HSM #3: 1890 Corset Cover

Is it perfect? No. Is it done? YES!!! I just finished off the corset cover today. It is my entry for HSM #3: Protection. Yeah, I skipped over #2, which will end up being my 1895 skirt, which I'm hoping to get done this month. Once again, no pictures. But it's the same as the other pictures with both armholes finished and a hem. Here's the rundown:

The Challenge: Protection, corset covers protected one from the cold, protected one's modesty/protected one from showing too much skin, and protected the clothes from the corset.

Material: Cotton muslin

Pattern: modified bodice pattern that I drafted from Frances Grimble's Fashions of the Gilded Age Vol. 1, changed things so that the CF was on the straight and everything else adjusted accordingly

Year: 1890s

Notions: cotton thread, silk thread, plastic buttons

How historically accurate is it? Pretty good, probably about 95%. It's -5% for the plastic buttons and the extreme plainess of it. Most underwear from the 1890s is getting pretty froufrou leading up to the Edwardian era. Pattern is totally plausible, other materials are fine.

Hours to complete: No clue, little bits spread out over two months

First worn: Not yet, probably not until April

Total cost: Not much. The buttons were about $1.50, the fabric was leftover from muslin I used for lots of things last year like linings