Hi there!

I'm making a corset/bodice for my friend and we had a second fitting yesterday.

I havent sewn or done any pattern drafting for a few years so I've been brushing the cobwebs off my brain and would welcome some constructive criticism. I've drafted this from the 1880s Overbust corset by Mandy barrington but altered the front to have a little more of a stays vibe that my friend was after and added straps.

My friend is super happy with the compression amount, I'm going to take off another cm around the waist as she wants to be cinched in a little more.

These are my key concerns/things that need to be altered:

- The point at the join of the CF panel and the second panel at her bust is super flat and going straight up - do I need to put more of an exaggerated curve into it to get it to lay flush with her bust.

- I read in a post yesterday i think that corsets from this time had a lower/natural bust line - for my friends bust size should I slash the whole thing at the waist and raise by an inch? should I then make the seams on CF and side panel more curved for her bust - ie follow the bust seams of the Aranea Black Dolores corset a little?

- The back strap placement I'm going to move over toward her arm by a few cm and add a few cm under her arm and taper out to CF and CB.

I really want to get this right for her! and I am quite proud/happy I've come this far after not doing anything sewing wise for years.

Thankyou!!

so i'm making a corset for the first time, i made my own pattern and am kind of just winging it... i need help figuring out what would be the best layer to put the boning i currently have it on the lining because the lady at the fabric store recommended it but ive also seen people do it on the middle layer.

these are the layers and fabric:

i have a thin cotton (?)non stretch lining

a 100% cotton lining made of canvas

and for the fashion fabric it is a polyester satin

PLEASE HELP

Hi, I bought a cheap corset off Amazon, IM SORRY IM POOR AND I NEEDED ONE FOR HALLOWEEN FAST, anyways, I have a smaller chest and wider hips. So I bought the size I thought would fit best, but now my hips are too wide for the corset, like it flaring out and pitching me. Would it be sinful for me to just not lace a couple of the bottom eyelets?

(I might delete the post at some point, since I get heavily embarrassed posting pictures of me.)

Hello all, so I wanted for a while to make a corset vest for men; I find their structure to be very visually appealing.

I have no prior knowledge on corset making or pattern drafting, so it was probably a bit dumb of me to think things would go smoothly.

I first copied a vest I find fits me well.

This vest has a princess cut to it, which I thought would be great to make into a boning channel.

After that, I based myself on pictures online to see where to add other boning channels.

You can see my mockup on the picture above, as well as the fit I would like to achieve on the second image.

I am aware of the fitting issues with the neckline, as well as the fact that the fabric is puckering.

I didn't use any kind of interfacing to reinforce the outside fabric, and it had some elasticity to it, but I intend on doing so on the final product.

I talked to a friend of mine, and she said that the boning channels are too straight and should have more of a curve.

I'm interested in knowing what you think I should do and if you have any advice.

As much as it will pain me, if you recommend I start everything over, then so be it; I'm here to learn.

So please be honest, but not cruel.

Also english is not my native language, so sorry for speeling errors you might encounter

Hello! Sorry if this is an inappropriate post for the community - I have a ton of steel boning and some plastic boning that I’ve had from a failed Halloween project for years, and rather than it go to waste I’d love to gift it to someone who can use it. I’m in California, and I don’t want to sell it, but would like to split the cost of shipping if it’s more than $5, if possible!

here are the details/measurements of what I have to gift (and I’m planning to gift it all in one go, not in pieces!)

Steel boning (All 1cm wide):

2x 18.5cm

6x 23.5cm

2x 25cm

4x 26.5cm

2x 28cm

4x 28.5cm

2x 30cm

2x 34cm

2x 36.5cm

Plastic boning: 75inches, 1/2 inch wide (messing the fabric casing)

let me know if you think you can make use of it :)