Vena Cava Design

We have an issue with the current stocks of 7mm end caps, some are oxidising/discolouring, we are waiting to hear about replacement stocks.
If you have bought any recently and are having any issues please mail us and we will arrange for replacements to be sent when they arrive with us.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

We are back! Thanks for your patience during our break.
Wishing you  a healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year
Liz and the team
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Welcome to Vena Cava Design

Welcome to the Vena Cava Design  Corset Making, Haberdashery and Costume Supplies website. We have an ever expanding range of corsetry supplies, corsetry materials, corset patterns, historical clothing and costuming supplies, corsetry fabrics, tools, books, bra making, leather working, haberdashery, and tailoring supplies.

We are a family run business that has been happily supplying professional, and home costumiers, corsetieres and dressmakers  since 1998.

Enjoy!



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Cotton Bias Binding - 20mm Prym brand
Cotton Bias Binding - 20mm Prym brand

Cotton bias, soft and lovely to work with

Our Price From: £2.92
Glass Headed Pins -Multi-Coloured 30 x 0.60mm
Glass Headed Pins -Multi-Coloured 30 x 0.60mm
NEW PRODUCT

Glass Headed Pins -Bulk Pack

Our Price: £26.47
Chicago Screws 5mm - Union Knopf by Prym
Chicago Screws 5mm - Union Knopf by Prym
NEW PRODUCT

Classic Chicago Screws from Union Knopf by Prym. 5mm at their widest, steel colour finish. Made in Spain ...

Our Price: £1.01
Bondable Bodice Canvas
Bondable Bodice Canvas

NOW BACK IN STOCK!!!!! White OR Black canvas with bonding agent. Used as a foundation for the structured bodices of w...

Our Price From: £6.37
Glass Headed Pins -Black 30 x 0.60mm
Glass Headed Pins -Black 30 x 0.60mm
NEW PRODUCT

Glass Headed Pins -Bulk Pack

Our Price: £2.60
C.S. Osborne No. 013-4 French Edge Tool 1/4
C.S. Osborne No. 013-4 French Edge Tool 1/4
NEW PRODUCT

C.S. Osborne No. 130 French Edge Tool No. 130 French Edge Tool – Drop forged of specialty steel made in the tradi...

Our Price: £66.11
White Enamelled Finish Spiral Wires 6mm wide
White Enamelled Finish Spiral Wires 6mm wide

Perfect for bridal corsets and mesh corsets

Our Price From: £0.58
Sewing and Crafting Backpack with Storage Boxes -Prym
Sewing and Crafting Backpack with Storage Boxes -Prym
CLEARANCE

For the travelling seamstress of those attending craft classes this is a brilliant system! This Rucksack is sold wit...

Our Price: £54.62
Long engraved metal Aglets
Long engraved metal Aglets

A longer aglet for finishing lace ands.

Our Price From: £13.69
Soft Ear Loop Elastic
Soft Ear Loop Elastic
CLEARANCE

Beautiful soft round elastic, perfect for making ear loops for masks. With a 1:2 stretch ratio, this corded elastic h...

Our Price From: £1.36
-HANCOCK'S Fabric Marking Starter Kit
-HANCOCK'S Fabric Marking Starter Kit

Workroom essential

Our Price From: £17.27
Glass Headed Pins -Bulk Pack 48 x 0.8mm
Glass Headed Pins -Bulk Pack 48 x 0.8mm

Glass Headed Pins -Bulk Pack

Our Price: £52.22
Fil Au Chinois Linen Cable Extra Glace thread (Waxed Lin Cable Extra)
Fil Au Chinois Linen Cable Extra Glace thread (Waxed Lin Cable Extra)
NEW PRODUCT

Ideal for flossing, buttonholes etc

Our Price From: £20.87
Transparent Plastic Boning
Transparent Plastic Boning

Ideal for bustiers, bras and bone bodices.

Our Price From: £14.18
Tailors Ham Holder- Tailoring, Corsetry, Dressmaking
Tailors Ham Holder- Tailoring, Corsetry, Dressmaking

Wooden ham holder, for perfect hand free pressing and roll pinning.

