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1. Oxford Conference of Corsetry 2015

   Posted on 1:02pm Thursday 3rd Sep 2015

   The bank holiday weekend was spent in Oxford attending the world's only conference of corsety. It has come to feature as a must-attend event in my calendar and is responsible for my transition from 'dabbler' to corset maker selling one-off corsets to clients and a range of patterns in my etsy shop. I've made a lot of new friends through attending the conference, increased my expertise in the art, and had a lot of fun along the way. It's brilliant to be able to talk corsets with a load of like-minded enthusiasts. Roll on OCOC16!

   Here's me with Gingerface model getting her ready for our shoot - the half hour slot we get on the Sunday with a professional photographer;

   

2. OCOC15 model corset finished!

   Posted on 2:51pm Wednesday 26th Aug 2015

   I used my plunge pattern, a simple mink coutil, and a lot of lace applique. Here it is on me;

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   I'm really looking forward to the conference. This is my third one, having attending the first one in 2013, and last year of course. I feel like an old hand now! More photos and blogs to come over the weekend.

3. Three corsets on the go

   Posted on 1:28pm Tuesday 4th Aug 2015

   I have been so busy working on an underbust commission, a corset for myself for my holiday, and the model corset that I am hoping to use for this year's shoot at the Oxford Conference of Corsetry. I intended to use the silk and leather plunge corset that I made a few months back on the lovely gingerface model however I was unhappy with the silhouette after trying it on her - it just didn't 'cinch' sufficiently. We are roughly the same size but Gingerface does cinch much more than me, so I have got to work on another one - this time a more simple affair but with some embelishment I think (either lace or sequins). Here's the original corset on me;

   

   Not much time to get mark 2 finished as I'm going on holiday next week, so no doubt I'll be sewing at the 11th hour at Oxford....