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The Costume Diva: Late 18th Century Stays Stays Pattern, 18th Century Stays, Elizabeth Swann, 18th Century Clothing, Corset Pattern, Womens Clothing Patterns, 18th Century Fashion, Century Clothing, Retro Mode

So, like much of my costume wardrobe, my 18th century stays aren't fitting so well these days, so I decided to make a new pair. I've never tried making a later 18th century pair of stays, so I thought I'd try out JP Ryan's new half-boned stays' pattern (pictured above). Unlike her fully boned stays, I've experienced some fitting issues with this pattern. I usually really like JP Ryan's patterns, but I've had some frustrations with this pattern. It might have actually been the same amount of…

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18th Century Stays Pattern, Stays Pattern, Dress Dummy, 18th Century Stays, Historical Sewing, 18th Century Women, 18th Century Dress, 18th Century Costume, 18th Century Clothing

For reference, we're talking about stays like these: Not necessarily exactly those ones, but this general shape of the pieces. (picture is from costume.org by the way) First, a simple to ask, hard to answer question. How do you go about drafting something like this? I don't mean, how do you make…

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