Other than if it will be effective, I'm concerned to know how I'll be able to fasten it. It was designed to fasten by hook & eye at the side seam.
Except due to my height (thus short arms), and stout self I'm physically unable to do that. Could I lace it closed under the CF and then hook & it down the bust seam - like the tudor gown Hunnisett has where the stomacher pins over the front lacing gown.
Does that make sense??
I've also become obsessed with making it in a tea-rose broche coutil, although I don't have any. So I'm going to visit Metro Fabrics on Saturday and hope they still have a floral broche in a sort of pink. Even just broche, and I'll dye it!
Obsession can be both good & bad. If it motivates me to start sewing, then I'm likely to get the happy-sewing-juju back.
I'll be interested to know how you get on with this...when I asked about a bandeu for hourglasses it seemed the concencus was that modern shapewear is the best alternative.
ReplyDeleteI don't even know where to find shapewear to do this locally. It's too small a market segment, and I wouldn't buy something to do this that I hadn't tried on. Much rather futz around with mockups ;)
Deletethere are plenty of girdles available online, but nothing that flattens my size frontage. :/ I suspect that even had I lived in the 20s they'd have given me side-eye if I tried shopping ready to wear for these.
DeleteTo quote thoughrougly modern mille...my beads won't hang streight!
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