I want to make a late 18th century corset having failed at trying to scale up pattern in 'corsets - jill salen' (1790s brown jean 'corset'). I thought I'd go down the commercial pattern route.
I chose butterick 4254. View B. The problem is I can't decide which size to pick.

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am in the process of making my first corset, and have finally gotten to the point of making a boned mockup. I'm planning on adding flat steel in the center of each panels. Would you all please take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think? Should I enlarge the hip section to adjust the seams ( Read more... )

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Hi everyone,

Me again! I’m planning to make an (well, actually, 2, but the second one will be for later) 1890s corset. I’m using a pattern from De Gracieuse, it’s this one over here: Image, Pattern, but I think I'll deviate from it quite a bit.

Pics and my "evaluation" of the mock-up ( behind the cut )

Hi everyone!

I'm currently almost ready with the Truly Victorian Edwardian (yes) corset, but I ran into a conundrum I've been puzzled by for quite some time....So I thought I'd ask the experienced and knowledgeable.

If you look at pictures of edwardian corsets and edwardian mannequins, the hips often jut out rather sharply from the waist, it's ( Read more... )

I'm preparing to make a corset for myself and could use some advice. I'm a chef and I stand on concrete floors for 8-10 hours at a stretch, bent over a work bench. I have constant low-grade pain in my upper back and frequent muscle spasms in my lower back from working in this awkward and punishing position for the last umpteenth years. I'd like ( Read more... )

Greeting community! I've been wanting a corset-specific dressform/mannequin for displaying/photographing my corsets for a little bit now, ever since I realized that my dressform, fabulous and drapable though she is, just doesn't have the proper shape to really show off the curves and cinch of a corset. However, given that I am not a professional ( Read more... )

Hi everyone,
I'm on the hunt for a quality lightweight leatherette for a few upcoming projects, including a corset or two, and I was hoping someone might have recommendations for stockists who ship to Europe.
A local fabric shop here in Dublin, Ireland used to stock a gorgeous leatherette with a soft beige cotton-like backing - lightweight but not ( Read more... )

I would like to start by saying that I'm new to the whole corset making thing, but hhave been sewing for six years. I like the look of double-boned seams but also want to use what someone called the "welt seam" method of construction. The corset I am making will be lined, so seam allowances showing on the inside will not be an issue. I understand ( Read more... )

Due to the nature of the fabric I used and the fact that the busk seam was gradually tearing in front of my eyes, I have decided to cannibalise the original for parts and redo. I will be interlining with twill and interfacing this time. I do have a couple of questions before I dive into this for real. With the busk panels, if I do a couple of ( Read more... )