Corsets, various
Jan. 16th, 2013 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnI'm starting my new stays today; I've tweaked the pattern from the old stays a little and today I'll have some time to cut them out. I found some green twill in the stash that will do. The pattern is the diderot stays from Corsets & Crinolines. I could have started from scratch with something fancier, but I just want functional. Plus just having a front and back pattern piece is easier in so many ways.
I used reed last time; I plan to use the Wissner German plastic this time. I have half a coil of 7mm but I might just buy a coil of the tiny stuff (5mm) since for this I think tinier is better.
My question for this is how do you apply those crossing horizontal bones in front? Do you make a separate tape casing? I can't find the answer to this in any of my books.
The next corset I need to do is Regency. I plan to try the Laughing Moon pattern, unless I find some really great reviews of the Past Patterns or Mantua Maker ones.
I used reed last time; I plan to use the Wissner German plastic this time. I have half a coil of 7mm but I might just buy a coil of the tiny stuff (5mm) since for this I think tinier is better.
My question for this is how do you apply those crossing horizontal bones in front? Do you make a separate tape casing? I can't find the answer to this in any of my books.
The next corset I need to do is Regency. I plan to try the Laughing Moon pattern, unless I find some really great reviews of the Past Patterns or Mantua Maker ones.
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Date: 2013-01-16 02:01 pm (UTC)ETA: Haha, look here in the comments: http://www.modehistorique.com/blog/?p=1371 Kendra (demode) says to patch in an extra piece of canvas.