Jeanne Willis wrote:
I just purchase a pattern for what I think is an elizabethan corset. Butterick B4254. Is anyone familiar with this pattern? My question is what type of boning do I use?. The pattern just say's "boning". I assume that it's a plastic boning since you need to cut it to length.
Any suggestions as to type of boning or a better elizabethan corset? I'm a plus
size hour glass type figure.
View A & B are front and back lacing variations on 18th century
(American Revolutionary War) era stays, while views C & D are 19th
century (Victorian) corsets. I don't know of a commercial (big 3)
pattern for an Elizabethan era corset.
Standard plastic boning works if you use enough of it. Otherwise it may
not give you much support at your size. I would look into supplementing
the plastic with a couple of good steel bones at key support places like
the front and back.
Dawn
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