Really. It’s not.
In case you’re wondering, I gave in today and ordered fabric to make a corset. After enough nudging and stuff, I caved.
Here’s the cover fabric, pink Indian silk doupioni:
And, the under-fabric:
Pink cotton coutil for the heavier bits, from Richard the Thread.
I’m still making my graduation robes, since I refuse to pay $50 for polyester.
$50???? Who the hell in their right mind…???? What a rip off!
I think our graduation robes were courtesy of the school. Of course, they were wafer-thin and evil, but still free.