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From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good Lord, how complicated!! I make up a corset, in the fabric I intend
to use, from a customer's measurements, seam the centre front instead of
using a busk, but eyelet the back in the normal way. I fit with the seams
on the outside, with plenty of seam allowance. But then I have been doing
it for 25 years.
It sounds more complicated than it is, and is only necessary for the fiddly
corsets, like straightfronts. With the extremely narrow pieces involved in
the straight front, and the importance of having the exact right curve in
those narrow pieces, you'll definitely need to test it out first.
Otherwise, you'll find yourself needing seam allowances several times wider
than the pattern piece itself! Picture a curved piece that's about an inch
wide, and the same piece with a slightly sharper curve. Lay one on top of
the other, and the ends don't match up at ALL.
Granted, I've only been making straight fronts for about a decade, but
believe me, it's enough time to learn this lesson. =} For corsets with less
complicated seaming, such as the Elizabethans or the Victorians, a fitting
corset is rarely necessary.
-E House
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