Embroidered Renaissance Stays

Conical stays with tabs were historically used throughout the 1600′s and 1700′s. The simplest designs are created with the price-conscious reenactor in mind. Fancier designs and subtle variations in silhouette are possible when using complex panel piecing and decorative elements.

I made this corset years ago with a construction method I no longer use.  It is included here to show the hand embroidery.

Embroidered Renaissance Stays

This is an older pair of stays I made for myself years ago, which no longer fits. The embroidery design is unique, and based on historic colonial American floral embroidery patterns. It is entirely hand-embroidered.

The corset itself is not constructed in a style I would ever repeat, and is included here purely to show the embroidery.