1876 corset finished
Jan. 2nd, 2015 04:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwAnd I've got really crappy pictures of it! Sorry. It's too cold to take them outside, and the light's in the wrong spot, but I wanted to get the pics taken today.
I'm pretty pleased with it. Corset-making isn't my forte, and I'll never make perfect corsets like some of you, but it's quite wearable and rather pretty I think! Maybe it's a good thing the pics are fuzzy, haha.
As a reminder, it's from an 1876 pattern, and is made from cotton duck with silk taffeta on top. It's boned with plastic cable ties, because I'm cheap.
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If I were to make this pattern again (I like it, so it's possible), I would tweak a few things about the fit, but overall it's not bad. The gappiness of the bottom front edge is probably the worst of it, but I don't think it'll be noticeable under a skirt. I really like the lace at the top but it's too tall where it goes under the arms, so it folds down around the back. I also don't think I'd use cable ties again in such a curvy corset. I've used them in corsets up through early bustle period with no problem, but in this one a couple do bow out a little in a weird way. Again, probably not noticeable under a dress, so I won't worry about it right now.
And there is So Much Padding in this corset. It's kind of hilarious. I know the curves don't look like much, but believe me, they looked even less impressive before! You don't get a picture, because the insides of this corset are really ugly, but there are crescent-shaped pads in the bust, and rolls of batting just tacked right over the hips. (Poly, because I had it.) We'll see how that wears.
And with my poor neglected 1880 skirt, that won't be worn with this upcoming outfit because it's cotton. But I think it'll look nice if I ever get back to that outfit!
I'm pretty pleased with it. Corset-making isn't my forte, and I'll never make perfect corsets like some of you, but it's quite wearable and rather pretty I think! Maybe it's a good thing the pics are fuzzy, haha.
As a reminder, it's from an 1876 pattern, and is made from cotton duck with silk taffeta on top. It's boned with plastic cable ties, because I'm cheap.
bIf I were to make this pattern again (I like it, so it's possible), I would tweak a few things about the fit, but overall it's not bad. The gappiness of the bottom front edge is probably the worst of it, but I don't think it'll be noticeable under a skirt. I really like the lace at the top but it's too tall where it goes under the arms, so it folds down around the back. I also don't think I'd use cable ties again in such a curvy corset. I've used them in corsets up through early bustle period with no problem, but in this one a couple do bow out a little in a weird way. Again, probably not noticeable under a dress, so I won't worry about it right now.
And there is So Much Padding in this corset. It's kind of hilarious. I know the curves don't look like much, but believe me, they looked even less impressive before! You don't get a picture, because the insides of this corset are really ugly, but there are crescent-shaped pads in the bust, and rolls of batting just tacked right over the hips. (Poly, because I had it.) We'll see how that wears.
And with my poor neglected 1880 skirt, that won't be worn with this upcoming outfit because it's cotton. But I think it'll look nice if I ever get back to that outfit!
