I’ve won another gift certificate to www.denverfabrics.com. They stopped doing the drawings for certificates recently…maybe because people like me kept winning over and over again. I ordered some beautiful white handkerchief linen.
I was actually almost ready to start cutting out the chemise pattern my mom brought me from the States. However, once I cracked into the instructions, I realized this wasn’t the kind of chemise I wanted, changed my mind, and ordered the Margo Anderson shift pattern.
An added bonus of this pattern is it comes with several other undergarments, including a great corset pattern. I may or may not make up a version of it. Everyone that uses this pattern seems to rave about it. I could make do with my 18th century corset, but it doesn’t quite look right either.
Before I make it, I need to read a bit more about the corset. I’m not sure it will give me the nice conical Tudor shape. Kendra of démodé made this great version of the pattern.
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Is there anything in the world so wonderful as handkercheif linen?
I have a random question: what pattern did you use for your satin victorian corset? I'm thinking more seriously about giving that period a shot and one of the local fabric stores is going out of business (i.e. selling patterns for cheap.) I was thinking of picking up a corset pattern and I like the way yours turned out!
It was Simplicity 7215. There are some great advanced instructions here:
http://www.farthingales.on.ca/simplicity_7215.php
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