I ended up only boning the center front where the busk would be but it was helpful in fitting! I used 1" seam allowances for easy of pinching and pinning. This is the final fit right side out. It ended up being big in the hips and bust. lol Go figure!
I chose a stripey cotton for the muslin because it was a bit thicker and stronger with no stretch.
My lacing strips sure came in handy! The lacing gap isn't perfectly parallel but I think with the real deal, we'll have more squishing power and it'll be ok. Plus, I don't really want to change the shape too much.
The only other change I'll need to make is take .5" or so off the top since it is poking up too high.
My coutil has arrived so I can get started soon! I'm so excited! :D
Yay! I'm so excited to read about your corset-making, since I'm planning on doing my regency stays this year. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteYay for corset making! Are you doing short stays or long stays for regency?
Deletethis looks like it will be awesome! what a lovely shape. will you be able to sit in this corset? :/ haha
ReplyDeleteYes, I will be able to sit. The bones don't go all the way down to the bottom so you can sit.
DeleteSuch a classic, beautiful style of corset. I'm sure the finished project will be stunning!
ReplyDelete♥ Jessica
Not to sound totally ignorant in corets, but isn't a corset supposed to, ahem, support your chest as well as give you a slim waist??? I don't see how this is enough support for women. {Especially a woman of my size. I need all the support I can get, LOL!}
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. For most of corset wearing history, corsets held up the girls. Alas for us busty gals, around the turn of the century, the pigeon breasted look became popular (don't ask me why) and the girls end up down around the waist as gravity did what gravity does. (Think Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey)In the 19-teens, ladies got tired of that and started experimenting with early bras. I'll be making one of those too!
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