preparing to churn butter

[fleurdelysa]

Whee! My first hand-sewn 18th century stays! They are patterned from the Diderot blanc corset. They are lightly boned with German plastic boning, as befit a woman of the servant class (the lightly boned part, not the plastic!), and have three layers of linen. The tabs are bound with soft leather. Stitched with linen tread throughout. They were

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[jenthompson]

They are beautiful! I love that color, an the binding looks so perfect. Well done!

[fleurdelysa]

Thank you! It was mostly a stash project, and the outer layer was cut from a pair of light gray linen palazzo pants I bought at a flea market in Paris. Would that make it UPcycling or just recycling? lol

[my_stitching]

Looks great!

[fleurdelysa]

Thanks! :)

[howlgirl]

Your stitches are amazingly uniform and straight! I'm envious.

[fleurdelysa]

Thank you, but I'm a cheater. ;) The first couple of inches of a row I use my clear ruler and make a row of pencil dots every 1/8". It gets me started correctly and then I get into a rhythm.

[howlgirl]

I am soooo stealing that tip!

[jubilima]

They look pretty and sturdy! I'm intrigued by the comparison of English vs. French stays and the placement of the tabs.

[fleurdelysa]

Thanks. :) Once the comparison was pointed out to me, I started to see the difference. Maybe I'll write a shortie post with some picsies. As an example, the stays in Costume Close Up (p.62) show the narrowing of the waist well above the top of the cut of the tabs (English style).

[butterballbunny]

Very shapely and lovely. Good job!
!!
()~

[fleurdelysa]

Thank you. Even utilitarian things can be pretty in their own way. :)