The problem with starting from a pattern block/sloper is, that a modern
sloper is a modern pattern with modern seam lines, etc. Now, you _can_
turn it into a historic pattern of any kind for any era, and some people
do.
(BTW, the Victorians manufactured a large number of sloper systems,
In a message dated 8/9/2006 4:26:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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They also assumed different fashionable postures in walking, standing,
etc.
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This can be really important. You can dress someone up to the nines and if
they slouchor don't
I've got another probably stupid question: How do you do the
fitting??? I mean the corset is - at leat at the waist - much
smaller than your real figure, so how can you actually try it
on when not yet finished? It must be tight laced and there
must be bones in it, else I cannot imagine
Yes. I think sometimes people expect foundation garments alone to give
a period posture. They don't.
Fran
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They also assumed different fashionable postures in walking,
I've seen this book, and I didn't care for it for the very same reason.
It seems counterintuitive to try to make a corset from a pattern
block. There's an entirely different principle at work--a different
kind of engineering, if you will. It seems to be a book for people who
want something
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Straight front corset (Waisted Efforts)
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:34:58 -0500
I've seen this book, and I didn't care for it for the very same reason. It
seems counterintuitive to try to make a corset from a pattern block.
There's an entirely different
Probably a stupid question, but how do you all develope the
pattern for the different corsets you do?
I prefer to start from an existing pattern - either from blowing up one of
Waugh's _Corsets Crinolines_ patterns or from a commercial pattern (like Past
Patterns) and then fit the heck out
I've got another probably stupid question: How do you do the fitting??? I mean
the corset is - at leat at the waist - much smaller than your real figure, so
how can you actually try it on when not yet finished? It must be tight laced
and there must be bones in it, else I cannot imagine a
Make up a fitting corset out of inexpensive but heavy non-stretch fabric.
(You may want to mine the $1/yd table at walmart, or your local equivalent.)
For fitting purposes, you only need one bone per side at the front, side,
and back; front-side and back-side bones can be added to combat
You do not have to tight lace to get the correct silhouette for any
period. You can make a corset your size, or an inch smaller, without
tight lacing. Support and a period silhouette are one thing, extreme
body modification (temporary or permanent) is another.
As various people have said, a
At 21:46 08/08/2006, you wrote:
Make up a fitting corset out of inexpensive but heavy non-stretch
fabric. (You may want to mine the $1/yd table at walmart, or your
local equivalent.) For fitting purposes, you only need one bone per
side at the front, side, and back; front-side and back-side
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Good Lord, how complicated!! I make up a corset, in the fabric I intend
to use, from a customer's measurements, seam the centre front instead of
using a busk, but eyelet the back in the normal way. I fit with the seams
on the
The idea that simply disagreeing with someone about something is rude
is absurd.
As for _Waisted Efforts_: Although I make corsets I've never drafted
one from a pattern block. But one thing I can say about that book, is
that it seriously needs editing and proofreading.
Fran
Lavolta Press
However, this beautiful S-shape of the edwardian times can only be achieved
by such a corset...
It can be faked to some extent by pooching out the front of the bodice or
shirtwaist, and adding a little fullness to the back of a straight-front
skirt. This enhancement seems to have been done
The rude comment part referred to my criticism of corset patterns
developed from a pattern block as seen in Waisted Efforts--unless someone
with a great deal of skill alters the pattern, the result is almost always
all wrong.
As to extra padding, the Edwardians came up with an amazing range
The rude comment part referred to my criticism of corset patterns
developed from a pattern block as seen in Waisted Efforts--unless someone
with a great deal of skill alters the pattern, the result is almost always
all wrong.
If you really didn't like the pattern I can see where you'd want
A friend and I made me a corset from the Past Patterns straight front corset
pattern. However, it was not a simple/easy project. (...)
This sounds exactly like I was afraid the pattern might be. As for comfort, I
know very well that the straight-fronted corsets were actually the most
However, this beautiful S-shape of the edwardian times can only be
achieved by such a corset...
It can be faked to some extent by pooching out the front of the bodice or
shirtwaist, and adding a little fullness to the back of a straight-front
skirt. This enhancement seems to have been done
In this I even must include the Norah Waugh pattern in Corsets
Crinolines; while it may well be based on an extant corset, it is in no
way representative of the straight front corset, and if you're trying to
get that look, you'll be disappointed.
Gee. I have one of those, straight out of
I learned through lots and lots of trial and error, and staring at extant
corsets and ads, magazines, etc until my eyes bled. For years. I don't
think you can really come up with a formula for drafting them, and that's
not how I do it, anyway. You get to know the shape the pattern pieces
A friend and I made me a corset from the Past Patterns straight front corset
pattern. However, it was not a simple/easy project:
1) Following the initial sizing, did not give me the S-bend shape I was looking
for -- we ended up making the top much more tight fitting then the bottom which
In a message dated 8/4/2006 8:56:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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A friend and I made me a corset from the Past Patterns straight front corset
pattern.
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I don't like this pattern
For one, I don't think the actual pattern looks like the
In a message dated 8/4/2006 9:22:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I don't like this pattern
In the interest of not being negative...I would like to add that Past
Patterns makes a pattern for my favorite corset of all time...
#708 1845-1860
That sounded really, really, rude, so I'd like to apologize now and avoid
the rush. =} I'm passionate about the fit of corsets, and when I see
people wearing ill-fitting corsets and then going on and on about how
uncomfortable and torturous corsets are, it makes my teeth itch.
But my Waugh
Hi all,
does anyone know a good pattern of a 1900-1909 straight front corset?
Something like this one:
http://www.marquise.de/database/dbout.php?name=k1902_1pfad=1900 ... Not too
long over the hips. I'd welcome a pattern which would fit on a modern figure
but giving it the S-shape and a slim
Have you looked at the Past Patterns #106 corset:
http://www.pastpatterns.com/106.html
I find it gives a wonderful line for c. 1900-1905 (not the most
comfortable corset era, at least for me)
Katy
On 8/3/06, Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
does anyone know a good pattern
I've never seen the actual pattern pieces for the Past Patterns version of
the straight front corset, so please bear that in mind when I say this:
I've been horribly disappointed in the accuracy of the patterns out there
for straight front corsets. In this I even must include the Norah Waugh
Well, I've seen the past patterns corset before, it looks exactly like the one
I'm looking for, but I find it very risky to purchase such a pattern where it
is impossible to see the finished garment. That's why I'm asking for
experiences... Has anyone made a corset from this pattern?
The
I know the book the author, it does not, in my opinion, teach you how to
draft corsets. It does show draping but you have to know how to make corsets
first or be very familiar with the medium.
Sarah Paterson
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Don't know of a pattern, but know of a supplier.
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Subject: [h-cost] straight front corset
Hi all,
does anyone know a good pattern
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