✨ Welcome to Corsetry Month in The Atelier Hub ✨ This month, we're exploring the fascinating world of corsetry, the hidden architecture behind some of fashion's most beautiful silhouettes. From historical stays and Victorian corsets to bridal foundations, couture construction and modern structured garments, we'll be uncovering the techniques, materials and craftsmanship that give garments their shape, support and strength. Whether you're a dressmaker, tailor, costumer, bridal maker, alterations specialist, or simply curious about how structure transforms a design, there's something here for you. Throughout the month we'll be exploring: 🪡 The foundations of corset construction 🪡 Boning, support fabrics and materials 🪡 Fitting and shaping techniques 🪡 Internal garment architecture 🪡 Historical and contemporary corsetry 🪡 Structured garments across every discipline As always, our community spaces will be open for sharing, learning and collaboration: ✨ The Studio Wall – Share your makes, works in progress and discoveries ✨ Creative Crisis Desk – Bring your fitting and construction challenges ✨ The Little Black Book – Discover trusted suppliers, tools and resources ✨ Community Notice Board – Updates, opportunities and events Whether you've made dozens of corsets or you've never inserted a single piece of boning, you're warmly invited to join the conversation. Tell me below, what are you most excited to learn about corsetry? 👇 Sending smiles on this wet Yorkshire day, Claire Amelia 🧵🪄

Consider this your first stop for everything happening inside The Atelier Hub. 📌 This is where I will keep you informed, involved & in the loop. No scrolling through the feed wondering what you missed, everything you need to know lives right here. You'll find things like: 🧵 Live sessions; dates, times & topics for our sessions to be announced ✂️ Community announcements; anything new, changing or worth knowing about inside the Hub 📌 Polls & conversations; your chance to shape what this community becomes 🌟 Collaborations & opportunities; things worth knowing about in the wider making world 💫 Hub Family news; updates from across Makers Growth Hub & The Machine Knitters Hub This board will grow as the community grows. Right now we are just getting started, & that means what happens next is shaped by all of us together. Exciting! Watch this space. The best is still to come. 🧵 Claire Amelia Founder, The Atelier Hub