Quilted Corset Done!
Yesterday I finished stitching the decorative bone casings, boning and attaching the binding. This morning all I had left was to lace it up and Voila! I had really wanted to work on this while I was at my dads house, so when I got home it was the first thing I did. It will probably be a while before I get started on the rest of my 1840's underpinnings. The only fabric I have already is for the corded petticoat, and that seems better to wait until after I move. The next few weeks is fairly devoted to packing and my commissions.
Since I am going to try and include this piece in the photo-shoot I have planned for Friday, I only bothered getting some photos on my dress form for now.
Taking a friends suggestion to use decorative stitches on the bone casings, I made a sample of silk and coutil. I honestly did not like any of them 100% (I love how the satin looked without top stitching the best) but there comes a certain point when you just kinda have to stop thinking and pick one. I choose the one on the far left, it's a tiny three thread zig-zag.
And on the Not-quite-uniquely you:
Details:
Notes:
-On the gores the batting was sandwiched between the silk and the organza. On the body pieces the organza and silk were together. I think as a result I lost a lot of definition to the quilting.
- I really want to find blue satin lacing!
The corset is made from one layer silk satin, one layer organza backing, strength layer of coutil. Quilting is cotton batting and white silk thread. White metal grommets, cotton lacing and 1/4" self bias binging. The final waist size of the corset is 24" with a gap it is a comfortable 2-3" reduction. Front metal busk with 1/2 Flat steel underbusk. Grommets area has two 1/4" flat steels. The rest of the corset has 1/4" spiral bones; 12 total. The pattern was made by combining my regency stays pattern, and Simplicity 2890.
I can't really think of anything else, other than I ham very happy, and very content to stare at the shiny :)