Corset Mockup 2.5

[theladyrebecca]

I finished corset mockup 2.5 last night and tried it on this morning (when I wasn't full of Thanksgiving dinner). I think we have a winner? Or at least, I'm tired of mockups, and this one is close enough. I'm not getting the waist reduction I was hoping for (in fact, I'm not getting any waist reduction at all), but I tried on my Ravenclaw bodice, and it still fits over this corset, so I guess that's good enough? I'm starting to think that unless you have Merja's figure to begin with, you don't get a very nipped in waist with this pattern. ;)

My only real worry is that with the actual amount/type of boning in (as opposed to taped in cable ties), and with a properly boned/grommetted lacing area, I'm going to be able to lace it tighter, and it's going to wind up too big. But I have no idea how to account for that... I have about a 4" lacing gap right now, and it's pretty much even all the way down the back, which was my goal.

If anyone has any pointers about how I could get more waist reduction without redoing the actual mockup, please share. Otherwise, I'll probably be cutting out the actual pieces this afternoon, and the only change I'm making from this mockup is cutting down the top of the front by .5".

Here's a bunch of pictures:



The first picture here shows how I'd like it to reduce on the waist where I'm pushing it in. The second picture shows the lousy tightening I'm able to do with the bad lacing strips combined with super slippery cording (ie: the wide section of lacing is actually fairly loose, but the cords are too slippery for me to tighten that section on my own).


I also took the time last night to go through all the math for my green wool bustle gown, to see how careful I would have to be with my fabric cutting. And the good news is that since wool can be cut in any direction, and the fabric is 64" wide, I don't have to scrimp at all! In fact, if my math is right, I think I'm going to have about 50" of solid length leftover. So maybe I can even make a piece of matching outerwear with this fabric. If I finish cutting out all my corset pieces before my busk gets here, I'm going to start on the skirt. I'm so excited to finally be able to work on this dress!

Comments

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

The hips look a bit snug. If you want more waist reduction, you need lots of ease in the hip. On my last corset, this finally made sense for me. Fully laced, I could still fit a couple fists in the hip area. Unless you're doing those long natural form lines, the fit in the hip is not crucial. Better loose than tight.

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

The hips are actually already fairly loose - I pretty much didn't tighten the lacing at all over the hips. But I think I'll try adding about .5" to the side hip gussets and see what happens.

[mrs_maupin]

I was going to suggest adding width to the hip (at the gussets maybe) as well.
It is looking pretty good already !

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

I second everyone's letting out the hip suggestion. I think the back of the side hip gusset could be let out like 0.5"-1", but don't let out the back hip gusset because it looks like there's already a pretty good difference between the top and bottom of it. Another place you could potentially let out a bit is under the arm because that's another area where squish tends to migrate. I also think that you'll be able to lace down more when it's the real thing fully-boned. But it seriously looks good and more than ready to use as the real thing. Yay getting to start something new and different!

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

It's already fairly loose in the hip, but I see what you're saying about the back of the side hip. I'll try out a new, slightly larger gusset there tomorrow, hopefully.