Progress, sort of?

[mala_14]

I pulled out some suitable fabric for the stays from the stash. A white twill and my favourite for corsets/stays/structural undergarments: pillow ticking. I also found some fabric for the mock-up, but not sure that I'll have enough. And I cut out the paper pattern. Hoping to get some sort of mock-up done tomorrow.

Comments

[elizabeth_mn]

I have heard about using pillow ticking for corsets but I've never tried it! People have said it's papery-crisp like coutil which makes it suitable. What other corsets have you used it for?

[mala_14]

I used it as one of the layers of my 1780s stays, along with cotton twill innermost layer and a lightweight pink linen for the top layer. I also used it for my Regency stays along with a layer of drill. It's also what I used to make my elliptical hoop and my lobster tail bustle. It's so tightly woven, but a plain weave, not twill weave. And it's WAY cheaper than coutil and I can find it locally. It's thinner than coutil too, somewhere between a lightweight twill and a poplin with that really crisp hand. The one I find at the store looks like this: https://www.amazon.com/Yamu-Cotton-Ticking-PillowHeavy-Quality/dp/B0734HMHR4