Last night I started a new set of 1780s stays in preparation for a stays workshop I'm teaching this weekend.
After drawing up the pattern and matching it against a pattern I knew fitted me, I plunged in and got started.
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| Three layers - 1 silk, 2 linen canvas. Tacked around the outside of the pattern piece through all three layers. |
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| Starting to backstitch the boning channels. |
I've placed some background images of stays patterns on my facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453507391355455.104255.126088964097301&type=1
3 comments:
Aylwen. Looking forward to following this process. Question: Do you cut all three layers, then tack them together, then hand stitch the channels for the cane or boning before you piece the whole thing together? Thanks
Hi Angela
I cut out my pattern pieces and then traced around it onto the silk with a disappearing pen - that I checked first! I put this piece onto the two other pieces, pinned them lightly and then tacked them together. I've left more around the edge so I can choose how much to trim later. I recommend ironing them all together as well - it seems to help them stick together better.
As I go on it will start to make sense - I've made victorian corsets and this is an entirely different method - more suited to hand stitching.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, it is really appreciated. I look forward to the next postings. Which I see there is one more to look at! Cheers
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