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Corset as a canvas; Or, An insect metamorphosis on silk

Posted by Marloes Dadswell on Sunday, February 4, 2018,



Insects and their otherworldly appearance are an important source of inspiration for art, literature and science. Not just their strange shapes and habits have captivated our imagination, but also, and perhaps more importantly, their metamorphosis. Insects undergo a strange transformation from a larval state to the full grown adult. No other artist, in my opinion, more exquisitely captured this process than Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). This Hessian entomologist and artist inspired my con...

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Silk Ribbon Roses Tutorial.

Posted by Marloes Dadswell on Friday, April 15, 2016,

One of the things I like most about corset making is the embellishment. I love using antique lace, delicate beads and fun embroideries. Currently I am working on an emerald green corset with antique frivolité lace (tatting) to which I am adding small embroidered silk ribbon roses. You can embroider these roses by hand of course, but did you know you can make them with the use of a sewing machine? In this tutorial I will show you how to make a rosebud with stem using your sewing machine.emeraldcorsetwip1

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