Snippets from Snapper

Los Angeles-based burlesque performer Red Snapper keeps you up-to-date on her latest news and shares lessons learned in the world of burlesque.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Corset Time: Finished

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I put in another two hours on the corset to bring it to completion. That's 10:45 for an overbust corset from a pattern I've used (an...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Corset Time: Fitting

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Grommets set, fitting done, boning inserted. Total time spent to this point was 8:45. We don't have the kickass grommet machine yet...
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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Commercial Sewing Techniques: Batjacket Rises

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And just in time for Easter! I've been so busy with myriad projects I haven't updated the progress of this jacket. It took me anothe...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Corset Time: Gaining Momentum

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My husband and I have noticed that a project doesn't really look like much of anything until the finishing touches start falling into pl...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Corset Time: Moving Right Along

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Since my last post, I added the boning channels and waist tape. Because I've made a few corsets and I know this particular pattern reall...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Corset Time: Blue Coutil

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My corset materials supplier is RichArd the Thread in Los Angeles. They have oodles of corseted and millinery supplies. I was going to pop i...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Bring the Pain, Be the Change

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Photo by Glama Sutra. When I was eleven or twelve, I went away to camp for the first time. I can't remember if it was for a week or ...
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