At 18:09 05/12/2006, you wrote:
What style of Victorian corset do you plan to make? Do you have a
pattern/image picked out? How regularly do you plan to wear the
corset--will it be a daily thing, on the weekends, a few times a
year, or only once?
-E House
I use spiral steel for all Victorian era corsets, with straight
steels either side the lacing holes, and a steel busk in the centre
front if required. I would never use plastic boning for this period -
where whalebone was not used, most times, as far as I know, spiral
steel was used. To my mind, no matter what size the customer, the
plastic stuff doesn't work for the period - I use it for earlier
stuff though - I don't like cable ties. My original Victorian corsets
have either whalebone or spirals.
Suzi
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