Retractable Sewing Measuring Tape
$5.95
We’re in love with all things black and gold so of course we had to find a measuring tape to suit! This retractable measuring tape is great for keeping around your studio or in your handbag (when out fabric shopping). The tape features metric and imperial measurements and is soft and flexible.
150cm/60″
Made in China.
5 in stock (can be backordered)
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Protected: Aeryn Underbust Corset Pattern
Patterns, School ShopThe Vanyanís Aeryn underbust pattern is available exclusively for Vanyanís and Royal Black corset making students. This underbust pattern was developed for the Vanyanís Beginner's Corsetry Course, and has proven to be a huge success with all who've tried it. It has a curvy silhouette with a lovely sweetheart shape at the upper back. The back panels have been drafted to create a smooth silhouette and eliminate any "back fat" or "overspill". This pattern creates a comfortable corset with a dramatic shape.
The corset pattern has six panels (per side) and is patterned to lace up closed on the wearers body (if you prefer a 2" lacing gap, simply select one size smaller). The pattern has been created to be as user friendly as possible. Seam allowances are clearly marked on all panels as well as a helpful letter system across of the top of the panel pieces (to help you sew the panels together correctly). We recommend sewing a toile (mock-up) to check and adjust the fit, before commencing your final project.Available in corset sizes 18" to 44" it can fit natural waists of 20" to 50". To work out which size you'll need, please refer to the size chart located in the tabs below. This pattern is sold in "packs" of three sizes. Sewing instructions are not included. This pattern is licensed for personal use only (please refer to the tabs below for full terms of use).
Once purchased, the pattern pack will be immediately emailed to you as a PDF in both A3 and A4 formats, so you can print it out and get started with your corset straight away. (The A4 version will need to be taped together after printing). Tip: make sure you print the file at "100%", not "shrink to fit". There is a printed scale measurement on each page so you can check that it has printed correctly.
The files will be sent from sales@vanyanis.com so make sure you add this email to your address book so your patterns don't end up in the 'spam' folder!
Please use #VanyanisAerynCorsetPattern when posting your projects on Instagram, as we'd love to see your creations!
Beginner’s Corsetry Course: Dec 7th-9th, 2019 (3 days)
ClassesBook your place in this Beginner's Corsetry Class and learn how to make your own steel-boned genuine underbust corsets. At the end of this corsetry course you'll have a custom fitted black corset and personalised pattern to keep. You'll gain the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to build on your success and make more corsets on your own. Receive expert guidance from an industry professional in a fun, warm environment. All shapes, sizes and ages welcome!
- Dates: Saturday 7th to Monday 9th December, 2019 (3 days)
- Times: 9:30am - 6:30pm each day (27 hours of tuition)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- For accommodation and travel advice, please click here.
- Price includes: all materials, Vanyanis corset pattern, morning and afternoon refreshments
- Experience: you must already know how to sew and use a sewing machine (read more)
- Small class size: 2-3 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to course commencement
- Prior to class commencement we will contact you for your measurements
Sewing Day: Sunday 22nd December, 2019
ClassesDo you love sewing?! Perhaps you have a sewing project you need help with? Are you having trouble fitting that dress to your shape? Not sure how to achieve the desired result or know where to start? Want to know how to get a more professional finish? Or maybe you just need an excuse to get out of the house and make time for yourself to do what you love, in a dedicated sewing studio with like-minded people (let's be honest, life does have a habit of getting in the way and sometimes we need an 'event' or deadline to get us doing what we wanted to do anyway).
Come and join in our Sewing Day and get all the help and support you need from Lowana O'Shea as you work on your individual projects. This 'Sewing Day' is intended to be fun, casual and full of the shared enjoyment of sewing. Bring along anything you're working on (or wanting to start) and give yourself the excuse to get some serious work done on it. Want to see what we get up too? Click here.
- Date: Sunday 22nd December 2019
- Time: 10am - 5pm day (7 hours of sewing!)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- Price includes: tuition, use of our studio tools, venue hire and endless tea & coffee (and delicious refreshments)
- Price does not include: materials, machine hire, or lunch (but we do tend to "over cater" the refreshments)
- Bring: your sewing project, sewing machine (if needed), sewing kit & lunch
- Small class size: 3-4 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to class commencement
Sewing Day: Sunday 5th January, 2020
ClassesDo you love sewing?! Perhaps you have a sewing project you need help with? Are you having trouble fitting that dress to your shape? Not sure how to achieve the desired result or know where to start? Want to know how to get a more professional finish? Or maybe you just need an excuse to get out of the house and make time for yourself to do what you love, in a dedicated sewing studio with like-minded people (let's be honest, life does have a habit of getting in the way and sometimes we need an 'event' or deadline to get us doing what we wanted to do anyway).
