Corded Stays- Progress at last!

[izodiea]

It felt like forever, but I finally got the outer layer of my regency stays completed!!!
Related post:http://izodiea.livejournal.com/15138.html

Also posted to Corsetmakers:http://community.livejournal.com/corsetmakers/1792423.html



The inside:


Up- Close shots of cording and Gussets:


Still left:
- Lacing holes for holding in busk
- Sew lining and fashion layer together
- sew eyelets on back and for straps
- and Zip ties *if needed*
- Bind edges

I am going to hand-work the eyelets in the same cream thread I used for the gussets. The binding is silk dupioni bias I have left over from my 18th century stays. A lot of this is going to wait until my Super-Awesome dad finishes shortening my busk and mails it back to me.
My friend http://akikotree.livejournal.com/ also said she was interested in helping me decorate my busk: http://www.provlib.org/ri_image/Whaling%20Collection/Sites/pages/specialcollections/images/busk.jpg I'm excited!!!

In the mean time I am going to start working on my Regency shift. I got the Simplicity 4052 pattern during $1 pattern sale, and I think it's going to be ok according to the review here:http://www.songsmyth.com/patternsunderthings.html I am going to try 100% hand-sewing...



And completely unrelated to sewing...I have LOST my computer, have you see it?


A little white back I traded one of my Etsy flowers for this SUPER AWESOME LOST decal.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyGalDecals