Hi All! Welcome to The Emerald Studio!! The home of custom lingerie, swimwear & corsetry, classes & supplies for all! It's finally open!!! I'm SO EXCITED!! And this past Friday (the 13th!) I had my Grand Opening!! I got to shake hand with all the important...
Hi All!! IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! I'm having my Grand Opening of my beautiful Emerald Studio this Friday! I'm so excited that this day is almost here! I know that many of you live far away and won't be able to make it- so for all of you I'll be taking TONS of pictures...
![Bra-A-Week [42]: Mastectomy Week :)](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_4354.jpg)
Hi All! This week I have something extra special for you! I have a mastectomy bra! When I was in Calgary collaborating with my friend Karin (of Mrs.Weaver's Finest), we did a fitting on a lovely lady who had a double mastectomy. In the process of designing and...
![Saturday Life [7.11.15]: It’s all coming together!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_4322.jpg)
Hi All! My week has been a week full of inspiration, elbow grease, and seeing my dream studio come together 🙂 I am still overwhelmed by all the support! Here is my dad hanging the door for my fitting room, that is now up and painted! I can't wait to...
![Bra-A-Week [41]: Fall Bralette Love!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_4236.jpg)
Hi All! And a very Happy Halloween to everyone! I hope you all had fun last night, whether you celebrate Halloween or not! This week is going the be a different week for the Bra-A-Week Challenge. We're in a transition between a month of beautiful corsets back to...
![Saturday Life [31.10.15]: Farewell Calgary, Hello Emerald Studio!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4222.jpg)
Hi All, This has been another crazy week of adventure. An adventure that started out in Calgary and ended back home in Ontario. The last week of my visit with Mrs.Weaver was a wonderful mix of time at conferences, time behind the sewing machine, time with Karin's...
![Bra-A-Week [40]: Harlot Suspender Corset](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4172.jpg)
Hi All! Here we are at the final week of Corset October! Can you believe it's already here! And here is my final corset! And look at that extra lucky pattern matching- that was 100% unintentional- so massive win on this one! This is made with the beautiful Harlot...
![Saturday Life [24.10.15]: Drag Make-Up, Armour & Calendar Girls :)](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4152.jpg)
Hi All! I have had the most incredible week, so full of exciting and amazing things! The first thing I want to talk about is the beautiful calendar above!! This is an amazing calendar, from Mrs.Weaver's Finest Unmentionables, is full of real and beautiful women, in...
![Bra-A-Week [39]: The Angel Underbust](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4127.jpg)
Hi All!! Week 39 of Bra-A-Week!! Can you believe it!! And another week of beautiful corsets for this fine October 🙂 And this week I'm wearing my corsets in a most special place! The Calgary International Burlesque Festival, where I had a booth to show my lovely wears...
![Saturday Life [17.10.15]: Friends, Calgary & Burlesque!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ScreenShot2015-10-16at11.53.55PM.png)
Hi All! Wow this has been quite a week! Really an overwhelming week, and it went by so fast! I started my week, just getting home from camping in Pennsylvania and now I've ended it in Calgary! What a ride! After getting home from camping, of course I couldn't just...
![Bra-A-Week [38]: Floral Underbust](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4056-1.jpg)
Hi All! It's the second week of Corset October! YAY! And I've got another corset for you! This one is the same pattern as last weeks, the Freedom Corset pattern from Pin-Up Girls in size D graded to C at the waist, but this is the under-bust version. To make this I...
![Saturday Life [10.10.15]: Camping in Pennsylvania](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_4009.jpg)
Hi All, This week there won't be anymore shop updates, or supply runs, or corset announcements. This week I did one main thing- I went camping in Pennsylvania with mom & dad 🙂 🙂 So now I'm going to give you some fall-envy - because it was quite lovely 🙂 The...
![Bra-A-Week [37]: The first week of Corsets!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_3900.jpg)
Hi All!! YAY! Corset October is here! And this is my first corset of the month! This one is made with the Freedom Corset Pattern from Pin-Up Girls, and I made it in a size D, tapering to a C at the waist. I also added 1" of length to this pattern- because I'm so long...
![Saturday Life [03.10.15]: Queen st., Keys & Corsets](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IMG_3835.jpg)
Hi All! What a crazy week I've had! So many exciting things! One of those exciting things was a trip into Toronto, shopping on Queen st.W for fabric! I love the variety of shops that you find there- some are tiny, some are big, some are organized- and some are...
Hi All!! I mentioned that I would be doing something a little special this fall, even more special than Corset October,.... drumroll please.... I'm going to be in Calgary for TWO WEEKS with the lovely Mrs. Weaver! Beyond a lovely visit, which will include...
Hi All! Wow October is such an exciting time! I just love the start of fall when everything starts getting a little more crisp outside, and your hot coffee in the morning is absolutely divine and your dreaming up your costume for Halloween! 🙂 And what could be a...
![Bra-A-Week [36]: Lift Lift Lift](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_3825.jpg)
Hi All! This week is the last week of bra theory before Corset October. And I have a really good one for you! All about lift! Now as a 24 year old with no children, and medium cup size- I don't really have enough of a lift issue to show this very well- so my mom very...
![Saturday Life [26.09.15]: The Best Start to Fall!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_3747.jpg)
Hi All! I hope you're having a lovely start to Fall! (if it's fall where you are- or a lovely week in general!) The weather here in South-Eastern Ontario has been blissful- and I've taken full advantage of it! To be honest- I've been so exhausted between travelling,...
![Bra-A-Week [35]: Bra Theory- Plunge Wires](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_3707-1.jpg)
Hi All! Today I have more bra theory for you all and another bra to demonstrate! *sorry for the late post- usually I like to get these up before noon- but this is quite the big post and I had some last minute urgent shop errands to run!!* And finally a Bra-Theory bra...
![Saturday Life [19.09.15]: Signs, Spoolers & Studio Updates!](https://emeralderin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMGP2204.jpg)
Hi All! What a crazy week I've had! I feel like I'm still trying to catch my breath. *deep breath* Let's jump right in! This week started off with more teaching. Looking back I don't think I've ever talked so much in my life as I did in those 8 days! It was...
Hi All! Another week, another bra, and this week more bra theory! More specifically power-bar and push-up theory! Now I have to say that the bra was a nightmare to photograph, and I feel like the photos don't really do justice to what it looks like in real life. But...
