Help! Costume advice needed

Mar 28, 2017 19:58

Today I worked a bit on the stays, but now I'm torn. I've cut white coutil for the strength layer but a single-layer corset sounds so....bland ( Read more... )

sewing, corsetry, costume

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ext_2701194 March 29 2017, 07:18:29 UTC
I'm not knowledgeable about the renaissance era, but as corsets were underwear, I don't think they would've used a fancy fashion fabric for it. Just one neutral color.

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janestarz March 29 2017, 17:53:36 UTC
Sigunne found a purple linen in my stash. It's stretch-linen, so I fused it to the coutil and it's really sturdy now. The purple is a few shades lighter than the dress, probably the best description is "lilac".

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