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.

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Once upon a time, this Spring, there were two quilt fabrics, one with a rather large print and one with a tiny print in soft pink shades. The fabric with the large print contained birds, butterflies, birdcages, and keys, I wanted to use this fabric for a corset so badly. The print however is large as mentioned before and because of all the seams and curves in a corset I would need quite a few meters of fabric to pattern match and then still run the risk of ending up with a four-legged bird or...