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HardcoreCorsets

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am an artist and a jack-of-many-trades into too many things for my own good... which means I'm not highly prolific in any one of the things I get my hands into. I love making things...especially when using unconventional/found/recycled materials. Almost everything I do, I do "in a big way". I immerse myself in projects, and much like making soup from scratch, my projects "grow" beyond my initial idea.My passion is Corsets. Creating them satisfies my need to daydream, design, draft, shop for and manipulate fine textiles, sew, and work with metal. I will, at times, make a plain corset, however, the odd, opulent, over-the-top, themed, embellished corsets are my favorite.I am currently in the process of getting my website constructed. I make corsets for tightlacing, corsets for club, band, and decorative purposes, costumes, club-wear, and band-wear. My designs are all original, and I draft my own patterns. I excell in the unusual and one-of-a-kind...your "vision" or mine. I have been a seamstress for over 25 years, and have experience in RTW, corsetry, costume, fetishwear, bridal embellishment, dance, club, and band wear.

My Interests

advanced sewing, aggression, alt models, antiques, armor, art, black, cemeteries, cestus, cloves, coffee, corsetry, corsets, crafting, creativity, dark make-up, death rock, deathrock, decor, diy, eyeliner, fabric, fairness, fashion design, fasting, female warriors, flea markets, freaks, gardening, gay rights, goth, goth music, gothic, grave-shift, groupies, hardware stores, haute couture, honesty, imagination, india, individuality, interior design, junking, justice, kindness, love, metal findings, mohawks, nag champa, narcisstic personality disorder, npd, old books, old school goth, old school industrial music, personality, personality disorders, pine, post punk, reading, real people, respect, romance, sandlewood, sarees, self discovery, self sufficiency, sewing, shoegazer, silver, south street philadelphia, textiles, trash to treasure, unconditional love, vanilla, vintage corsets, women, zippers, unusual people, Cities and people that are up/open all night. **************Oh, and I've adopted Chris...I own have joint custody of him on Mysapce. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro file&friendID=2566040&Mytoken=ADF7C1FB-20A7-4F74-9E1 2D55CA4750A4B6324828

I'd like to meet:

Sometimes I will use the blog here as a showcase for the work I do and for personal projects. Most of my internet time is spent on Live Journal. If you're looking for friendship, you won't find out who I am and what I am all about- here. There is more to me than a profile and picture. I understand that "interest" starts with what we see, and with things in common. Many people would like to think that their favorite book, favorite color, and what they do in their free time defines who they are. They do -only in the shallow sense. As profound as being a mother of 3 children is, it does not define me. For if my children were to be taken from me, I still exist. The trauma of being without them will change many things, HOWEVER, the true me-in the deepest sense is not altered in any way. True personality is fluid and loose. It is an intangible thing, hard to define. It is the way in which we react to situations in life.

Music:

Mostly Post Punk, Goth, Death Rock. No Hip-hop! No Country!

Movies:

Predator, The Hunger, The Dark Crystal, Labrynth, Men in Black, Legend, Girl Interrupted, Tomb Raider....are a few.

Television:

NO!

Books:

No favorits, but an avid reader. Always buying/reading somekind of DIY book.

Heroes:

Please join this new corset community on Livejournal!I have no idea on how to change the heading. Anyway, here are a couple of my corsets for sale;

My Blog

While I'm here...

Finished the beading on Jen's corset many moons ago. I also finished one of my own I had started a year ago. Pictures of that soon. ...
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:31:00 PST

Jenn's Corset 10-31-05

I have it back, though, as I need to finish beading it. It was wearable for the event.
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:20:00 PST

flea market finds

I found these beauties yesterday, at the flea market. The seller wanted $5 for 2.I got all six for $10!!!!!!!!It is always good to go when they are packing up to leave, as they are more apt to haggle....
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:10:00 PST

the skinny

I'll be using the blog here as a showcase for the work I do and for personal projects. If you're looking for deep friendship and for a mate, you won't find out who I am and what I am all about- here. ...
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:05:00 PST

drive-by-post

here's a sneak peek at my latest corset. It's a scanned photo, and it's not quite finished. I don't spend much time on this blog, however, I'm very active on my LJ journal. Go there and look through m...
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:02:00 PST

new cincher

Almost finished this waist cincher, which is also going to Passional. I used 1/2" flat steel for all but the side seams, where I used 2, 1/4" spirals each side. All that's left is to patch in some sta...
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Passional

Looks like it won't be until just before Valentine's Day for items going to Passional. Saw an attorney today about another matter, and I can't risk putting my stuff out there just yet. Anyway, once Ka...
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Waist cinchers

for Passional won't be ready to go until Valentine's Day. I need (free/loaned) legal help with trademark, copywrite and a patent.
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

bugger!

Trying this again....last entry didn't post.
Posted by HardcoreCorsets on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST