"A friend and I made me a corset from the Past Patterns straight front corset pattern. However, it was not a simple/easy project. (...)" This sounds exactly like I was afraid the pattern might be. As for comfort, I know very well that the straight-fronted corsets were actually the most uncomfortable and dangerous ones. However, this beautiful S-shape of the edwardian times can only be achieved by such a corset... "In the interest of not being negative...I would like to add that Past Patterns makes a pattern for my favorite corset of all time... #708 1845-1860 corset"
I've never used that pattern, but I have one favorite as well: the simplicity #7215. I've seen a 1869 corset which looks almost the same as the simplicity corset: http://www.tudorlinks.com/treasury/freepatterns/w1869scorsetpatt.html So it should be accurate:-)) And it is very comfortable even when tight-laced. It is not, however, a straight-front corset:-(( --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