Our Price: £27.42
Self Adhesive Tape Measure
Self Adhesive Tape Measure

So very, very useful!

Our Price From: £1.27
Wide Jet Black Corset Busks High Quality
Wide Jet Black Corset Busks High Quality
NEW PRODUCT

Classic two part busk powder coated to gorgous jet black.

Our Price From: £12.23
Fish Leather -Salmon and Wolf Fish
Fish Leather -Salmon and Wolf Fish

Sustainable North Atlantic Fish Leather in a variety of gorgeous colours. The salmon skins are soft and pliable a...

Our Price From: £19.01
A Fine Collection of Ladies Jackets - 1700s
A Fine Collection of Ladies Jackets - 1700s

This group of jackets uses one basic body with front, sleeve, cuff, skirt and length variations. Each view is composed o...

Our Price From: £21.73
White Stripe Viscose Fabric -Discontinued line
White Stripe Viscose Fabric -Discontinued line
NEW PRODUCT

This a really beautiful and delicate white striped fabric, quite strong and with a lovely weight and lustre. 105...

Our Price: £8.47
Melton 100% Wool.
Melton 100% Wool.
CLEARANCE

Lightweight melton. Used to make historical uniforms and many other tailoring applications. This does not fray making ...

Our Price From: £35.44
Large Skull Buttons -Shank, 30mm -Union Knopf
Large Skull Buttons -Shank, 30mm -Union Knopf
NEW PRODUCT

From Union Knopf come these fab statement skull buttons. 30mm tall, black finish with shank fastener. Made...

Our Price From: £1.94
Early Spencer Jacket
Early Spencer Jacket

Early Spencer Jacket With long sleeves that extend over the back of the hand, this Spencer jacket may be either lined...

Our Price From: £20.50
Bolo Tie Making Cord and Adjuster, make your own Western Wear. Wild West, Steampunk.
Bolo Tie Making Cord and Adjuster, make your own Western Wear. Wild West, Steampunk.
CLEARANCE

Make your own custom Bolos, add your own tips and Decoration to the slide for an individual Bolo tie Kit consists o...

Our Price From: £5.00
Viscose Satin Bias Binding (20mm wide) 100m Rolls!
Viscose Satin Bias Binding (20mm wide) 100m Rolls!
NEW PRODUCT

High quality bias binding 

Our Price From: £59.39
Reinforced Boning
Reinforced Boning

Great for basques, swimwear and lighter foundation garments. This fine boning has thickened strands running through it a...

Our Price From: £33.98
Weightlifter Buckle - Chrome Finish
Weightlifter Buckle - Chrome Finish

Classic, heavy duty 'weightlifter' roller Buckle, n/p finish. 25mm

Our Price From: £0.44
Jersey Fasteners Prym 8mm in 6 Colours
Jersey Fasteners Prym 8mm in 6 Colours

Box with colour-sorted non-sew snap fasteners in 6 fabulous colours. Ideal for thin, stretchable fabrics such as jers...

Our Price From: £18.94
11mm wide Spiral Wires for Corsetry - finished with end caps
11mm wide Spiral Wires for Corsetry - finished with end caps

These wider spirals are lovely where extra support is needed, they make a very comfortable corset. Spiral wires are m...

Our Price From: £0.40
Tubular Rivets -Two Part - Prym brand . Leather etc
Tubular Rivets -Two Part - Prym brand . Leather etc

Rustproof, silver colour, tubular rivets in three lengths and two pack sizes. These are Prym quality rivets, very str...

Our Price From: £3.26
Mens Waistcoat Block Pattern SHOBEN
Mens Waistcoat Block Pattern SHOBEN

Classic Waistcoat Block Pattern by Alan Cannon Jones also illustrating classic style adaptations. Chart 1...

Our Price: £35.48
Ornate Buckle 95mm wide - Union Knopf by Prym
Ornate Buckle 95mm wide - Union Knopf by Prym
NEW PRODUCT

Sold and ornate these buckles from Union Knopf are really lovely.` These are 95mm wide and could be used on cors...

