I've got another probably stupid question: How do you do the
fitting??? I mean the corset is - at leat at the waist - much
smaller than your real figure, so how can you actually try it
on when not yet finished? It must be tight laced and there
must be bones in it, else I cannot imagine
I've got another probably stupid question: How do you do the fitting??? I mean
the corset is - at leat at the waist - much smaller than your real figure, so
how can you actually try it on when not yet finished? It must be tight laced
and there must be bones in it, else I cannot imagine a
Make up a fitting corset out of inexpensive but heavy non-stretch fabric.
(You may want to mine the $1/yd table at walmart, or your local equivalent.)
For fitting purposes, you only need one bone per side at the front, side,
and back; front-side and back-side bones can be added to combat
You do not have to tight lace to get the correct silhouette for any
period. You can make a corset your size, or an inch smaller, without
tight lacing. Support and a period silhouette are one thing, extreme
body modification (temporary or permanent) is another.
As various people have said, a
At 21:46 08/08/2006, you wrote:
Make up a fitting corset out of inexpensive but heavy non-stretch
fabric. (You may want to mine the $1/yd table at walmart, or your
local equivalent.) For fitting purposes, you only need one bone per
side at the front, side, and back; front-side and back-side
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Good Lord, how complicated!! I make up a corset, in the fabric I intend
to use, from a customer's measurements, seam the centre front instead of
using a busk, but eyelet the back in the normal way. I fit with the seams
on the
