Not much to report. I had copied the 1911 corset pattern from C&C and used the Corsetmaking Revolution percentages method to determine the widths of all the pieces, but I wasn't sure it was right (and I knew it wasn't in some areas), so I scaled it up a bit and printed it out again. … Continue reading 1911 Corset Sew-Along, Day One
Category: corsetry
Stays and Swatches
Today I got some swatches I ordered from Mood Fabrics, and I thought I'd show them off and give my impressions based on them. Plus some WIP pictures of my stays. A few pictures of the Diderot stays I've started: Just two layers of unbleached linen. I'm slightly torn about that now - I wanted … Continue reading Stays and Swatches
Museum Visit – Historic Cherry Hill
Today was my second thesis research visit, this time to the Historic Cherry Hill Collection in Albany. I found some exciting things! - A pink taffeta anglaise with petticoat, late 1770s. It was fairly plain, with some applied scalloped self-fabric trim down the fronts of the skirt and smaller trim at the ends of the … Continue reading Museum Visit – Historic Cherry Hill
Lessons learned
After wearing my 18th century outfit for four or five hours yesterday, I think I've learned some things about fit, etc. that I can take into account the next time I make something. Shift: - the neckline should be much wider, like almost-falling-off-my-shoulders wider Stays: - the problem I'm having, shape-wise, seems to be stemming … Continue reading Lessons learned
Petticoat and Corset
Those promised pictures! I would have taken a picture of the petticoat on me but it's dreadfully unflattering without stays, and I didn't feel like taking the time to really get dressed. The pleats from the inside. I whipped them down to the twill tape with waxed linen thread. Yes, the fabric has a strangely … Continue reading Petticoat and Corset
Mimic of Modes 