living with breast cancer

Amazing Service

2009-08-15T19:12:00.000-05:00

Well I have got to say that I am extremely happy with outcome of my e-mail to orchardcorset.com. They quickly and pleasantly replaced my corset, with that kind of service I plan to order from them again, they also said that they had the manufacturer use a different grommet so this would not happen again. I am so glad it all worked out because I love the corset, it's so pretty (it's this one in black) and as I said before it just feels great on. I am going to get this one next I have been wanting to get an overbust one but it is better to start with an underbust one.

Today I ran across this site and I just had to link it in case there are any Trekkie's reading this, I thought it was way too cute (actually I kinda want one lol). Also for those of you interested in making your own corsets crafters.org is a great place to learn more about how to sew one, really great advice, patterns and pics. Here is the link to a custom corset pattern generator, you will find a bunch of other patterns on the crafters site.

Any questions please ask I will be happy to answer anything I can. see you guys soon.

Corset problems already

2009-08-09T04:38:00.000-05:00

I was hoping not to have problems with my corset this soon but one of the reasons I started this blog was to try different corsets from different makers and see how each one holds up. Then I am going to start making my own so we can all see the difference and difficulties between each.

So onto to my corset problems my new corset that I got about a month ago, well two weeks of wear and one of the grommets has already come loose! I don't tight lace (yet) or wear my corset all the time so there is no excessive wear and tear. I sent an e-mail to the company so I am going to see how they respond before I name names. I am hoping to buy two new corsets this month and try them out before I start rating them. I have said before that in order to get the best corset you should have it custom made, however a lot of people buy and wear off the rack corsets which are by no means cheap, this one cost me $100.00 so I don't think they should fall apart this easily.. I will see how soon the company responds and what they have to say and keep posting here.

Next week I am going to start looking at fabrics for the home made corset. I know the classic fabric is coutil but that is quite expensive, about $20.00 to 30.00 a yard, so I am going to explore the different fabrics that can be used and the pros and cons of each. I am hoping to be able to make a pretty and strong corset for an affordable price. I am sure it can be done it will just take some time and research to get there.

As always any questions, comments or advise would be appreciated.

Getting Started

2009-08-07T21:33:00.000-05:00

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I have just developed an, increasingly expensive, interest in corsets and corsetry. The more interested I get the more I realize that there are very few places to talk about and to learn more about corsets today. There are plenty of places to find out about the history of corsets, which I will touch on from time to time but mostly I want to talk about wearing and making corsets today.

For me this all started about a month ago when I decided to try a corset for my recurring back pain. I decided that if I had to wear a back brace I might as well wear a pretty one so I ordered a pretty black satin one off the rack . I know that to get a properly fitted one you should have it custom made but at the time I didn't have $350.00 lying around actually I still don't but that's another story.

So my corset came and I have been wearing it for about two weeks now and it is wonderful First let me say that I am not fat by traditional standards, I am a size 8 American with a decent figure but when I wear my corset I have one of those amazing hourglass figures that you see in old movies, I am not kidding it totally transforms my figure and my attitude. I just feel sexier knowing I am wearing it, plus my posture is better and as an added benifit it actually helps my back lol.

That is the story of how I got here now I can't wait to get more corsets, I have been searching website after website trying to learn as much as I can about corsets how they help, how they can hurt you, how to make them what are the best materials and so on. So after saying all that my next step is going to be making my very own custom corset, as the weeks go by I will keep writing about all the pitfalls and triumphs I have while making my new corsets.If I can help anyone else please let me know, or if anyone has any advice please let me know, I could use the help.