You are right about the shoulder straps. I found instructions and
diagrams for 13 kinds of 1820s stays to put in _The Lady's Stratagem_,
including half stays (also known as morning belts),
I should add, those sports-bra-like stays that appear in a few exhibit
catalogs, such as the Kyoto Co
albert...@aol.com wrote:
> I find the Past Patterns corset pattern #708 to be a very useful >
pattern. I know they mark it as 1840-1880, but I find that it could work
> for 1829. It's that gusset construction... basically a cylinder with
gussets added to compensate for the swell of the bust an
I find the Past Patterns corset pattern #708 to be a very useful pattern. I
know they mark it as 1840-1880, but I find that it could work for 1829. It's
that gusset construction... basically a cylinder with gussets added to
compensate for the swell of the bust and hips that kind of const
I didn't find any references to making corded stays from the 1820s,
which I found curious; only bones and wire "elastics."
Fran
Lavolta Press
New book on 1820s clothing!
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Aylwen Garden wrote:
Although can I add the stays are for 1830 and 1840, but are just as
suitabl
Although can I add the stays are for 1830 and 1840, but are just as
suitable for late 1820.
Bye for now,
Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Aylwen
Gardiner-Garden wrote:
> There's an excellent corded stays pattern put out by Past Patterns for this
> period. I've just cut it
There's an excellent corded stays pattern put out by Past Patterns for
this period. I've just cut it out and have to sew all the cording
channels.
Regards,
Aylwen
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On 29/07/2009, at 7:11 AM, Cascio Michael wrote:
Hi all,
The thread on lacing was very timely as it go
> Hi all,
The thread on lacing was very timely as it got me going again on my
> late 1820s outfit so on to the questions. I'm looking at doing a
late > 1820s outfit from the skin out (I already have Fran's excellent
book) > and am not finding undergarments specifically dated to 1828.
This
Hi all,
The thread on lacing was very timely as it got me going again on my late
1820s outfit so on to the questions. I'm looking at doing a late 1820s outfit
from the skin out (I already have Fran's excellent book) and am not finding
undergarments specifically dated to 1828. This is a tra
