Fabric: Two layers of hemp/linen canvas Boning: 1/4″ flat spring steel bones throughout the entire body of the stays Piecing: Five panels total to distribute bias stretch Edging: Organic cotton ribbon edging Lacing: Offset lacing style Shoulder Straps: Removable These plus-sized stays are constructed using modern materials and techniques, to provide the proper fashion silhouette
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This is a plus-sized Victorian overbust corset I made for a friend. It has drab green dupioni silk cover material, flossing, lacing panel, and split metal busk. Core: Two layers of corset coutil Cover: Drab green dupioni silk Flossing: Beige buttonhole thread Edging: Matching dupioni silk bias tape Boning: 1/4″ flat spring steel and spiral
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I finished two new Renaissance stays which I’ve been working on for the past couple weeks. One is plain, and the other has a brown silk cover and leather edging. Both have a double-layer core of hemp/linen canvas, a change that I couldn’t be more pleased about. The hemp/linen canvas is superior to the cotton
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Up to now I had been making my plain Renaissance stays with the tabs separate pieces, sewn into the body. While it worked well, it took a lot of extra time and created sometimes problematic bulk at the waistline. I have been experimenting with using integral tabs, with the idea of retaining the simple body
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Today I finished a silk cover, fully boned, tabbed Elizabethan corset. I did not take fully detailed pictures since I was pressed for time during construction and the size of the corset made the logistics of using it as a detailed example piece difficult. Next time I make a corset like this one I plan
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