Lacing back

[elizabeth_mn]

I'm ready to make the eyelets on my gown, but now I'm not sure whether to space them straight or offset (for spiral lacing).  One of the 1880s dresses in 19th C Fashion In Detail has an offset lacing down the back, so I suppose that's what I should do.  I just thought that style had been abandoned by this era.

Plus I suppose I should have bones in the center back so my lacing won't just collapse.  It will make the lacing show cord more, since the eylets will be farther from the edge, but I guess that can't be helped.

Other than that, all I have left is the neckline facing and applying lots of trimmings!

Comments

[the-aristocat.livejournal.com]

I think offset eyelets would look pretty. And you are getting so close to finishing now. Yay!

[kaesha-nikovana.livejournal.com]

Do you think you could bone just outside the eyelets, and still have the eyelets on the edge? I've never tried it that way (and I'd never consider it for a corset) but I always suspected it could work for a bodice.

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

From what I've seen, offset spiral lacing seems to be the norm when used to close Victorian gowns