The boning is out

[frualeydis]

Or at least half of it. And the stays almost fit! Still a little tighter than I like, and with a little gap. But they fit well enough for me to finish them and hope for further weight loss. This far I have only lost a little less than an inch in the waist and an inch at the bust, but almost three inches in the tummy/hip area. If I loose more I know from experience that the waist and bust will shrink too, it's just that I carry most of my fat on my tummy. So eventually I it will fit me perfectly. And if it should ever get too big I guess I could put some of the boning back again ;)




And yes, that's my nightie, I'm technically not up yet.

I need to sew a little more on one of the lacing holes since it got a little worn during yesterday's abuse.

Comments

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad they're oing to work! They look wonderful so far :)

[peronel.livejournal.com]

Ooooo nice!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I was a little worried yesterday.
Now I guess it's time for binding with leather. And making a lacing cord. I guess I'll use a lucet cord, since they're strong and easy to make (It's a variety where you just use your fingers)

/Eva

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm very happy too.

/Eva

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

I like it! Does it have shoulder straps? How much flexibility do you have in it?

[tayloropolis.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Someone else with a crazy-long torso!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yes, I just haven't made any holes for them to be tied through. Or bound the straps. If you look at this picture (http://frualeydis.livejournal.com/401011.html#cutid1) you see the straps. Because they end up on the bias they're very stretchy and comfortable. Here are photos of a photo of an earlier effigy corset where you can see the straps from thefront (http://web.comhem.se/~u41200125/bilder/effigyfront.jpg) , side (http://web.comhem.se/~u41200125/bilder/effigyside.jpg) and back (http://web.comhem.se/~u41200125/bilder/effigyback.jpg).

/Eva

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Ideally you're supposed to be as long from crotch to feet as from crotch to head. Well, if you judge by my legs I should be 150 cm tall, and if you judge by my torso (and head) I should be 186 cm.

That's why trousers are always too long and waists in dresses end up around the lower part of my ribcage.

/Eva

[sarahbellem.livejournal.com]

So, totally boning it resulted in an inch or so worth of gap? Meaning it must have shrank the pattern a further an inch from the amount you'd already deducted for fit. Hmmm. This is a good thing for me to keep track of if I plan on making this sort of thing for profit. Did you use the 6mm plastic boning stuff? I have a reel of it that I'm going to play with... The kind I have is thicker than the 10mm stuff I normally use (its the "plastic whalebone" listed second here).

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Now it has just one reed in it, which varies in thickness between that of plastic whalebone and the 6 mm "german" boning" (as they call it on "farthingales site"> . Two reeds were apparently too much.

/Eva

[tailordrews.livejournal.com]

That looks great! Whaw!
It gives you the right shape two. The picture is not bad! Its great.

Bjarne

[merastra.livejournal.com]

Ah, looking good! I'm glad for you that you have a resolution of the gap/fit issues. :-)