corset dresses (below). I have explored corset dresses in both ornate (figure 4) and simple (figure 5) styles, but each idea has been built around the functional beauty of spot broche coutil fabric. This incredible fabric, especially designed for making corsets with, is thick and heavy without being difficult to handle or sew. Readily available in white, mid-grey, black, butterscotch, mid-nude and so on, it can also be dyed easily. It wears beautifully, is perfect for foundation wear, and is a dream to press and sew. It is simple and clear to find, and straighten, the grain. Cutting broche is very easy. Whilst many new students ignore broche on account of its price tag, it is in fact one of the best and easiest corsetry fabrics to learn on. I firmly believe that one toile made with a proper corsetry-appropriate fabric is worth twenty made with fabrics that are not, in terms of how quickly you will learn and how happy you will be with the corsets you make (even if only for yourself for parties here and there!). The ease with which you can great results with broche make it actually a rather cost-effective way to learn in the long run and I would actively encourage people to buy and try broche so that we may assist in keeping these mills and machines running . Using spot broche coutil allows us to focus on simplicity of construction. But even with this simplicity in mind, it is possible to have