A new sewing project

[frualeydis]

My new sewing project is a 19th century corset that I will wear on mynningsflamma's "Dirty Thirty" Burlesque themed party in the middle of October. It will be from silk dupioni in strong pink with details in a lighter pink and I plan to also make a short ruffly skirt in the same fabrics.
I tried on my old Foy corset to get something to start with, though this one won't have a basque but be unbroken to the hips. I will have to make it slightly bigger in the bust and over the ribcage, a little higher in front near the armpits so there isn't any "spillage", since I won't be wearing a shift and I will also have a modesty panel in back. Since the local haberdasher only has rather short busks I will lace it in the top and have the busk below the bust and downwards.
Of course none of this will happen unless I do some patterning, so off I go.

Comments

[therru.livejournal.com]

Ha. I'm thinking of making a 19th century corset, too. A late one, with a spoon busk. I just have to try and make a toile for it first, which is hard when you haven't done many corsets before, and don't have the right bones and things already. But I can't buy the busk until I know what size I need... I'll try to start from Hunnisett's 1878 pattern and see where that takes me.

But first: Combinations!

[isiswardrobe.livejournal.com]

I'm working on an 19th century corset too. :-) I've read somewhere that is teh busk is too short, then it's better to place it on top, and use heavy hooks and eyes at the bottom. But why, I've no idea.