18th C. stays in better light

[madamemodiste]

Sort of like Oz: Do not look behind the curtain...I mean, too closely at the binding along the bottom edge. But I think I did OK for a very first corset!!







[EDIT] Ah ha! I've been given a tip over at an 18th C LJ site and was told my lacing is wrong. I vaguely knew that, but don't have a clue as to how to do the other kind no matter how I stare at it. Then the other question: I have to unlace this thing by myself at 2am...can I do that with the proper 18th C. lacing style?

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[stypica.livejournal.com]

still, lovely.

I like that shoulder-posture supporting style as well

[aesthete.livejournal.com]

Oh, it looks lovely!

Was this the Antoinette pattern or something else? Either way you did a glorious job!

[weyakin.livejournal.com]

That came out beautiful, especially for a first try! I've made one corset so far and it's definitely not easy!!

Can't wait to get my craft room all finished so I can start sewing again. :-)

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

That's gorgeous! :-)

As always, jenthompson to the rescue!
http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/lacing/lacing.html

This should help with spiral lacing. It actually makes it easier to get the stays on and off by ones self since there's no busk to aid with that.

[laurenmonkey.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Pretty!

[waterhousesmuse.livejournal.com]

Good job Kat!! *claps* Looks good, just a teeny bit low for my liking.

[aseret-black.livejournal.com]

That is completely awesome!

[standgale.livejournal.com]

Awesome!! I need to make some more, I love them, so pretty.
If I was you, I'd use narrower binding, about half that wide. It makes the corners way way easier. Of course, I normally do mine by hand, which takes longer, but is also a lot easier to make look nice/perfect.
Those paniers are cool too.

[jaborwhalky.livejournal.com]

I WANT!

Droooll....


ok i am fine now..

You keep doing the whole red and black thing as if its your way to tell me to take it ;-)

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Purdy ! Binding... hah, another nightmare of mine ;)

[anny-vonuebel.livejournal.com]

It looks fantastic!
Hm, I think I have to order yet another pattern, no matter there is already one for stays in my box.
But - maybe I missed it: Which pattern did you use for the paniers?

[medvssa.livejournal.com]

That is just excellent! you did a great job :)

I have to unlace this thing by myself at 2am...can I do that with the proper 18th C. lacing style?

Probably not...

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! I think 18th c stays are just way to pretty to just wear underneath everything else - I hope you'll wear this as an outer garment too - it deserves to be shown off!

[ans1ey72.livejournal.com]

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[marcine.livejournal.com]

Very prety! I like the bows at the shoulders. And you can get out of stays like these by yourself. You can even lace yourself in if you use a long enough lace. I lace the top part of my stays, slip 'em over my head, tighten the laced part, and thread the lace through the rest of the eyelets and tighten. When I take my stays off, I unlace about 2/3 of the way up then just loosen the top lacing so I can slip the stays off over my head. (If your girls are particularly healthy, this doesn't work as well -- the girls behave better and the stays end up more comfortable if you lace from the bottom up if you need to reign a lot in. :))

[x-in-tenebris-x.livejournal.com]

Oh my, that looks amazing!!! How could anyone notice a tiny detail like the edge?? ;)


[By the way, would you recommend Burda patterns? I was looking at the 7880 one but I can't seem to find reviews online, maybe you know something about it :)]

[ex-ex-ex-va.livejournal.com]

Amazing!

[prankstergoth.livejournal.com]

Nice work. I will be making my own soon. Must look up the proper way to lace it though. I had no idea there was a proper method to it.

[dvinedekadence.livejournal.com]

Again WOW!!