18th Century Stays - Finally Finished-ish

[clockworklady42]

So I had to use what ribbon I could find. So the Back is red and the front is only temporarily in green.
If I used the pattern again I would either raise the front or lower the armholes and add a little to the side seams.

Comments

[mala_14]

Midbust for the bust point is right for 18th century too. I also have odd coloured lacings in some stays and corsets. Just whatever is lying around and is long enough. Your eyelets look great! I'm curious to see how these stays would look on a real body.

[clockworklady42]

Well as they come mid-ish bust and my shift is a bit transparent I'm not comfortablw with puting a photo online. But the lines especially how I taped the seams with the dark blue tape is really effective. It makes my waist look tiny. And pushes my bust up to early regency (1790s-1800) type height. I tried it with my regency dress and the dress fits and sits much more flatteringly.

[mala_14]

Cool! Thanks for sharing the new pics. They give a very 1780s bow-fronted silhouette. Very interesting!

[helenatroy]

Or maybe you could just put on a T-shirt to take a pic! I, too, would love to see what it looks like on you. Love the red eylets & the green lacing!

[clockworklady42]

Well I've added some pics to show the sillouette under clothing.

[delle]

I've made this corset for myself and am currently making it for my daughter. Neither of my versions end up mid-bust; they definately cover the areola/nipple area. The horizontal boning should be going over the bust, not under it.

[clockworklady42]

What cup size are you? I'm an 'F' cup which I think makes the difference as the neckline needs to be raised to compensate for the extra volume.

[rabid_bookwyrm]

Very nice! Congratulations!