Or more accurately a “pair of bodies”. Made using a hand-drafted pattern based on instructions found as elizabethancostume.net. It is very densely boned, particularly on the front panel and also features a central wooden busk and boned hip tabs. A boned farthingale and a fabric stuffed bumroll will eventually sit on top.
It is the first piece in a full Elizabethan costume; this year’s project, a follow on from last year’s Victorian project. You can follow it all here http://makesmemine.blogspot.com/p/elizabethan-costume-project.html.
Coutil, cotton drill, cotton twill, stainless steel bones, a wooden busk, metal eyelets and satin ribbon.
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Jul 8, 2012, 12.56 AMby 20beverly08
great work. beautiful corset.
Jan 15, 2012, 10.19 PMby lugreen
Thanks :) surprisingly quick and easy to come together and well worth it. I rather love this corset, it does great things and is comfortable too!
Jan 15, 2012, 09.05 PMby laikadoll
Geez! So much work!! Hehe :)
Jan 15, 2012, 02.05 AMby wardrobe-cat
Wonderful. Nice work. All those lines of stitching can be tricky, but you’ve done a great job. ;)