wrong size

[frualeydis]

Always keep track of the alterations you do to you toiles/pattern pieces you have lying around. I tried on my too big 18th c. stays (it meets in the back now) some days ago, found the pattern and used it to make a smaller trial pair of stays, with a V front opening and a stomacher. I sewed it together, sewed on some cotton tape to put at least some boning in it and made 40 buttonholes on the machine to lace through, since linespace still has my lacing strips. This was at least three hours of work. And for what? It turned out I had already made the original toile smaller so the trial corset was WAAY too small. I found this out yesterday.
Then I took my "christmas corset" which fits me well, put the old, but changed, pattern pieces on it, saw that it would fit and cut a new corset, with some alterations. I cut the pieces from the fashion fabric, a weird but wonderful shot cotton/linen grosgrain in lime green and strong pink, just like that and hope that it will fit.
I had originally intended to make a version of those lovely pink 17th century stays at the V&A, but I will settle for Diderot's 18th century stays instead.
My plan is to wear them with a wide skirt at linespace's wedding on the 23rd of September.

Comments

[isiswardrobe.livejournal.com]

How annoying! I hope it work better now. *encourages you heavily into making 18th century*