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Knitting

Corset Fabulous

Posted on by Carla A. Canonico
14
Apr

I was approached in February 2010 to take part in Corsets: Fabulous Fashion Accessories*, a fashion show held at the Fall 2010 CreativFestival in Toronto, Ontario. Over the years as a Costume Builder, I have sewn many corsets. The corset fashion show gave me the ideal opportunity to try something different and knitting a corset […]

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Creative Sewing

Artist Profile – Mary Logan

Posted on by Carla A. Canonico
Storybook Corset - front view
10
May
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] The most challenging aspect regarding this article will be to translate it into Croatian for mom, who lovingly and patiently taught me from a very young age, a spoonful at a time, the craft of sewing. Ever inquisitive, I remember having trouble when making a shirt for my sister’s doll, my […]
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Creative Sewing

Bringing an 18th Century Corset to Life in the 21st Century

Posted on by Carla A. Canonico
Storybook Edwardian Corset
19
Jan
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] This amazing work of art is a corset in disguise (Photo 1). Inspired by corsets of the 18th century it was built and modeled by Kathi Posliff who added some contemporary details. The most obvious is the fabric, fabric that Kathi made from several pieces of coloured silks, crystal organza […]
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Knitting

Corset Fabulous

Posted on by Carla A. Canonico
Corset Fabulous
11
Jan
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span8] [/span8][/columns] I was approached in February 2010 to take part in Corsets: Fabulous Fashion Accessories*, a fashion show held at the Fall 2010 CreativFestival in Toronto, Ontario. Over the years as a Costume Builder, I have sewn many corsets. The corset fashion show gave me the ideal opportunity to try something different […]
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