Sharon,
I personally Believe that there is no wrong question, but I can't vouch for
everyone.
I too am interested in what everyone's opinions and theories are regarding
gores in corsets. I believe someone already mentioned that gores went out of
fashion when things became industrialized due
I have found the gores to be very useful fitting the bust and hip areas
of a corset, when the waist size and length are correct, but the bust and
hip areas need more space. The great thing about them is, they can be
easily adjusted for cup size on the bust, and for the hip ones, they can
be
Period accuracy considerations aside for the moment, gores will give you
more control over the grain of the additional fabric. Adding more and more
flare to the side of a panel does result in a lot of bias, which may not be
a bad thing. But gores let you decide, to a greater extent, how much
The spoon busk was quite before the 19th C. so it
wouldn't be considered for the Victorian period anyway.
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The spoon busk is almost exclusively 1870s... so it is VERY victorian.
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there were many corset patterns that used gores - yet many
of the current commercial patterns focus on those without. Is there a reason
for this that anyone might be aware of?
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Gores come in when the conical 18th century corset started to morph into the
curvy 19th century
I hope I'm not asking for too much, but could we perhaps have some
references - for both viewpoints. Perhaps it's just a simple confusion or
misunderstanding? And perhaps both could be right. But until we have
references to either or both if that be the case, I'd like to avoid being
the start of
Perhaps the term spoon busk is the source of the confusion. But a spoon
busk is this:
http://store.corsetmaking.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODProduct_Code=B-GSBSP12Category_Code=BProduct_Count=28
I you look in your Corsets and Crinolines you will not find one before the
1870's...
I forgot to add:
I have never seen a spoon busk that wasn't a split busk.
I have never seen an 18th century busk that WAS a split busk.
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From: albert...@aol.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 1:31 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corset patterns and
On 3/25/2011 10:04 AM, Michael Deibert wrote:
I hope I'm not asking for too much, but could we perhaps have some
references - for both viewpoints.
I agree that research in books and other publications is where you
should start. Here are three different bibliographies:
Fran
I was actually referencing to the issue of when spoon busks were in style
- but those links are still great! I was unaware of the first three!
While there can be many good links through The Costumer's Manifesto, there
are also some not so great ones, in addition to stores. It just takes
My apology if this is not an appropriate message for this list.
I believe that a number of members of this group are familiar with Catherine
Hay of ‘Your Wardrobe Unlock’d’ and ‘Foundations Revealed’. A few years back
she decided to make a reproduction of the Worth “Oak Leaf” gown and turned
1880s-style spoon busk:
http://store.corsetmaking.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYStore_Code=CMSCategory_Code=SB1AFFIL=CM
nayy
I never heard of any other style busk being called a spoon busk, but could have
missed such a thing.
Ann in CT
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