underbust corset pattern

By Mischa. 09/11/09, 01:54 pm

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good underbust corset (cincher) pattern. It doesn't have to be historically accurate, or tight laced - just fashion is fine Surprised

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By Static. 10/11/09, 01:43 am

I have a Laughing Moon Mercantile that's really great - not too many panels, very comfortable (though not a particularly pronounced curve) and easily modifiable. I got mine from Farthingales - EXORBITANT SHIPPING LIKE HOLY COW.

I recommend Ortensia for patterns - great range, lovely to deal with, and very quick shipping. This is the pattern I have, and I wish I'd gotten it from these guys: http://ortensia.com.au/product.php?productid=16235&cat=262&page=2

A Rare Notion are also very good, but I've noticed they don't keep their online store up to date - once an item is sold out, that's pretty much it, and they have only two patterns (neither of hich is underbust).

One site I have used (and hope to use more in the future - 100m of lacing cord FTW!) is Corset Making.com - their pattern range is formidable, and very tempting Razz

Pattern pages here: http://www.corsetmaking.com/CMSpages/CMSpatterns.html

For buying locally, the costume section in pattern books is very good to look at - I'm not sure off the top of my head whether they carry underbusts, but it's reasonably straight forward to mod one down fro man overbust.

By Mischa. 10/11/09, 10:05 am

Thank you so much for the detailed answer! This was exactly what I wanted to know Very Happy

By Static. 10/11/09, 10:06 am

Hee hee, no problem!

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