17th Century Stays and Boned Bodices
Elisa looks at the history of stays and discusses a few extant garments to see if any conclusions can be drawn on their construction.
No commentsRecreating Elizabethan Bodies
Alison Kannon demystifies the construction and recreation of “bodies”, the stiffened supportive layer of clothing that later came to be called a corset or stays.
1855 Peterson’s Stays
Carmene guides us through making "a well-fitted corset made by every housewife or active woman who needs to move" from 1855.
Making a Pair of 1760 Stays
Izabela gives us a simple, yet historically accurate construction guide for the non-expert that offers the maximum number of fitting opportunities.
18th century Pregnancy & Nursing Stays
There have always been pregnant women, and women nursing, but what they wore during these times is harder to know. Amanda investigates and makes her own.
A Pair of Stays c.1776-1785, part 1
Knowing how stays were really made allows us to imitate those techniques and produce an accurate garment. We study the genuine article in detail.
add Read more...A Pair of Stays c.1776-1785, part 2
Hallie Larkin provides the pattern and sizing instructions, and walks us through period-accurate construction and replication of these authentic stays.
Regency Stays 1790-1820, part 1
Wendy analyzes over 80 stays from 1790-1829 for fiber, colour, weave, length, opening placement, shoulder treatment, bust shaping, boning or cording.
Regency Stays 1790-1820, part 2
Wendy puts her earlier research on transitional Regency stays into practice and reproduces a set of stays for herself, walking us through the fitting stages.
