The Road to the Kontinuum Corset: Part Two - Flossing Sampler

I've made it passed Preparatory Lane and it looks as if I'll soon be ready to turn off Flossing Sampler Way, grab Mabel and head out on the Corset Highway straight to Completed Creation. Mabel has been rather bored with the trip thus far but will soon feel the electrical current flowing through her cord once again.
After doing a few purely decorative flossing patterns I decided to stick with securing stitches thus keeping the sampler small at this point and to get me on the road sooner. As most of the securing stitches were fairly simple, the sampler gave me few if any problems. It's nice to think that flossing the corset goes just as smoothly but not very realistic.

Next time: The beginning of construction, pattern assembly & cutting, fabric prep etc.

The road to the Kontinuum Corset: Part One

As usual on my journey to a place called Completed Creation I decided to take a detour and go the scenic route. This decision brought me straight back Preparatory Lane. I was already expecting my Kontinuum Corset trip to be a moderately lengthy one, so happily this doesn't set me back any. Initially I was planning on heading down to Flossing Sampler Way so I could figure out the direction I'd most like to go then heading straight for the Kontinuum Corset. As I started heading over to Flossing Sampler way something occurred to me... I think I've taken my travel metaphor as far as I'm going to for now... anyway, I finished boning the fabric for the sampler when the fact  that I still had no dressmaker's carbon surfaced yet again in my brain. I put the fabric for the sampler aside and set off again on trying to find transfer solution. As I was at the computer doing research I took that opportunity to resize, edit an print my logo. I decided to try making a stencil and while it wasn't a total fail it definitely isn't a method I'll use again. Once the stencil was made I needed too test it on something and that something; my took case. I transferred the design using my stencil and a white marking pencil and white chalk. The design wasn't transferred as perfectly as I would have liked. And because the fabric is handled a lot while being embroidered I've already had to go over the design again with my marking implements. I figure maybe I could try reprinting the stencil and perhaps use an exacto knife. That way maybe the lines would be smoother and as the fabric I'll be working with for the corset is bright white I'll be able to use regular mechanical pencil to trace that should help to further the likelihood if smooth lines and fix the problem of my marks slowly disappearing as I work.
Because I went to all the trouble with the stencil and tracing it only made sense to go ahead and start embroidering the logo so I can see how badly out of practice I am and to give me a chance to finalize the colour placement. Additionally it will help get my fingers in shape before undertaking the task of flossing and embroidering a whole corset. So here's where I'm at so far and I'd love to finish this up and start on the flossing sampler today.

Signature Corset Intro: Colour Palette For My Kontinuum Hybrid Corset

I've long been searching for the perfect rainbow fabric with which to create what will be my signature hybrid Kontinuum Corset. I didn't have much luck (apparently rainbow fabric is hard to find) and the few fabrics I did find were pretty atrocious. I then decided I'd make my own fabric with plain white canvas and fabric markers. I sat with this idea for awhile but while flossing another corset it dawned on me that I could just make my plain white corset (and a plain black as well)  and embroider the colours and patterns I prefer. So with the decision made it now seems that my Kontinuum Corsets will end up being an extended long term project. The first step being to chose colour palettes. Now that I have my colours picked the next step will be to make a  sampler to help me decide which patterns of flossing I would like to use. So, for now here are my colours and with luck I'll have my sampler done soon.

In part 1: Creation of flossing sampler pics and probably some ranting about all of the trials and tribulations that accompany the sampler's creation.