I'd stay away from anything modern for any period corset. You just
won't get the shape you want. As a starting place, look at Drea's well
used corset generator.
http://costume.dm.net/custompat/ If you are new to this style, look
carefully at the shapes in paintings for comparisons to later styles.
Think "inverted cone." Flat front, not a curve in sight! Compare this
to (some of) the more rounded front of the German silhouette at the
same time. If you have Patterns Of Fashion, look at the Pfalzgrafin
corset for comparison. Her corset was not boned across the breasts.
Makes a huge difference!
In the end a "sloper" also called a toile is exactly what you need, just
a different starting point! In the case of a corset toile, you need
something a little heavier than calico/muslin to work with.
Sg
rwfranz wrote:
A sloper is the basic pattern from which other patterns are designed.
(http://www.sew-whats-new.com/sewinglessons/sloper.shtml) It's also
sometimes called the basic body block.
A
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