I'm getting tired of the number of times I've needed to alter the corset >pattern I'm currently working on (the 1844 corset in Corsets and >Crinolines, the bust is way too big & I'm on my third round of alterations >to reduce it) ************************ Look....you probably just need to step back a little....do something else for a bit... then come back to it. It's not that difficult. Just get the bust, waist, hips measurements right [use a bust front, from side to side across the front, and an across back at bust level to adjust that area] and go from there. Try to keep the pattern pieces the same shape as the pattern. [you'll find with the corset you're working on the bust gussets get much smaller and the curve of the piece they set into gets shallower] Here's a project for you! Buy a pattern from Past Patterns...their 1845-1860 Corset...# 708 and make it up in your size. Just follow the instructions. It's very close in many ways to the corset you're working on. It's my favorite 19th century corset! A beautiful shape. The original is lightly boned, but I put a bone between every bone in the pattern. You'll love it! Then, with that experience under your belt, you can go back and tackle the other corset.
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