Come and join in our Sewing Day and get all the help and support you need from Lowana O'Shea as you work on your individual projects. This 'Sewing Day' is intended to be fun, casual and full of the shared enjoyment of sewing. Bring along anything you're working on (or wanting to start) and give yourself the excuse to get some serious work done on it. Want to see what we get up too? Click here.
- Date: Sunday 5th January 2020
- Time: 10am - 5pm day (7 hours of sewing!)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- Price includes: tuition, use of our studio tools, venue hire and endless tea & coffee (and delicious refreshments)
- Price does not include: materials, machine hire, or lunch (but we do tend to "over cater" the refreshments)
- Bring: your sewing project, sewing machine (if needed), sewing kit & lunch
- Small class size: 3-4 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to class commencement
Corset Pattern Drafting Course: Jan 6-8th, 2020 (3 days)
ClassesBook your place in this Corset Pattern Drafting Class and learn how to draft your own overbust corset pattern, completely from scratch! You'll learn what measurements to take for accurate corsetry, and then using those measurements draft a pattern. You'll make a toile to test your pattern and learn about corset fit and how and where to apply changes to your toile. After the fitting, you'll learn how to accurately transfer those changes to your pattern. The focus of this class is to learn how to create your own corset patterns from measurements, and fit them beautifully. At the end of this pattern drafting course you'll have a personalised overbust corset pattern to keep and the knowledge of how to do it independently. You'll gain the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to build on your success and make more patterns in different styles on your own. Receive expert guidance from an industry professional in a fun, warm environment. All shapes, sizes and ages welcome!
- Dates: Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th January 2020 (3 days)
- Times: 9:30am - 5:30pm each day (24 hours of tuition)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- For accommodation and travel advice, please click here.
- Price includes: all materials, morning and afternoon refreshments
- Experience: you must already have experience making corsets and have previously attended at least one other Vanyanís corsetry course. The exception to this is if you have quite a bit of experience with working with patterns and pattern drafting.
- Small class size: 2-3 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to course commencement
- Depending on the pace at which you work, there may be a small amount of "homework".
Advanced Corsetry Course: Jan 16-19th, 2020 (4 days)
ClassesBook your place in this Advanced Corsetry Class and learn how to make your own steel-boned genuine underbust corset. The focus of this class is to learn how to work with 'fashion fabrics' as well as a more in-depth look at refining corset fit. At the end of this corsetry course you'll have a custom fitted corset (made with the fashion fabric of your choice) and personalised Vanyanís pattern to keep. You'll gain the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to build on your success and make more corsets in different fabrics on your own. Receive expert guidance from an industry professional in a fun, warm environment. All shapes, sizes and ages welcome!
- Dates: Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th January 2020 (4 days)
- Times: 9:30am - 6:00pm each day (32 hours of tuition)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- For accommodation and travel advice, please click here.
- Price includes: all materials, Vanyanís corset pattern, morning and afternoon refreshments
- You will need to supply your own 'fashion fabric' and matching thread
- Experience: you must already have experience making corsets and have previously attended at least one other Vanyanís corsetry course.
- Small class size: 2-4 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to course commencement
- Prior to class you will need to complete some pre-course work. You will be sent a kit with fabric and instructions to sew a corset toile which you will need to bring to class
Intermediate Corsetry Course: Feb 13-15th 2020 (3 days)
ClassesBook your place in this Intermediate Corsetry Class and learn how to make your own steel-boned genuine overbust corset. The focus of this class is to learning how to perfect bust fit as well as a more in-depth look at refining corset fit overall. At the end of this corsetry course you'll have a custom fitted corset (made with coutil and fully lined) and personalised pattern to keep. You'll gain the confidence, knowledge and inspiration to build on your success and make more corsets in different fabrics on your own. Receive expert guidance from an industry professional in a fun, warm environment. All shapes, sizes and ages welcome!
- Dates: Thursday 13th - Saturday 15th February 2020 (3 days)
- Times: 9:30am – 6:30pm each day (27 hours of tuition)
- Please note there may be some ‘homework’ each evening, depending on the pace at which you work.
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- For accommodation and travel advice, please contact us directly.
- Price includes: all materials, corset pattern, morning and afternoon refreshments
- Experience: you must have previously attended one other Vanyanís corsetry course (or have intermediate to advanced sewing skills)
- Small class size: 2-4 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to course commencement
- Prior to class you will need to complete some pre-course work. You will be sent a kit with fabric and instructions to sew a corset toile which you will need to bring to class
- We will contact you closer to class commencement so you can select your coutil fabric from the available options.
