Coutil is too stiff for this corset. It's not like a mid 19th Century corset where you want a sturdy stiff cloth to squeeze the body into an unnetural shape with lots of boning. This is a much more natural shape giving the bust support more than anything. A high thread count muslin, like a sheeting is a good substitute for Nankeen. Coutil will not give you a corset like the original the pattern was taken from. I get a 90" cotton sheeting at New England Quilt Supply, Springmaid I think, it is very high thread count and has good body.
Katy On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Wicked Frau <wickedf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cotton Coutil dyes readily and you can also just use it as the interlining > if you want something else on the outside (like printed yellow cloth). > > Sg > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Emily Gilbert <emchantm...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Thanks for your input, everyone! It sounds like I'd be best off using > > coutil or something similar, Saundra's recommendation notwithstanding. > > > > Emily > > > > > > On 2/6/2012 7:00 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote: > > > >> According to Montgomery, "Textiles in America", Nankeen is "a cotton > >> cloth of plain weave originally sold at Nankin in China and made from a > >> yellow variety of cotton..." "At least by the mid-eighteenth century, in > >> the Manchester area it was made of ordinary cotton dyed yellow. Swatch > >> number 62 in Holker's manuscript is nankeen suitable for men's > waistcoats > >> and trousers which he says wears very well." (see page 308 for more > details) > >> > >> You might try to find coutil, which is made specifically made for > >> corsets. It's fairly lightweight, but very strong. > >> > >> Joan Jurancich > >> joa...@surewest.net > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> h-costume@mail.indra.com > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/**listinfo/h-costume< > 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< > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume> > > > > > > -- > -Sg- > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
