Redthreaded Blog
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Pooches Are Period! — The Victorian Belly Curve in Art & Real Life
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Let’s talk bodies, shall we? Specifically, Victorian bellies. Body image is a sensitive topic that can’t be adequately covered in a simple blog post, but the goal of this article is to challenge the myth that Victorian corsetry flattens the stomach while cinching the waist.
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New Pattern: 1790's Stays!
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Our 1790's stays have been very popular since we introduced them at the Jane Austen Festival a couple of years ago. Folks love their comfort and fl... -
New Pattern: 1830's Stays!
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Hooooraaaay!!! You've been asking us for this one for a year, and here it is! Working from home means we have a bit more time on our hands for patt... -
Stock Update & How to Place a Backorder
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Hello folks! You may have noticed that our stock is pretty low. We had so many events last year that we just could not keep up with demand--which i... -
New video series: Examining Our Extant Corsets
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Hello folks, we're excited about this new video series. Nerd out with me about the three extant corsets in our collection. Were turn of the century... -
How to Bend a Corset Busk - With Video
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Did you know that a lot of Victorian corsets were sold with pre-curved busks? Several in our own collection of extant corsets have a dramatic dishe... -
We're updating some of our styles...read on!
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Hi folks! Here at Redthreaded we're always striving to improve, and so we are making some changes to a few of our stock corset styles. These change... -
Meet the New 1690's Stays
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We've been seeing more and more buzz about the fashions from the turn of the 18th Century, partially due to the popularity of the 2018 film The Fav... -
My Business Is a Fourth Grader (!?!) Happy 10th Birthday to Redthreaded
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Folks. Wow. When I began Redthreaded in my college apartment in early 2009, I never dreamed that it would become a business with employees, studio ... -
Woven Corsets! Visiting the Corset Museum in Heubach, Germany
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One of the highlights of 2018 was my trip to the Structuring Fashion conference in Munich, Germany. An optional side trip to the Miedermuseum in He... -
A Regency Revamp for 2019
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Redthreaded turns ten years old in January. That's...wild. We've come a long way from my college apartment. My patterning has come a long way too.... -
We're Raising Corset Prices for the First Time in Four Years. Here's Why.
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Hi everyone. I don't love writing this post, because one of the things we try to do at Redthreaded is to keep our historical corsets as affordable ...
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