Which way were you wearing the tabs? I ask as I had wondered about the usefulness of them myself if they weren't boned ;) but I have been told by someone with experience that wearing the tabs under the farthingale (point over it though, like gowns in the 1660s) and pointing the farthingale through the lacings holes as per the original helps with weight distribution even better than without the unboned tabs. It's something I'd like to try myself and of course it will depend on fit length of stays etc etc. So not everyone will have the same experience, nor indeed the same experience as the original wearer.
regards, Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com On 5/21/09, Melanie Schuessler <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, but this version of the corset doesn't have boning in the sides and > back--only down the front. On a slender figure, it's not really a problem > unless you've got bone ends digging into your waist. And I doubt someone as > slight as the client described will lace too tightly (which can cause > problems, you're right). > > Melanie > > > On May 20, 2009, at 2:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > I've found that boning the tabs makes a huge amount of difference in > taking the pressure off the waistline and distributing it over more surface > area. I've seen really nasty blisters and abrasions (at the RenFaire) from > people wearing tight, tabless corsets. We call it 'corset burn'. Of course, > you have to make sure that you are using really flexible boning in the tabs. > Super rigid steel bones don't bend the right way to go over hips and can be > painful too. > > > > > > Karen > > Seamstrix > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
