HAH! Pretty much 🤣

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed! I'm not sure who suggested that, but I heard it somewhere while I was going down the research rabbithole. If you try it, make sure you use flexible cardboard like on cereal boxes and not like the corrugated kind. That just folds and is useless.

Yes! This!! I feel like our fear of the unknown is what gets in the way of so many projects! Sometimes it's best just to do the thing 😅 Glad you conquered it!

Aw, yay! Hello and welcome! Glad you found this helpful! There will be an updated version coming sometime this year 😄

Cool! I'm loving my fully boned stays...I've bought redthreaded's Regency long stays pattern, looking forward to making them. I've heard such great things about their patterns. And that's so strange! Perhaps you had something traumatizing happen three hours into dressing in a past life...? 🤔🤣

I'm so glad you found it helpful! I absolutely agree with you, too, I still run into that issue sometimes with other eras.

Glad this video was helpful!! Just remember to tell yourself that done is better than perfect, ESPECIALLY when you're making the first one. It's a skill, and one that requires practice to master!

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming ah thank you so much! that's exactly the encouragement i need

You're welcome, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And ABSOLUTELY, no time like the present! 👏📣

Whoo, I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! 😊

Thanks! I agree...they can be a pain sometimes for sure.

HAH! Good advice! I admire your bravery in making stays without a mockup. I would. Be. Doomed. 🤣

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming i don’t believe in mock ups for corsets or stays tbh. as long as they’re smaller than me i’m good! (also i don’t trust myself to maintain the right silhouette when making alterations lol)

@@yerbamatte5 Hah! A legit concern...I definitely worried about that with these stays...but because of my short torso I had to dive in and do it, and they're so much more comfortable than the purple ones because of it.

Thank you so much! 🥰

Thank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying them!

You totally could do!!

Wow, thank you! Honestly, that is the biggest compliment, thank you so much for your kind words!!! I've learned since making this video that the tabs actually break about an inch below the waist. So I'm guessing that's what you're seeing. My theory is that they do that to help smooth the line, and that gives a little more grip and support to the skirts, but that's just a theory. I will add, even though the tabs on my mullet stays break at the waist, they're still the most comfortable set of stays I own, and from my totally biased opinion, there's not much of a difference 🤷‍♀️

You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching! 🥰

That just goes to show how different people's bodies can be! That pattern would have been fine if I'd known to shorten it at the waist, but unfortunately I was too inexperienced at the time to know to do that. Now I know I basically have to shorten EVERYTHING. That being said, it's a Big 4 pattern, and there are definitely better patterns with more historical attention to detail out there if you're wanting to try a different one. As far as your question is concerned...if it's a new make and you haven't broken it in, discomfort could and probably is related to that. The fabric and boning will stretch and mold to your body, which is why I always make mine a scant bit smaller than I want it to end up being, especially when using linen and wool, which both stretch a lot. Then I wear them on and off--a few hours at a time at first, and then like, one full weekend day--to break them in before I make any decisions. Bad wrinkling is definitely an indication of something that needs to be adjusted. If it's twisting, then that's just a grain issue. I think (key word, there) that if the tabs are kicking out excessively, you need to cut them up a little. You can remove the binding, snip up, and see if that helps. You can always whip the cut bit down later, if it turns out not to work. If these are your first pair of stays, then they will be flawed (everyone's are), and eventually, you'll want to make a new pair. So if they're uncomfortable, think of it as the perfect opportunity to fiddle around with them and see what works, so you can get a better fit next time 😄

HA!!! Omg, that's great 🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing, definitely brightened my day!

You're very much welcome! Thanks for stopping by!

HAH!! 😂 That's a good one! Thanks for sharing!

Yes!!! Go for it! 🤩 They're a great thing! Super versatile, too, I've gotten a lot of use out of mine, now that I have some that actually fit.

Hah! Sadly, that's not it, but wow I wish I had thought of that! 🤩 Great idea! Maybe I'll nip it for another part of my kit. Gonna need to make some headwear and stuff...hmm....

Yes, the tabs are there to help distribute the weight of the skirts. I do find tabbed stays more comfortable, too, than non-tabbed "historybounding" stays, since I'm squishy and the bottom edges always kind of cut into me when I sit. But if you're on a time crunch, and that's what you can find in your size and budget range, then I wouldn't let the lack of tabs stop you. You can always make a pair later down the road if you need to 🤷‍♀️

Thank you! And welcome 😊

It's the Simplicity 8162 pattern by American Duchess. You can buy it here: www.americanduchess.com/collections/books-and-patterns/products/simplicity-pattern-8162-18th-century-underpinnings?variant=35802354516118 Redthreaded also has a very good stays pattern that's similar, with better instructions. If you're normal- or longer- waisted and not comfortable grading patterns, that's probably a better option. redthreaded.com/products/17stays-pattern

Thank you so very much! I appreciate you watching. 🥰

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