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Marguarite's 17th c Corset / Bodies Complete I couldn't be more please with how these came out! As soon as I am finished with Mar...

Binding the Bottom of Marguarite's 17th Century Corset Here you can see that I have finished back stitching the silk binding, right...

Binding a 17th Century Pair of Dollye Bodies Here are some progress pictures of Marguarite's pair of bodies. I used 1" hand dy...

Good Grief! Where the heck has the time gone? I think my life remote is stuck on fast fwd.... I have been working on Marguarite's b...

If U want somthin' done, do it yourself ....... That's what my parents always told me growing up, and what I tell my own children...

17th c Pair of Bodies Progress!! I have been progressing nicely on this pair of bodies. I am making every effort to be as period correct ...

A MUST see!!!! If you are anywhere in the vicinity of Oxfordshire, UK...you simply must make the trek to Witney Antiques to see their cur...

Front Channels completed! Here is a picture of the front of Marguarite's 17th c pair of bodies. I have finished stitching the front s...

THANKYOU Trevette For the AWESOME TIP!!!! Today I got an email from Trevette~ she writes "Rachael, dear, I think you'll find it...

Now I REALLY know why stay~makers were mostly men..... Uggg. My hands are so tired. I stitched 10 channels on Marguarite's pair ...

17th c Bodies.... I am finding 17th c bodies to be deceptively simple in construction. The pattern on Drea Leed's Online Corset gen...

Ink Tests & Final Fabrics for Bodies.... I will be inking my design for Marguarite's jacket by hand, with a metal nib. I'm n...