Subject: [h-cost] elizabethian corset >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.
That patt looks like mid 17th c to 1890 to me. As Eliz died in 1603, it's not very Elizabethan. I strongly suggest the Dorothea Sabina corset in Arnold's Patts of Fashion or Drea Leed's copy of the Elizabeth effigy corset. Both look remarkably different from the models shown in the Butterick patt. Also, fashionwise, "Elizabethan" covers a wide & varied span, 60+ years. Decide what year(s) you're doing before picking a patt. >Any suggestions as to type of boning or a better elizabethan corset? I'm a plus > size hour glass type figure. I assume "plus size" means something like generously proportioned. In which case, I'd steer you toward steel. It's all about the support. I'm a small B and I use steel. What's traditional? Whalebone, "bents" (a kind of swamp grass, I think) and wood for the busk, tho I have some period commentaries that hint variously at steel for either boning or busk. I'm currently using a wooden busk for my very late Elizahoovian. Someone else mention Corsets & Crinolines. Yes, absolutely. Good material in there. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
