Sorry that this post is a day late! I was super busy yesterday and had no time to finish it on time…
Last week I started three corsets based on exactly the same pattern. I have no instructions but I still wanted to give the pattern a try.
You can read *here* the first post about the corsets where I discussed the pattern and how I cut the corsets.
Today we‘re going to look at the construction of the corsets. Every corset only has 2 horizontal seams on each side. I added straight strips of fabric to the center front and back to sew in the busk and make the back lacing. So in total we have 4 construction seams on each side excluding the channel seams. I finished the horizontal seams with flat felled seams on all three corsets!
Center front = grain line
The easiest corset to sew was this one. The seams eased in very smoothly and I had no problems at all.
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Center back = grain line
This one was also pretty easy to sew but it was a bit more difficult to ease everything in. I still was able to sew the seams without any tucks or weird bumps.
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Cut like the pattern was laid out
This corset was the hardest to sew. It was almost impossible to ease in the seams perfectly because they were pretty much on a straight grain. Especially the upper seams was hard to sew! I had a few little tucks and bumps and I ripped the seam apart and was able to get one side perfect but the other one still had a little tuck after sewing it again. Flat felling the seams was also a little bit more challenging because the seam allowance didn’t want to cooperate like the other ones. You still see the little tucks, but I don’t mind them too much because this is exactly why I’m making three corsets 😀
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After doing this I started to set in the busks and sewing the back closure. For this I used straight cut fabric strips for all three corsets. This was pretty easy to make with all corsets and it did not differ at all which one I made.
You can also see now, that the channel widths of the pattern do not fit together. Some are pretty much off! But still, the pattern size is correct since I double checked again.
Since I forgot that I don’t have enough golden grommets at home (I have exactly 4 left) I again have to wait until new ones arrive.
In the meantime I need to decide with which fabric I want to sew the boning channels, how I want to finish the top and bottom edge and which lacing I want to use.