Waistline in 18th century stays
Hi all,
I'm having some problems understanding 18th century stay patterns regarding the waistline. Is it directly at the top of the tabs, or is it slightly above it? Some sources say it's at the top of the tabs and some pictures prove that as well:
This one seems to have the waistline just slightly above the tabs
But then there are these where the waistline is clearly above the beginning/top of the tabs:
And of course this beauty from http://augustintytar.blogspot.com/
Now I'm wondering where the waistline would be located in this pattern? My brain would say around where the boning changes direction to go into the tabs and not the tab itself, but maybe someone else might know better or has a better understanding of 18th century stay patterns? Making a paper mockup didn't clear it up for me.
I'm having some problems understanding 18th century stay patterns regarding the waistline. Is it directly at the top of the tabs, or is it slightly above it? Some sources say it's at the top of the tabs and some pictures prove that as well:
This one seems to have the waistline just slightly above the tabs
But then there are these where the waistline is clearly above the beginning/top of the tabs:
And of course this beauty from http://augustintytar.blogspot.com/
Now I'm wondering where the waistline would be located in this pattern? My brain would say around where the boning changes direction to go into the tabs and not the tab itself, but maybe someone else might know better or has a better understanding of 18th century stay patterns? Making a paper mockup didn't clear it up for me.