When you sew yourself a Victorian outfit, you’ll also need the right underwear to create a proper Victorian silhouette. This includes a corset. I have sewed one in the past, but it wasn’t very good nor sturdy. So here’s my second attempt.
I had a pattern for the corset (Truly Victorian TV110), but it didn’t fit me properly when I tried it on so I made alterations to it. The finished corset also didn’t have a great fit, so for this second version I made more alterations.
Sewing a corset is not very complex once you have a fitting pattern. The sewing challenge for me was in the pattern matching. As there are hardly any straight seams in the corset, the pattern on one piece of fabric will never neatly continue in the pattern on the piece next to it. But with the fabric I bought, I could align the pieces so that, from a distance, it at least looks as if the pattern continues all around the corset.
This second version fits better than my first attempt, but I’m still not happy – there should be a little more room at the bust, and I’m not able to pull it together very tightly because it is too wide. 🙁 It is much sturdier than my first version though, because I used coutil as an in-between fortification layer. Third time’s a charm…?
Time spent: 10 hours and 45 minutes
Costs: €44 (Which is not very representative, as the fabric was a left-over from my first attempt, and I also still had some boning (covers) and the metal eyelets I bought for it. These costs are for the coutil, laces, and additional boning. The estimated actual costs would be around €55.)
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