Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure.
Oooh, we didn't think to add straps. Maybe she can salvage it with straps! Thanks for the idea! -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 5:08 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure. Right, but without straps, yes? I'm saying that the problem she had probably arose from not having straps rather than not having tabs. Also that she could add boned tabs (though not easily, as the boning has to go all the way up into the corset) and that would help some, but that adding straps would help more (and be much simpler!). My phrasing did assume that the corset already had tabs--sorry about the confusion. Melanie On May 22, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: > I'm confused; she did bone it, just made it without tabs. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- > boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler > > Ah--that can cause real problems. Boning the tabs will help in that > situation, but adding shoulder straps will help more. > > I should clarify that I'm not against boned tabs. They're great. > But if you're putting a slender person in their first corset, and > there's no > boning in the sides and back, I think they're more work than > they're worth. > > Melanie Schuessler > > > On May 21, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > >> Hers didn't have shoulder straps. >> >> ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure.
Right, but without straps, yes? I'm saying that the problem she had probably arose from not having straps rather than not having tabs. Also that she could add boned tabs (though not easily, as the boning has to go all the way up into the corset) and that would help some, but that adding straps would help more (and be much simpler!). My phrasing did assume that the corset already had tabs--sorry about the confusion. Melanie On May 22, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: I'm confused; she did bone it, just made it without tabs. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler Ah--that can cause real problems. Boning the tabs will help in that situation, but adding shoulder straps will help more. I should clarify that I'm not against boned tabs. They're great. But if you're putting a slender person in their first corset, and there's no boning in the sides and back, I think they're more work than they're worth. Melanie Schuessler On May 21, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: Hers didn't have shoulder straps. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure.
The body of my corset is boned, but the tabs are not. The farthingale goes over, and the points come through the tabs and the waistband of the farthingale. I agree that everyone's experience will be different! I've corsetted enough people to see that firsthand. Melanie On May 22, 2009, at 1:29 AM, michaela de bruce wrote: Which way were you wearing the tabs? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure.
I'm confused; she did bone it, just made it without tabs. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:15 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure. Ah--that can cause real problems. Boning the tabs will help in that situation, but adding shoulder straps will help more. I should clarify that I'm not against boned tabs. They're great. But if you're putting a slender person in their first corset, and there's no boning in the sides and back, I think they're more work than they're worth. Melanie Schuessler On May 21, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > Hers didn't have shoulder straps. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- > boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:47 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Pair of Bodies for a petite figure. > > > On May 20, 2009, at 8:13 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > >> My daughter is thin and made a corset without tabs. She has not been >> happy with it, as it transfers all the weight of the farthingale and >> skirts to her waist/back. She now wishes she'd made one with tabs to >> help distribute the weight better. Remember, thin women don't have as >> much "padding" as we not-so-thin ones. > > True, but if the corset isn't too long (which can be quite > uncomfortable) and if it has straps (which it really should), tying > the > farthingale to the corset should distribute the weight of the > skirts up > through the torso. I had the same issue with the weight of the skirts > resting on my waist and lower back until I tied the farthingale to the > corset. > > Melanie Schuessler > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
