I'm a 2d, and have supported the works by a stuffed, rolled-up sock inside the
straight front :)
In college, when we did The Country Wife, some of the larger girls needed
what we called a sausage...a padded roll that went under the bust the width
of the front of the corset. We made
In practice (rather than reality :) ), I found the girls disappearing
into the stays. Since I make only my 19th c stays, the 18th c stays
needed help, hence the roll/sock/wossname!
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for
