Well, I got stalled by making a 19th century slat bonnet but I'm back to my stays now.
I found an extremely helpful suggestion on Slightly Obsessed - her stays tutorial, called Stay the Course. Here, she makes the mockup of the stays in CARDBOARD! What a brilliant idea! :) I have been hemming and hawing over how to ensure my mockup will accurately represent the tight fit that stays create. Also, another great concept here is the fact that here you can use a hole punch to make the eyelets. Although I'm still going with the modified pattern from the Elizabethean corset site, I'm definitely going to make the mockup in cardboard.
On MaraRiley's site of stays instructions, I'm on approximately step #2 (which is actually the last numbered step, lol). She skips a lot of intermediate instructions, though. I just noticed that somewhere between the third and the fourth picture she modified the front piece to dip over the bust (the original mockup goes up in the front) and added a slight bump where the shoulder strap will connect. I'll have to do most of this by sight.
My shopping list: 3/8" wide cable ties, lining fabric, blue thread?
Wish me luck!
11 years ago
3 comments:
I would never ever in a million years have thought of using a cardboard mockup! That's awfully clever. ;-D *files info away for later use*
Your site is lovely, I love the turquoise you chose! That's one of my favourite colors, hee hee. ;-)
I shall definitely watch this spot, and cannot wait to see the lovely creations evolve on its pages!
P.S. I hope it isn't too difficult for you to figure out who this is, ha ha ha! ;-P
P.S.S. I love the sketch you chose for this post!! That isn't a Boilly, by any chance, is it? It's very pretty nonetheless. :-D
olde.fashioned - Actually it's a sketch by Isaac Cruikshank :D LOL! I think I have some clue who it is! ;)
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