Corset Finished

[atherleisure]

I finished trimming my 1910's corset last night. If I get all my work done today, I'll try to get pictures of it, but first there's laundry and dusting and dishes and whatever else I think of.

In the meantime, I did snap a picture of it laid flat - er, as flat as it gets, that is.



I've also been doing a couple of knitting tests. I played with knitting with beads, which turns out to be much easier than I feared it would, and I tested a pattern for openwork stockings. I wasn't sure how it would look from reading the pattern so I tried it out. It turns out to look like a random array of eyelets. That's really not my thing so I need to try another pattern.



The openwork stocking idea isn't really exciting me right now so that one might get pushed off. Size 30 cotton knits up into a very stiff fabric so I might want to go with wool on these for comfort. I don't want to make more stockings out of the laceweight merino I've been using because I know it really won't hold up in the long term. I might test a couple more patterns, but right now I'm really attracted by the idea of a pineapple reticule, if I like knitting the miser's purse or long purse, whichever term you prefer. The beading cord (thanks, koshka_the_cat, for recommending it as a substitute for purse twist) is on its way so I'll probably get to start that this week. I guess I should figure out what pattern I'm going to use...

Comments

[reine-de-coudre.livejournal.com]

oh the corset looks beautiful, even just laid flat!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Of course, I thought of more things I needed to do so no pictures yet. Maybe I'll get a chance Thursday, or maybe I'll wait until I finish the last petticoat and photograph all the underwear at once.

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Oh, so pretty! I love the dainty garters!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lovely! Both pictures. The bow on the corset is a nice touch.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I saw some bows on some originals and thought it would make the corset more interesting. With bones that end a bit randomly, flossing seemed like it would look silly so I went with a little ribbon.

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

Looking pretty! The lace is a lovely touch. I like the bead pattern, but yeah, I can't see any reason to the openwork. And cotton does sound kind of stiff.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The beads were fun, and I'm looking forward to the purse. The garter-stitched laces I made from the same thread on 3/0 needles didn't seem that stiff, but they had a lot of holes so that probably changes the hand significantly. I also used 4/0 needles here, which can make a difference. For now the openwork stockings will just be in the "some day I'd like to make..." category.