I'm going to take the plunge and make this Teens corset--well, have it made. It should be an interesting experience for both of us, the corsetier and me. A learning experience! I'll feel much better about making and wearing the dress--the one I first fell in love with and possibly more--with the proper undergarments (If only I were as thin as the fashion plates!).
MaggiRos Maggie Secara ~A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 Available at your favorite online bookseller See our gallery at http://www.zazzle.com/popinjaypress On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:02 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Now, sitting in those long-bodied corsets must have been...interesting. At > least > one shows creases where your thighs would bend. > > > > > > > You'll notice that the bones do not go all the way to the bottom, but > usually stop at the high hip line. The casings do continue all the way down > but usually have some kind of light stiffener in them. The pair I have, and > others I've seen, seem to have something like stiff paper in the casings > below the hip level... but I really don't know what's in there. > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
