I find the Past Patterns corset pattern #708 to be a very useful pattern. I
know they mark it as 1840-1880, but I find that it could work for 1829. It's
that gusset construction... basically a cylinder with gussets added to
compensate for the swell of the bust and hips.... that kind of construction
lends itself to the earlier part of the mid-19th century. For the 1820's you
might want to elongate the bottom of the corset some. Maybe not put a split
busk but a solid wide one in front and even add shoulder straps. But the basic
(and really lovely) shape of this corset can easily work, even with a waist 1"
or so above natural level.
It's easy to make and lightly boned. One could add cording or (like I have
done) more bones (I put one between each existing one, running them all from
top to bottom) if you want.
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