Hi Elizabeth I have this pattern but haven't used it yet but Linda has made the corded stays if you want to ask her. I like the short stays by Sense & Sensibility (now selling in Australia from Simplicity). Cheers, Aylwen
On 13/12/07 7:27 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi everyone, I've been inspired by fabric (an embroidered organza) to > start >> thinking about Regency, my biggest problem has been underwear but as > Past >> Patterns has a 20% off sale I thought that I might use Past pattern #001 > >> http://www.pastpatterns.com/001.html (as it's significantly cheaper than > the >> only other commercial pattern I know of for a Regency era full length >> corset, Mantua maker) c. 1810 outfit, even though it is actually marked >> 1820s-40s the pictures didn't seem too far off the Regency style corset, > has >> anybody used or looked at this pattern in detail and can you give me an > idea >> of how well it would work for a decade earlier or whether I should try >> making adjustments or maybe forgetting the whole thing. > > That was the pattern I started from for my Regency corset, because it does > seem very similar to the c1810 corsets to me too :-) Just as a warning, a > friend of mine and I _struggled_ to do the fitting for the corset, 'cause > we'd chosen to do the one with no side seam (only bust and hip gores) > which eventually worked but was the most difficult fitting project that > either of us had ever done. Now that the construction is all done, it's a > wonderful corset! Fun to wear :-) > -sunny > > NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or > disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently > delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or > saving them. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
