A Bridal Corset Complete

Last night I completed a very elaborate bridal corset, which was commissioned by a bride in New Mexico. I hand beaded all of the iris flowers in the French manner. This old world method is a painstaking process by which tiny seed beads are hand sewn into the desired pattern.

Famous establishments such as the House of Lesage, France’s oldest embroiderer, have long created the beadwork for the world’s finest couture houses in this same way. Vionnet, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Dior, and Lanvin have all produced garments with this kind of embroidery.