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robinsnest) wrote2011-10-23 07:48 pm
robinsnest) wrote2011-10-23 07:48 pm
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stays
Okay people lets talk stays. I have one pair that I've always worn for all things 16-18th century. I know horribly wrong but close enough for me to get away with it. But I've decided it's time for new stays. For several reasons.
1. I'm fat. My old stays are just not comfortable anymore.
2. I'm going to be volunteering at a local historical site, dated to 1750, and I want to set a good example. It is a working farm, but they've got the "farm worker" look more than covered, pretty much everyone is in short gowns, and the family took several trips a year into Philadelphia for business so I'm aiming for what the lady of the house would have worn.
3. I have an occation to wear a francaise for the first time evah and I want nice comfy stays so I can look my bestest.
SO, what pattern have you used?
And Straps vs strapless? What's the deal? Mine currently have straps..and I guess I'd say I like them...I'm prone to slouching so anything to pull my posture up seems smart. But I read a vague reference somewhere when I googled it that strapless stays were for working..so is that more in line with what I should be doing for the historic house? OR could make ones with straps and tie them loosely or tuck them in if I found i needed to do more worky things?
Boning?
1. I'm fat. My old stays are just not comfortable anymore.
2. I'm going to be volunteering at a local historical site, dated to 1750, and I want to set a good example. It is a working farm, but they've got the "farm worker" look more than covered, pretty much everyone is in short gowns, and the family took several trips a year into Philadelphia for business so I'm aiming for what the lady of the house would have worn.
3. I have an occation to wear a francaise for the first time evah and I want nice comfy stays so I can look my bestest.
SO, what pattern have you used?
And Straps vs strapless? What's the deal? Mine currently have straps..and I guess I'd say I like them...I'm prone to slouching so anything to pull my posture up seems smart. But I read a vague reference somewhere when I googled it that strapless stays were for working..so is that more in line with what I should be doing for the historic house? OR could make ones with straps and tie them loosely or tuck them in if I found i needed to do more worky things?
Boning?
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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.