new book

I've started work on book two; a more advanced corset making book. It will include step by step directions for making different types of corsets like this one that illustrates matching lace.

The shows matching lace at center back

WebSite Transition

We now taken down the old web site - if you go to it you SHOULD be redirected automatically. This aspect seems to be working but there are still some pages that don't. We're working on this.

However, at the moment the e-mail has not started getting forwarded despite being set up to do so. If you've sent us an e-mail since noon on May 3rd we may not have got it if the address was @farthingales.on.ca
Please resend to  sales@farthingalescorsetmakingsupplies.com

Corset Fashion Show 2011

The 2011 production of the Corset Fashion Show is underway. There are more than 40 people involved this year including professional make-up artists from Shoppers Drug Mart.

No exciting photos to share yet. But I've started the mockup for one of my 3 corset entries. The end result will be a deep magenta satin with butterflies. The mock-up fitting is the end of this week.

I'm also starting a leather corset for the show.

This years corset show will be on Saturday, Octobe 22nd at around 3:00 (time has not yet been confirmed.) It will be held at the Toronto Metro Convention Center during the Creativ Festival.

Grommet/rivet setting machine

The new web site seems to be full functional and relatively glitch free. It's been a long haul and there are still things to tweek. But then...there always will be.

We got several new items on the new site including two machines for setting eyelets(grommet) and rivets! These two machines come with both dies and.... eyelets, washers, rivets and D-rings (lacing rings). If you're spending alot of time and energy setting grommets with a hammer it might be time to consider this investment.  

We've also got black metallic busks, diamond busks and antique brass busks!

But perhaps most importantly is all the "How to" information.

So if you haven't been to our very attractive new site...visit now. 

Corset Fashion Show

This is the first entry about Farthingales Corset Fashion Show 2011. We've had the first meeting with 28 attendees and 14 contacts - wanting to be involved but unable to make the meeting. So we are off to an amazing start.

Show date is during the Creativ Festival in Toronto, October 21-23, 2011.

More details will be posted as they come in.

The Corset Fashion Show DVD

Is now on Youtube so anyone can see it.

It's in three parts, and these are the links:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQmuG2p893c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYMUhDYBow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21W9prXheyw

NEW WEB SITE

Our new web site is just about ready to launch. It's ready to view and a good page to start on is our "Tips & Tricks" page. We're really excited about the look and functionality of this new web site that should be fully functional as of January 10th. The site will sell our corset making supplies and you can see our products there now - even the new busks! You can also create your account so that later - you just sign in and don't have to fill in all the info. Check it out!