Sewing Day: Sunday 16th February, 2020
ClassesDo you love sewing?! Perhaps you have a sewing project you need help with? Are you having trouble fitting that dress to your shape? Not sure how to achieve the desired result or know where to start? Want to know how to get a more professional finish? Or maybe you just need an excuse to get out of the house and make time for yourself to do what you love, in a dedicated sewing studio with like-minded people (let's be honest, life does have a habit of getting in the way and sometimes we need an 'event' or deadline to get us doing what we wanted to do anyway).
Come and join in our Sewing Day and get all the help and support you need from Lowana O'Shea as you work on your individual projects. This 'Sewing Day' is intended to be fun, casual and full of the shared enjoyment of sewing. Bring along anything you're working on (or wanting to start) and give yourself the excuse to get some serious work done on it. Want to see what we get up too? Click here.
- Date: Sunday 16th February 2020
- Time: 10am - 5pm day (7 hours of sewing!)
- Location: Vanyanís studio, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
- Price includes: tuition, use of our studio tools, venue hire and endless tea & coffee (and delicious refreshments)
- Price does not include: materials, machine hire, or lunch (but we do tend to "over cater" the refreshments)
- Bring: your sewing project, sewing machine (if needed), sewing kit & lunch
- Small class size: 3-4 attendees
- Payment in full must be received prior to class commencement
Tiny Gold Embroidery Scissors
Sewing SuppliesAt Vanyanís we do a lot of very delicate sewing and for particularly fiddly projects that requires very sharp, tiny scissors. We love these gold embroidery scissors for cutting out lace appliqué, trimming threads and all sorts of fine sewing work. They are lightweight, have a sharp fine point and are the perfect compact size for controlled and precise cutting of detailed work. They are made from stainless steel.
Scissors measure 60mm / 2½" Blade measures 19mm / ¾" Brand: Triumph Made in China.
At Vanyanís we only stock sewing supplies that we use in our atelier and can personally recommend.
Ornate Embroidery Scissors
Sewing SuppliesWho doesn't love ornate embroidery scissors?! As you may have worked out by now, at Vanyanís we are slightly obsessed with all things black and gold, so when a student bought her embroidery scissors to class we had to find out where she got them from so we could have a pair of our own.... and then other students started asking and the next thing we knew we had to get them in due to overwhelming demand! These embroidery scissors are perfect for cutting out lace appliqué, trimming threads and all sorts of fine sewing work. They have a super fine tip and are an excellent sturdy little pair of scissors.
Scissors measure 110mm / 4¼" Blade measures 33mm / 1 ¼" Brand: Xlassé Made in China.
At Vanyanís we only stock sewing supplies that we use in our atelier and can personally recommend.
Clover Open Sided Adjustable Thimble
Sewing SuppliesWe discovered these amazing thimbles a few years ago and now can't manage any hand sewing without them! In our opinion, these Clover Open Sided Adjustable Thimbles are an essential tool for your hand sewing. Because they are open sided, they allow your finger to "breathe" (it's so annoying when your fingers get 'clammy' whilst hand sewing) and if you prefer to keep your fingernails long, these thimbles don't get in the way of that. Using a thimble can help to prevent your hands getting tired when doing a lot of beading or hand sewing (it certainly has made a positive difference to how long we can sit hand sewing). At Vanyanís we only stock sewing supplies that we use in our atelier and can personally recommend.
Available in adjustable sizes 'small' and 'medium. 1 thimble per packet. Made in Japan.
Using quality tools really does make a difference in your productivity and enjoyment of sewing. If you don't already sew with a thimble, set yourself the challenge of learning to work with one as once you've mastered that skill you'll find a it makes hand sewing sew (ha!) much easier. Until we tried these, we'd never enjoyed using a thimble before. It took a couple of sessions to get used to it, but then it became an integral part of our process. Why not give it try and see what a difference these thimbles can make to your work.
Sewparts Glass Head Pins
Sewing SuppliesWe discovered these 'Glass Head Stretch Pins' years ago and haven't used anything else since! At Vanyanís we only stock sewing supplies that we use in our atelier and can personally recommend. In our opinion, they are the best and we use them for all of our sewing, whether we're making a couture corset or a bespoke coat. These pins are super sharp and quite fine which means you're less likely to leave pin marks or holes in your fabric (it's always best to check on a scrap first). The glass head also means you can iron over them without it melting.
35mm x 2.5mm 60 pieces per packet. Made in Japan.
Using quality tools really does make a difference in your productivity and enjoyment of sewing. Once you try these you'll want to throw out all your other pins. Why not give them a go and see what a difference they make to your work.