Stays try-on

[mala_14]

Having finished all the eyelets on one side, I made up half the eyelets on the second side and sewed the 2 sides together, so I was able to try them on. I'm SO happy with them! I won't have to let out the bust like I was worried about having to possibly do after measuring them and comparing them to my old stays. They are really comfortable. Although I only wore them for about 10 min, but they felt so light and smooth. I took some pics:


They're not laced as tightly as they will be when all the eyelets are sewn, so the back looks all wonky and the shaping isn't as good as it could be. Also the tabs haven't been cut yet either. Interestingly, the back boning took on some of that messed up wave and the tabs already stick out at the hips, so the reed moulds to the body really easily. I think that might be part of what makes them so comfortable. I'm also really liking the cut of this pattern.

I managed to get almost all the eyelets done this evening. Just 2 more to go. Then cutting the tabs and whipping them down. Still a lot of steps to go, but the end is in sight! Also, now I'm all pumped about these because I know they fit. :D

Comments

[elizabeth_mn]

Damn, girl! These look awesome! (And yer boobs look amazing. Just saying.)

[mala_14]

Thanks! (Don't think that wasn't a focus when I was doing all the mock-ups. ;))

[koshka_the_cat]

Hooray! Those look so good!

[mala_14]

Thank you! All your tutorials have been really helpful!

[totchipanda]

Oooh they look so good! Great work!

[mala_14]

Thanks! I'm excited to be almost done with the eyelets! :)

[nuranar]

Those look so good!

[mala_14]

Thanks Ginger! :)

[girliegirl32786]

They are really gorgeous!

[mala_14]

Thank you Aubry!

[mandie_rw]

Ooooh, those are looking good! It's very motivating when you know they're actually going to fit, haha!

[mala_14]

Thanks! Yes, I wasn't feeling like working on them at all when I thought there might be fit issues. Made me sulky!

[atherleisure]

They're really coming along, and they look great.

[mala_14]

Thank you! They're slowly getting done.

[lukitari]

They look fantastic!

[mala_14]

Thanks! Your blog posts on your stays have been really helpful! :)

[marianme]

The stays look lovely, such nice boning/channels.

[mala_14]

Thanks! I copied the general layout from a pair of pink linen stays in the Manchester Galleries.

[theladyrebecca]

Those look really great! What pattern did you start with again?

[mala_14]

Thank you! They started out as the pattern from KCI. It's in the big Fashion book that they published.