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October 6th – 10th 2025
***BOOKED***

Categories: All, Fully Booked

The Corsetry Retreat October 2025

Tutors – Elizabeth Moody and Emma Brackenbury

The Corsetry Retreat will be held in Caer Beris Manor, a grade II listed building in Wales, UK.

The October 2025 Corsetry Retreat will include a full schedule of workshops with experienced tutors, as well as time to relax in the historic surroundings, meet with like-minded people, and unwind in the manors hot tub and gardens or beside an cosy up by an open fire.

• Day one we will be pattern drafting, guests will be given the opportunity to experiment with flat drafting as well as draping on the stand. Doing both methods alowes attendees to decide which one suits there learning styles best to create a bespoke pattern to there measurements that they are happy with.

• Day two consists of toiling and fitting to ensure corset fits perfectly and marking any alterations back to the pattern.

• Day three focuses on construction techniques, with demonstrations covering all the techniques you will need to create your corset, attendees will be given the option to either sample these techniques or if there feeling brake to start straight onto there corset.

Booking & Availability for October 2025
A lady is looking upwards to her right while holding onto a small tree branch. She is wearing a light brown corset with feathers on it.

Around the scheduled workshops Emma and Elizabeth will also be on hand to help troubleshoot your existing projects so please bring along your problem children if you’d like advice on what’s gone wrong (don’t worry they don’t judge).

Included in the price of your room with ensuite bathroom, will be four evening meals, breakfasts and a lunch of light bites and leftovers, three days of workshops, two experienced tutors on hand for guidance throughout, and a swap table for the exchange of materials and embellishments.

In the evenings Beth will be doing a talk titled ‘the history of your pants’ where you will receive a whistlestop tour of the history of underwear alongside dressing demonstrations and showing items from her collection Emma will be doing a hand sewing around the fire workshop, where you can have a go at flossing with a hot chocolate (pjs and fluffy slippers are totally encouraged.)

On the final evening we will have a finale dinner and an opportunity to dress up.

  • A group of people sitting and standing in a large mansion's living-room. They are posing for the camera and holding their hands up in the air while laughing.

  • A lady in a red dress is lounging on a sofa and looking out of a window which is out of shot.

  • A lady is standing outside with a dark blue sky behind her. She is earing a black dress with red flowers on it and has dark red hair.

  • A young lady is smiling at the camera and is in an all white dress with built in corset. She has a silver tiara on and had large white flowers next to her while she stands next to a window.

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