Corset Progressing

[atherleisure]

I'm finally feeling that I'm making good progress on my knitted corset. I'm about thirty rows from starting the center back gores. That means I'm getting close to halfway around the body. It looks decent through the waist and hips, but the bust will probably be somewhat big. When I held it up to myself after knitting the bust gores, it seemed okay, but on the dummy, it definitely looks like it's for someone a bit curvier than I am.

I even managed to take pictures. The lumpiness at the waist is not the corset wrinkling but rather the corset conforming to the waist contours of the dummy where the adjustment dials are.

The front:


The side back:


And yes, the dummy is temporarily residing in the garage. Once it comes inside, I'll be able to update on the 1868 dress that I finally got back to working on last week. The bodice is done, and the skirt trim is 70% finished.

Comments

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

That is fascinating!

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of a knitted corset before! How does it even work? Is there a base fabric underneath to hold the shape?

It's really cool, looking forward to seeing more!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

I ran across the pattern in "Reproduction Era Fashions" and thought it sounded really interesting. There's no base fabric or anything, just a negative ease knitted fabric. There's no boning either so it's just a supportive garment rather than a shaping garment. I'm interested to see how it turns out.