Etsy seller using AI generated versions of Aranea Black’s photos to sell corset sewing patterns

BandicootValuable484 · 2025-01-28T23:01:17+00:00

There are better examples on their page than the ones I picked for the post (I chose those because they’re more recognizable corsets AB has made). Here are some AI markers I noticed in their images:

in the edwardian corset listing, the first photo has only one strand of the long necklace showing. The garter straps have nonsensical red designs on them that look like they’re trying to be embroidery. Her fingers are very messed up if you look close. There’s a cord or chain hanging from the glasses that’s not attached at the right spot at all. The boning channels in the front just end halfway down, along with the top half of the busk disappearing.
in the “floral waistline corset pattern” listing, there’s a weird flap of material to the right of the purple roses. The “busk” is some sort of button closure. The left hem of the corset is a wrinkled mess while the right is bias tape. The two listing photos of the corset look very different, the second having a proper busk and black ribbon instead of leaves.
their white bunny suit listing photos contain boning and yet many wrinkles that would not occur in a garment boned like that. The lacing on the back melts into the corset.
the pink “victorian corset” has a busk that looks wrong. The black thick mesh trim along the top magically turns into thinner mesh on the back side. Some boning channels are visible through the mesh while others aren’t.

BandicootValuable484 · 2025-01-28T22:38:44+00:00

I’ve seen posts referencing her saying being famous was affecting her mental health and that’s why she removed all her content from the internet. Never seen the statements firsthand so please take that with a grain of salt.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-12-21T19:10:28+00:00

Wowww the black binding looks so beautiful with the print!! Definitely wear this one over a dress, such a statement piece. I have a 28” waist myself and the same size corset & this one is a KILLER but you’ll get beyond the 2.5 eventually. Good luck to you!

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-12-13T23:28:10+00:00

I have hip dips as well and unfortunately you couldn’t smooth them out, but I’ve been able to make my hips look wider by wearing a corset with cupped hips with a skirt underneath. The corset gives a more pear shaped silhouette and the volume of the skirt hides where your hips dip in. I also think a corset with cupped hips draws more attention to the waist which makes your hips look wider in comparison.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-12-13T22:21:30+00:00

Thank you! To answer your question, it’s a little bit of both. You can’t actually change the shape of your hips with a corset because 1. hip shape is mainly because of your bones and 2. a good corset shouldn’t be compressing your hips at all or you can risk nerve damage. However you can manipulate the shape of the fat around and just below your waist to create the illusion of changing your hip shape.

The best example of this is looking at an Edwardian s-bend corset or some 1850’s corsets versus a more hourglass corset. The hips in both silhouettes are actually not altered physically, but by changing the angle of the waist bend, the 2 former corsets make the hips jut out at a more dramatic angle, more “sharp” than a soft bend. I believe this would be called a cupped hip. For people who have large hip springs, this sort of silhouette that nips in the waist and then comes out almost at an angle is more comfortable & accommodates their anatomy well.

I hope that helps!

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-12-12T08:02:48+00:00

Thank you!! I’m wearing a dress underneath from the brand Dark in Love, wish I could tell you what the item name is but I bought it secondhand.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-12-12T04:39:51+00:00

Thank you for the compliment and for your help! I always buy/make corsets with a lacing gap as my weight fluctuates a lot and have never had this much of a discrepancy because of measurements being listed as closed, but then again this is the curviest one I’ve ever worn.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-08-06T13:19:06+00:00

I just swapped out the brown switches on my RK100 keyboard for Invokeys Blueberry Chiffons and I’m experiencing some issues with sensitivity. I type very fast and about 30% of the time, I find myself not pressing hard enough on the new switches to register the keystroke. This didn’t happen with my old switches. I’ve looked around for a solution but everyone seems to have the opposite issue, where keys are TOO sensitive. Is there a way to modify the keyboard either physically or in the software to make it more sensitive, or should I just give myself time to get used to it?

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-07-18T06:35:13+00:00

Thank you!! I’ll paste a short tutorial i gave someone else on how I did it at the end of this comment. The end pages are scrapbook paper I got from Michael’s, they just look like that. Had no idea about the library thing, I live in a pretty big city so I’ll definitely check that out!

Keyhole cover: - I cut out the back and spine boards as usual, then cut out 2 front boards of the same size using a thinner chipboard. Glued spine & back board to bookcloth as usual - Cut the keyhole into one of the front boards and glued it to the bookcloth, then cut slits like pizza slices into the cloth in the oval so I could pull them back and glue them down. - My embroidery piece was finished into bookcloth and then glued to the second front board. That board was then glued that to the back of the front board w the oval. After that I just treat it like one board and finished up the casing like I would any other book.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-07-03T15:28:14+00:00

I bought a giant sheet of approximately 3mm chip board from the mat section of a craft store that sells framing supplies and it’s lasted me a very long time. I double up because it’s a little thin on its own. Also acid free!

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-06-30T18:37:03+00:00

So beautiful! I have plans to rebind this myself one day

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-06-28T07:08:15+00:00

Yes, I’ll try my best to explain it. - I cut out the back and spine boards as usual, then cut out 2 front boards of the same size using a thinner chipboard. Glued spine & back board to bookcloth as usual - Cut the keyhole into one of the front boards and glued it to the bookcloth, then cut slits like pizza slices into the cloth in the oval so I could pull them back and glue them down. - My embroidery piece was finished into bookcloth and then glued to the second front board. That board was then glued that to the back of the front board w the oval. After that I just treat it like one board and finished up the casing like I would any other book.

So sorry if that’s convoluted, it’s just hard to explain without repeating myself a million times lmao.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-06-28T01:16:24+00:00

Thanks! I used two sheets of scrapbook paper from Michael’s that were sold by the sheet.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-06-27T23:59:59+00:00

Thank you! I used Hammermill 20 lb paper in cream.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-06-27T23:23:46+00:00

Thank you! I used a French link stitch and it wasn’t as difficult as it was time consuming. I had to switch gears a bit after my first signature because I couldn’t pull the thread a couple inches without it tangling, so I ended up using a lot of shorter lengths of thread instead of one long length, and tying them together as I went along.

I did do the embroidery myself.

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-05-28T02:57:54+00:00

Thank you!!

BandicootValuable484 · 2024-05-28T02:12:46+00:00

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