Regency long stays

I’m wondering if I should add some sort of design to the front panel. I left a space for one, but I wasn’t really sure if I was going to do it. Here’s my idea, drawn out very crud…

I finished these Regency stays back in May or June of 2020, so this is a catch-up post of sorts! True to form, I was not patient so I dove right in and decided to make this set of stays a “wearable mock up” (i.e.- an excuse to not make a mock up first). It […]Continue Reading...

Undergarments are often a problem in any good historical outfit. They take as much time as a gown and are never seen. This means that they are often forgotten and bypassed for sake of time and money. Even when they aren't, knowing exactly what you need can be difficult. When I was making up my muslin 1809 gown I already had a full set of undergarments for that time period. Unfortunately they don't work! One of the most difficult things about early 19th century is that fact that many gowns…

“Once again, it's Flatty McFlatboobs. Here's some nice gussety Regency short stays for contrast (the first two are repro but based on good references)”

These stays were my very first to make. They are almost entirely machine stitched except embroidered areas and side seams; made from two layers of thick cotton with a plastic busk inside. I didn…

Posts about corded regency stays written by Gloria

They are done. I'm happy with them. Quite so, indeed. Every time I make a corset, I think it is the most comfortable one I have made yet. I do think so about this one. I like it a lot. True, it is hard to get into without help and David finds some sort of twisted, hysterical amusement in me crying out to him "Help! I'm stuck!" when, several times after the last few days, I have become so firmly wedged into the stays as I struggle to put them on, that I need his help in tugging them down into…

This is not a printed pattern. This is a digital download. Pattern # 115 Laughing Moon Mercantile - Celebrating our 30th Year Ladies' Regency & Romantic Era Corset 1805 - 1840 with corded & Theatrical Versions of the Corset with Chemise Misses Sizes 4 - 40 - 19 Sizes Included All in the Download - Size Layers and Garment Selectable Ladies' Regency and Romantic Era Corset, Corded and Theatrical Versions, with Chemise, approximately 1805-1840. Taken from a real period corset and chemise. You…