Cats Costumery | Making A Supportive and Comfortable Corset: the 1860s Style @CatsCostumery | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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I am starting a new adventure - though you might have noticed that here on the channel there have been a handful of 1860s clothing being made, which, to be honest, was a coincidence, but probably the realisation I needed to start working on this bigger costume. As is typical with historical costume, the best place to start is inside out, and so I decided to tackle making an 1860s corset. This particular extant from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15546/corset-unknown/) has been on my mind for years - and so I thought it was finally time to attempt something inspired by it.
I used half a meter of blue silk taffeta and half a meter of white cotton twill (in a lightweight but dense weave). As I mentioned, the pattern I used is by Redthreaded (payhip.com/b/1eU2r) and I altered it to fit me better and added some boning to resemble the extant a little better. For the top stitching, I used silk twist thread from Devere Yarns.
Overall, I'm very happy with this corset! I think the style of it is along the lines of what I imagine the perfect corset to be, for my body and lifestyle. I quite like the fact that the boning doesn't extent beyond the waist, but still continues along the back, giving good support. Keeping the metal boning minimal and using only two layers of very lightweight fabrics keeps this corset lightweight and malleable, but sill well structured.
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This video is kindly sponsored by Serious Readers, the makers of Serious Lights! You can use the link below and the code SR493 for £100 off High Definition (HD) Lights + free delivery try.seriousreaders.com/pages/SR493
I am starting a new adventure - though you might have noticed that here on the channel there have been a handful of 1860s clothing being made, which, to be honest, was a coincidence, but probably the realisation I needed to start working on this bigger costume. As is typical with historical costume, the best place to start is inside out, and so I decided to tackle making an 1860s corset. This particular extant from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15546/corset-unknown/) has been on my mind for years - and so I thought it was finally time to attempt something inspired by it.
I used half a meter of blue silk taffeta and half a meter of white cotton twill (in a lightweight but dense weave). As I mentioned, the pattern I used is by Redthreaded (payhip.com/b/1eU2r) and I altered it to fit me better and added some boning to resemble the extant a little better. For the top stitching, I used silk twist thread from Devere Yarns.
Overall, I'm very happy with this corset! I think the style of it is along the lines of what I imagine the perfect corset to be, for my body and lifestyle. I quite like the fact that the boning doesn't extent beyond the waist, but still continues along the back, giving good support. Keeping the metal boning minimal and using only two layers of very lightweight fabrics keeps this corset lightweight and malleable, but sill well structured.
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Patreon (exclusive videos), patreon.com/catscostumery
Instagram (perhaps overactive stories): @catscostumery
instagram.com/catscostumery
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/V7V7HRLN
Blog: happilyevertaffeta.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/catscostumery
-- All Amazon Links are affiliate links! I also have a list of all my useful sewing things here: amazon.com/shop/catscostumery --
For business inquiries, email catscostumery@makrwatch.com
Music is from Epidemic Sound.