Our Price: £7.33
Making Vintage Wedding Dresses- Inspiring Timeless Style
Making Vintage Wedding Dresses- Inspiring Timeless Style

Cotton Corset laces with silver metal aglets (end tags)

Our Price: £23.93
Prym Vario Pliers. Colour Snaps edition
Prym Vario Pliers. Colour Snaps edition

The tool to set eyelets and washers, no more tired hands.

Our Price From: £11.15
Ball Point Awl from Clover
Ball Point Awl from Clover

Essential Corset making tool - Prym quality

Our Price: £11.39
Historical Pattern Archive Women’s Clothing 1837-1969 By Thomas John Bernard, Marcy Linton
Historical Pattern Archive Women’s Clothing 1837-1969 By Thomas John Bernard, Marcy Linton
NEW PRODUCT

Book Description   Historical Pattern Archive: Women’s Clothing 1837–1969 is the first book of its kind to...

Our Price: £32.64
Prym Colour Snaps Round Plastic Press Fasteners Assortment box with tools
Prym Colour Snaps Round Plastic Press Fasteners Assortment box with tools

Superb and surpisingly strong, these press fasteners or Poppers can be set in seconds. Many colours available allowing y...

Our Price: £26.78
Plastic Wire - Millinery, props, flower arranging....
Plastic Wire - Millinery, props, flower arranging....

Plastic bendy wire, used in millinery, jewlery making, costume, floristry, model making etc We have used it to insert...

Our Price From: £2.41
Fil Au Chinois Silk thread
Fil Au Chinois Silk thread
NEW PRODUCT

Ideal for flossing, buttonholes etc

Our Price From: £5.77
1868 - 1888 Camargo Sash Bustle Drapery Pattern
1868 - 1888 Camargo Sash Bustle Drapery Pattern

Based on a pattern in the September issue of the 1869 Peterson’s Magazine. I have added several common variations wh...

Our Price: £14.57
18th Century Half-boned Stays
18th Century Half-boned Stays

In the 18th century stays were worn to reshape the upper female torso. High fashion stays with shoulder straps were desi...

Our Price From: £19.36
PolyCotton Bias Binding
PolyCotton Bias Binding

This high quality blended bias is gaining popularity. It's soft dense finish gives wonderful results. Can be laid eas...

Our Price From: £9.26
Tea Rose Vintage Elastic in 3 widths
Tea Rose Vintage Elastic in 3 widths

Wide elastic for adding stretch panels to corsets etc

Our Price From: £1.86
Corset Makers Tool Kits
Corset Makers Tool Kits
NEW PRODUCT

We have put together 3 kits for corsetiere or costumier. Ideal gift, 5% discount on buying the items invididually. BA...

Our Price From: £16.50
13mm wide Plastic Coated Spring Steel Bones for Corsetry. European made, lovely quality.
13mm wide Plastic Coated Spring Steel Bones for Corsetry. European made, lovely quality.

A wider bone for greater support

Our Price From: £0.44
Hancocks Garment Marking Wax Pencil
Hancocks Garment Marking Wax Pencil

Workroom essential

Our Price From: £1.20
VARIO Inlays for VARIO pliers (replacement inserts) -Prym
VARIO Inlays for VARIO pliers (replacement inserts) -Prym
NEW PRODUCT

We have always loved our Vario pliers, the only thing that wears out after continual use are the little plastic insert...

Our Price: £2.22
5mm Prym Corsetry Eyelets and Washers, In Fabulous Colours to Match busks!
5mm Prym Corsetry Eyelets and Washers, In Fabulous Colours to Match busks!
TOP PRODUCT

The best corset eyelets and washers available, now in colours

Our Price From: £10.24
30cm Jet Black Corset Busks -Slight seconds.
30cm Jet Black Corset Busks -Slight seconds.
CLEARANCE

Classic two part busk powder coated to gorgous jet black.

Our Price From: £8.45

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