Free stays pattern

This summer, I started on what will be my big project for the rest of the year. A pair of fully hand-sewn stays, based on this beautiful pair in Patterns of Fashion 5: When I first heard Luca Costi…

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My friend Pia (@stepsbackintothepast on Instagram) was in need of a well fitting pair of 18th century stays so I started making her one in the summer of 2019. The new Patterns of Fashion book (volume 5) had just come out earlier in the year so I was eager to try out the drafting method introduced in the book to see if it would yield better results than my own. And I was not disappointed! There's one thing I'd like to mention though. The instructions are easy to use for someone with a lot of…

In preparation for making your Simplicity 8162 18th c. stays, you may wish to re-draw the boning pattern. The pattern comes with an accurate layout for half-boned stays. If you would like to deviate from this, perhaps to add more support or change to a fully

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Lace-up bodice tops, corsets, stays - whatever you call them, they're a trend that's here to stay for another season. These easy corset tops are absolutely

This pattern is an exact replica of an extant English corset, or stays, dated to 1750. We even draft it with the same lost drafting methods used by 18th century tailors! Our methods draw from the 1769 book Art du Tailleur by François-Alexandre-Pierre de Garsault. A triumph of both artistry and technical design, these stays combine expert tailoring with very sophisticated curve shaping. This project is based on our intensive research on extant stays and tailoring manuals of the period.