--- katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Joannah - thanks for this reply. I never did see
my original post so it must have been in a digest that
skipped me. I don't know if anyone else replied so
many apologies if it seems I've ignored any of your
suggestions! :-)
What I've actually done is recut the panel with the
strap added on, so it is now on the bias and is joined
on to the back panel above the eyelets and lacing.
That will, I hope, make it work and it gives a more
flattering line as it sits around the top edge of her
shoulders - less 'boulder holder', more 'graceful
decolletage'!
It is a very basic 5 panel mid-Victorian style with
gold busk (loops and studs) and made of black coutil
covered in a fancy chinese brocade. Very popular for
evening wear but the cost (for drafting and draping a
toile as well as construction) means I've only sold a
few so far, and none with straps. I might put a photo
up on my website once it's finished so will repost a
link if you like.
Thanks for the helpful thoughts,
Katherine
"A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will
annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright
Katherine,
Heavens, no, personally I didn't think you were ignoring anyone - heck, most of
the posts I have replied to recently have come about a week after the fact -
that's about how far behind I am at the moment.
This is the only other response that I didn't delete, fortuitously, ( there
were two in total, I think? ), from Suzi Clarke, Mon 01/09/06 11:00 AM:
<Contact MacCulloch and Wallis - they have, I think, special straps to
<add to underwear. www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk
<
<Otherwise, use a piece of elastic, made slightly shorter than the
<strap, stitched at both ends, and herringboned across the length. Sew
<it to the underside. That one works for me. Or use elastic to attach
<the straps at the front. That also works - might not be "authentic"
<but needs must sometimes.
<
<Suzi
>From your description above, and your inital post, I'm assuming that the
>corset is being used as a bodice, and the straps are for your customer's peace
>of mind and reassurance, rather than being used as a period undergarment? (
>Just interested, since as far as I know, victorian corsets didn't normally
>have straps. ) And, the thought just occurred to me, if was being used as a
>foundation under clothes, the clothes over the top would help to hold
>everything in place. :-)
Anyway, your solution sounds workable, and I hope it does work to the
satisfaction of you both.
I'd love to see pictures!
Regards,
Joannah
BTW, your signature tag makes me smile every time I see it. ;->
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