<< I don't know if my comments will help at all, but I have a corset with a spoon busk and the front edge of that corset was straight too... It rounds around the outside of the busk, there's no real curve in the center section of the busk where the hooks and bulb-things meet. As a side note, I was disappointed to discover that the fit/shape of a corset with a spoon busk is pretty much identical to one with a straight busk. At least on my size 12 figure. (And I was using the _Corsets & Crinolines_ pattern for the spoon busk corset)>>
Are you talking about a modern spoon busk? I have heard they aren't like the actual spoon busks of the era. In fact most busks* were curved down the front (spoon or regular) before the straight busk came in in the 1890s, whereas now all busks are straight for recreations. I have handled two modern made busks though, from different companies and one was very rigid, I would use that one in an 1890s or later corset. The other was rather flexible, and I would use that in an earlier simply because the flexibility is going to help get that front curve. Let's face it, too many modern recreations have a very flat front. I got around it by using metal strapping instead of a bought busk and was able to put a bend at the waist. It makes a huge difference and creates a really good hourglass shape. This was the 1880s corset from C&C. Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com *Judging by existing corsets of the 70s and 80s... I'm not sure about the very early busks or when the curve was developed. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 22/06/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
