I now have all the beautiful underwear I need for Costume College. If nothing else I will be wandering the halls in wonderful underwear.
BEWARE: PICTURE HEAVY POST TO FOLLOW
First off are my 18th C. Stays and shift. The stays are great, the shift...not so much. I'll have to see if I can fix the shift or if it has to be remade altogether, so we'll see, but for now it's functional. The stays are made from two layers of cotton twill, hand dyed by me, lined with linen, and bound with chamois leather. The eyelets are hand sewn with a decorative stitch that took wayyyyyy longer than necessary.
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| 18th C. Stays - Exterior View Laid Flat |
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| 18th C. Stays - Interior View Laid Flat |
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| 18th C. Stays - Close Up Exterior- Eyelets, Binding |
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| 18th C. Stays - Close Up Interior - Lining, Tabs, Binding |
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| 18th C. Stays - Back fit |
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| 18th C. Stays - Front Fit |
The combinations are a self drafted pattern, and made from cotton. They button up the front and had decorative pin tucks on the shirt front. The lace inserts at the waist and top edge are threaded with ribbon so they can be tightened. They aren't perfect, but they are underwear, so hopefully no one will be looking at them too closely. Unless, of course, I don't finish the dress and end up having to walk around Costume College in only my Edwardian skivvys.
The corset...Well I couldn't have asked for a better turnout. It's made of a single layer of cotton twill and bound with satin bias binding.I added some machine embroidery along the bottom edge for decoration and hand stitched flossing at the ends of each bone both top and bottom. The top flossing is hidden by the decorative lace, but it serves its purpose adding a bit of strength to the boning channel ends.
Pardon the back view of the corset. My dress form does not like being corseted.
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| Edwardian Combination Underwear |
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| Edwardian Teens Corset - Front View |
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| Edwardian Teens Corset - Close Up - Top Edge Lace, Binding |
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| Edwardian Teens Corset - Close Up - Flossing, Embroidery, Binding |
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| Edwardian teens Corset - Rear View |
