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1844 Corset Finished...Last Year
Apr. 29th, 2020 06:59 pmIt took me forever to get around to taking pictures of this again after the ones my son took turned out blurry. One of my daughters was willing to play photographer last week and took these for me.
I used the 1844 pattern from Corsets and Crinolines, and it fit very nicely. I narrowed the gussets but otherwise left it alone. I made it out of blue coutil and boned it with artificial whalebone except for the center front. I made a busk pocket, but I decided to put two pair of the thicker gauge 1/2" steel bones in channels at the center front.
It is not a compressing garment at all, though I suppose I could pull the laces tighter. It basically gives a snug fit that forms a reasonably solid foundation for a gown.
I tried on my mid-1830's dress over it, and it fit very nicely indeed. At least that tells me that I can use the pattern from that dress as a starting place for the bodice for an 1840's dress.
I used the 1844 pattern from Corsets and Crinolines, and it fit very nicely. I narrowed the gussets but otherwise left it alone. I made it out of blue coutil and boned it with artificial whalebone except for the center front. I made a busk pocket, but I decided to put two pair of the thicker gauge 1/2" steel bones in channels at the center front.
It is not a compressing garment at all, though I suppose I could pull the laces tighter. It basically gives a snug fit that forms a reasonably solid foundation for a gown.
I tried on my mid-1830's dress over it, and it fit very nicely indeed. At least that tells me that I can use the pattern from that dress as a starting place for the bodice for an 1840's dress.
