Costume Clean-Out

I have reached the point where I think a clean out of my costume cupboard is required. Okay, yes, and I do need more of that horribly important stuff called money for more costumes. Currently I am on a very tight budget due to the upcoming purchase of a house -yay!- so I have made a rule for myself that I must sell something in order to sew something else. I'm feeling terribly frugal!

You can check out my items on Etsy here, this is the only listing at the moment, but I will be adding more when I can get them photographed.

I am selling this black Victorian corset because it does not fit me perfectly. What was I thinking when I decided on the pattern sizes? I gave myself too much room at the hips and bust. But happily I have learned from my mistakes and once I've sold this, I will be able to produce the perfect corset.
Hopefully it will go to a good home, since it has a lovely shape.

It is from the Laughing Moon Silverado pattern, sewn with one layer of heavy black satin, lined with one layer of tea dyed coutil. All bones are spiral steel, except for the lacing bones at the back, obviously.

And I have been busy sewing despite blog silence, so I will post more soon. Buying a house is time consuming!