Corsets, various

[elizabeth_mn]

I'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.

Comments

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I haven't made the Diderot stays, but I've made the J. P. Ryan half-boned stays, which also have horizontal bones. I don't remember any special instructions; I just started and stopped the stitching appropriately and they just cross each other.

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.