I've half way made up JP Ryan's stays with straps. Pregnancy related body changes (and nursing) have put the kibosh on finishing them though. Straps are important for the right middle/upper middle class looks. I did modify it though by making the CF seamless, because I wanted to center a pattern there.
One tip - find someone who has fitted a corset before and make a cardboard mockup. After 10 min or so the cardboard loosens up and really conforms but is still stiff enough to support. Fitting issues become dramatic too, you can really feel when it right. Some of the changes to fit my upper back especially were quite extreme, and knowing them before hand make cutting a heck of all lot easier. You can then play with pattern placement and stripy effects quite simply.
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One tip - find someone who has fitted a corset before and make a cardboard mockup. After 10 min or so the cardboard loosens up and really conforms but is still stiff enough to support. Fitting issues become dramatic too, you can really feel when it right. Some of the changes to fit my upper back especially were quite extreme, and knowing them before hand make cutting a heck of all lot easier. You can then play with pattern placement and stripy effects quite simply.