A number of us are working on creating some new Regency-period costumes for the 19th c. tea, the Antique Elegance Show, or for the Pride and Prejudice Pity Party next year. If you would like to see a good overview of some of the major Regency undergarment patterns that are out there, you might want to check out this site. I thought this was very helpful - especially when they linked to pictures of finished examples! I'm working on the Past Patterns long stays right now, and I think I'm going to try one of those free chemise patterns at the top of the page. I'll let you know how they turn out.
Thanks for the post Jen! I was about to post my progress in the next few days. I have been a little uneasy the last creating Regency short stays. The fit was a little hard to get used to. I went with the Sense and Sensibility pattern. I knew it ran big so I tried to scale the pattern down but still needed to take it in a few places. Overall though I think they are fitting like they are supposed to. I will post pictures later tonight. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm scaling the corsets and crinolines pattern this very minute. I'd like to convert it to short stays. Cross your fingers for me that I don't muck up the conversion, haha as I'm Totally winging it!
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