing boning channels into my first corset attempt, a wasp waist style. With a zipper front. I think I might have discovered that a well inserted zipper is actually more of a headache than a busk….

It was the “over explained” in the thumbnail for me. I love hearing things broken down to the detail!

you are my new favourite person ! i've learned sooo much thaaaaaank youuuuu!❤

Super late on this video, but this is hands down one of the best instructional vids on corset making. Love your method of teaching - everything was concise, non-intimidating and beginner-friendly, and the animations were entertaining and perfectly demonstrated your points.

@SarahSpaceman

3 ай бұрын

This video would not exist without the years of Your content! You taught me nearly everything I know about corsets, and at a time where there wasn’t much info out there, so thank you for your channel and all the education you gave me!

This was incredible!! Thank you!! I saw three things I've been doing so wrong all along - going to try your method.

I just found your channel this video was so helpful thank you!! I’m starting a corset making business and trying to do pattern’s myself… also condolences to your grandma, I got inspired by mine as well even got her old singer machine after she passed.

i bought myself a corset recently and it was a bit too big - it's very comfortable and it looks good but it doesn't do anything for waist reduction, and ive been making my own clothes for a while so i figured i'd have a go at making myself a corset and this video was insanely helpful. i hand-sew (my machine is acting up) so the boning was kinda intimidating but nobody has to know how messy those stitches are lmao, and the finished corset ended up looking/working better than i expected!

Great video! Personally, while stays take time, they're also the only standard style of corset I can do or even wear, but it was interesting to watch regardless!

This video is GENIUS!!!! every little detail explain in a friendly accessible way. Five stars!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

You are incredible! Thank you so much for making this video. It was extremely helpful!

I've been watching alot of your videos recently because I'm get my first nice sewing machine and I'm so excited to do my own cosplays.

Girl u are tha bomb!!!!! U got this down to a science! I’m saving this video lolll thank you for sharing!

Thank you for this video. I really want to make a corset as I have a larger bust and bras just aren't cutting it. I was really intimidated, but this video makes it way more approachable.

Cording and denim or canvas are a great option if you are tight on budget and wear your corset for historical costuming (mainly the earlier part of 19th century they generally give a softer more rounded silhouette) I'm currently in the mock up stage of my fourth piece of corsetry, an Aug. 1867 long corset from the dutch magazine 'de Gracieuze ' , and I'm an underweight male with a long torso and a long ribcage so I have to tweak it quite a bit to make any piece of corsetry comfortable and to have the sufficient waist reduction to prevent the corset from shifting all over the place. I look at a lot of 60s corsets to make sure my modifications still look period enough and when I compare with modern reproduction of those (of 19th century corsets in general) either it's fine on a really curvy or squishy person or the corset ends up looking really straight and stiff despite using historical patterns (they tend to be more curvedand "organic" looking than modern patterns) I think a lot of people make the "mistake " of over correcting the fit of the corset, they fit it like a bodice where nothing should be bigger, I allowed my hips to be much bigger than my natural (a dramatic hip spring and rib "spring" helps it be more comfortable than a lot of previous iterations ) and the bust is a bit bigger than the padding I made to go with my morphology (1860s busts on corsets look really big because they are straight forward and the cups go all the way to the bottom of the ribcage, that's what gives it it's dramatic waist look) , maybe it's also the heavy use of metal bonings in modern corsetry or just that the plastic ones are not molded to the body yet

Great video! I'd love to see one about over-buste corsets!

How hilarious is this? I never even thought of trying to make a corset but now it started to be something realistic to do. Thanks ❤️

WAIT this is definitely a holy grail of a video for projects I have in mind, but can you please talk more about the tension dynamics needed for cups to stand and stay up of their own accord?

Awesome video! Definitely needed this to make my first corset

I think its always fun to see your partner in the background switch to different games haha! I play and professionally make games so I always try to identify them

this was very informative and wonderful!

Corset supplies also has grommet boning. I love that stuff so freaking much!

Omg I have like a million tyhings to say I'm just gunna make a list 1. Your hair is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! how do you get your curls to look so perfect and smooth and bouncy? Mine are frizzy and sad haha 2. Your editing is so incrdible. I binge the vids on your channel all the time because you have such a way about teaching things that makes it so enjoyable and easy to understand. It's gotten to a point where if I don't know what to watch I just choose a video from your channel. 3. Please, PLEASE tell me how to sew bias tape around tight corners like that. I understand how to sew around the simple 90 degree corners, but it's the ones that turn inwards that I struggle with, the 270 degree corners. I recently made 2012 Snow Miku and I fricked up the fluff that goes around the bottom and it looks so clunky and amateur. 4. If i could afford it I would 1,000% be a top tier patron. I just love your cosplays and your channel so much

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I will have to go more in depth on bias tape soon, but those corners are done the same way I did them recently in the burlap video. Also haha thank you on my hair! It’s actually pretty frizzy but I curl it with a very small clip-less curler to hide the frizz.

@SarahSpaceman

Жыл бұрын

Oh also! Don’t ever feel bad if you can’t support the channel via patreon! Just watching helps the channel a whole lot so you are so so sincerely appreciated!!

I have one of those rivet presses! It's so so nice.

Thank You! This actually seemed doable and was simple enough to understand as an unprofessional/hobbiest.

This is wonderful!!! So informative!!

As someone who just finished a corset with cups and is working on a pair of stays I can argue that I learned a lot and it wasn’t easy

Thanks for the great video, this was so helpful!

This is fantastic! Thank you!

love your vids keep doing what you're doing

This is so helpful!! Thank you so much for this video.

The most relatable moment of all time: "I don't think I forgot anything. I'm going to go ahead and do it." Next scene: "I forgot something". Story of my entire sewing life