Making Mid-18th Century Stays With Historical Techniques | Patterning and Fitting

Thank you

Excuse me, but you are no « internet random »! your CoCovid stays’ tutorial served me as a guide for my first stays. Thank you so much for this lovely fitting tutorial <3

I would’ve never thought to use cardboard!

Thank you for noting that the stays'll shrink some due to the boning. The first time it happened to me I was so darned confused D:
About the book, is it (mainly) about women's clothing? I might try to get my hands on a copy

this is fascinating! I can't wait for tomorrow's video!

I think you forgot to link for the form to collect the badge.

Is there a CoSy badge link for this video?

i'm so jealous of all you americans that can get costume close-up, it seems like such a wonderfull book

Good job darling! Proud of you for working so hard on this!

The cardboard idea is genius! Love it.

I would have never thought of a cardboard mockup! Definitely will try that whenever I'll make stays... that might be a long time in the future but still

Gracie the stays Queen does it again! Does the boning change the fit very much, or does it just smooth things out?

Great video! I'm planning on making my own pair of stays soon. I've made my pattern but have been putting off making a mock up of it, but I think your cardboard mockup might be the trick to get me to work on them again, so thanks! As someone who also makes videos, I appreciate all the moments where you do the thing at awkward angles to make the filming angle clear and informative ;P

I bought a copy of Costume Close-up in the U.K., from Amazon.

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But honestly thanks for sharing your tips on how to save time with a cardboard mock up

Totally doing this for the stays i wanna make, itll probably be easier because im going for a front closure lol

So totally off topic, but I love that dark green foxes fabric 😍 did you make it and buy that fabric somewhere? (Hope so, though might still not be able to get the fabric here in the Netherlands)

Hey! I really enjoyed last year's stays. they helped a whole lot when i was clueless. btw, mine didnt turn out nearly so well, but as we do, new ones are planned.

I'm just about to start my first set of 18th century stays so this video has perfect timing. Thank you!

Really appreciate your thinking to mention an option for people with hand pain. It's definitely an obstacle: used to LOVE eyelets and now they're my bane 🤣

Like the shirt BTW

Thank you for sharing your fitting process! Appreciated the note about seeing where the "rabbit ears" on the front piece can go, and how you adjusted the pattern to take care of it. Cardboard mockups are so helpful when it comes to stays, IMHO.

Love your shirt, love the video!

Can you make me one😢