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Best Historical Corset Patterns for Beginners

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I'm using my years of experience not only sewing historical corsets and stays but also designing, drafting, and writing sewing patterns to share my picks for the best corset and stays patterns for new sewists who are just starting out with corset making. This video will span the 18th century through the 1910s and cover Regency-era stays, Victorian, Edwardian and more. Just because these patterns are good for beginner corset makers, that doesn't mean corsets are a good first sewing project in general. You'll still need to work up your sewing skills before you tackle a corset project.
Below are all my recommended patterns. I haven't made all of these but if I haven't made a pattern mentioned specifically, I have made other patterns by that same company and would trust them. I've also made corset patterns not mentioned in this video but didn't included them because I would not recommend them for beginners (or sometimes, at all!).
** RECOMMENDED PATTERNS **
EARLY to MID-18TH-CENTURY
Larkin & Smith front and back lacing stays atthesignofthegoldenscissors....
Redthreaded Georgian Stays (Printed redthreaded.com/collections/m... (Paper), www.etsy.com/shop/Redthreaded... (PDF)
Budget friendly: Simplicity 8579 American Duchess Stays www.americanduchess.com/colle...
LATE-18TH-CENTURY
Hands down winner: Scroop & Virgil's Fine Goods Augusta Stays www.scrooppatterns.com/produc...
Runner up: Redthreaded 1780s stays www.redthreaded.com/products/...
REGENCY
Laughing Moon Merchantile Regency Corset and chemise www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...
VICTORIAN
Tried and True: Laughing Moon Mercantile Dore and Silverado Corsets www.laughingmoonmercantile.co... (also check out Truly Victorian's blog post on choosing a size for the LM pattern: trulyvictorian.info/index.php...)
Early Victorian: Black Snail 1840s-1860s Underwear blacksnailpatterns.com/listin... (PDF) blacksnailpatterns.com/listin... (Printed)
Budget Friendly: Aranea Black Dahlia Riding Corset www.araneablack.com/easy-vict...
EDWARDIAN S-BEND
Great Historical Shape: Truly Victorian TVE-01 1903 corset trulyvictorian.info/index.php...
Easiest construction: Black Snail blacksnailpatterns.com/listin...
Freebie: Aranea Black Tulip www.araneablack.com/antique-e...
1910s
Clear winner: Scroop Rilla Corset www.scrooppatterns.com/produc...
Runner up: Truly Victorian 1913 Corset trulyvictorian.info/index.php...
** MY CORSET-MAKING VIDEOS **
Early Victorian Corset: • Making an Early Victor...
"Lazy" Regency Corset: • Corset for the Lazy? T...
Fixing my Corsets and Stays: • Motivation for Alterat...
1910s Rilla Corset: • The Easiest Corset I'v...
1780s Redthreaded Stays: • Struggling to Sew an 1...
Comparing my First Corset to my Best Corset: • Comparing my FIRST cor...
** IMAGE CREDITS **
Image credits are included in the first pinned comment in the comment section.
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@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Continued from the description: If you're looking for pattern links, check the description above! *** IMAGE CREDITS *** 17th century fashion plate: collections.lacma.org/node/208172 Boned 17th century bodice with sleeves: www.europeana.eu/en/item/2048213/europeana_fashion_http___collections_vam_ac_uk_item_O10446 1680s Stays drawing: Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh Red 18th century stays: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90453 Black 18th century stays: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90454 Portrait of Mrs. Richard Galloway 1764: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11079 Late 18th century chemise dress fashion plate: www.pinterest.com/pin/844493659079722/ Brown 1780s stays: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90464 Buff-colored Late 18th-century stays: Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom - CC BY. www.europeana.eu/en/item/2048213/europeana_fashion_http___collections_vam_ac_uk_item_O115752 Early Regency brown corset: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107910 1813 Corset fashion plate: www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-2009-2430 1807 Fashion plate: www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-OB-102.125 Tan Regency stays: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158143 1772 white corset: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158004 1880 all black corset: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158013 1890s Yellow silk corset: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/86411 "The New Figure": commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:History_of_corsets#/media/File:Coronet_Corset_Co.jpg Edwardian corset photo: ateliernostalgia.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/getting-an-almost-historical-look-the-easier-way-or-how-to-cheat-to-most-effect/amp/ "American lady" Corset ad: www.pinterest.com/pin/137500594863423677/ 1904 Fashion plate: www.pinterest.com/pin/28429041388289989/ 1910s Corset ads: www.flickr.com/photos/sacheverelle/3086729432 www.pinterest.com/pin/36451078204815299/ Delineator 1918: blog.oup.com/2014/08/fashion-first-world-war-centenary/ Wearing History Edwardian Bra Pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/682705897/e-pattern-1900s-1910s-edwardian De Gracieuse 1916: geheugen.delpher.nl/nl/geheugen/view/gracieuse-ge-llustreerde-aglaja-aflevering-pagina?query=&facets%5BcollectionStringNL%5D%5B%5D=Modetijdschrift+De+Gracieuse&page=15&maxperpage=36&period=1916%2C1916&coll=ngvn&identifier=GMDH01%3A200019356

@believeinfaeries8713 2 года назад

Great video! I've used some of Aranea Black's patterns and they are amazing resources. I'm always amazed that she offers the multi-size patterns for free because they are so well done.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks! Yes she puts so much detail into those patterns, can’t believe she doesn’t charge anything!

@Alyathaean Год назад

She sadly discontinued her page

@bonniehyden962 4 месяца назад

Why have I never found you and this video in the past few years I've been tippy toeing around Historical Sewing??!! Fantastic video that helps tons! Many thanks to you, M'am!

@hannalindgren4114 8 дней назад

Thank you so much for this guide! I became interested in/started trying historical sewing about a year ago. One of my favorite things about it (aside from the gorgeous clothes) is this wonderful online community of super helpful people. Thanks for being one of those people! Making a corset feels a bit less daunting thanks to your video :)

@raraavis7782 Год назад

Very helpful review. Can't believe, RU-vid never recommended your channel to me, even though you seem to have been around for a while.

@New_Wave_Nancy 2 года назад

Thank you for this overview. As a newbie, I made the Scroop Rilla Corset after watching your video on it and it IS exceptional for those of us still pretty new to sewing. I've become a big Scroop fan since then. I'll have to check out some of these other patterns as I get more confident.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Glad your rilla turned out well! I’m a big scroop fangirl lol

@xiluvOreox 2 года назад

I'm always excited for your videos to come out Dixie! You are very clear and straightforward with very honest criticisms and realistic ways to make things work. Thanks so much for making costuming seem like less of an elite endeavour that only the most ✨aesthetic✨ people can do.

@taceyrosolowski7793 Год назад

So helpful. Thanks. Areana has closed her site down, which you probably already know. A great loss.

@VeganDoris 10 месяцев назад

2:01 “max out at a 44-inch bust, which I feel is unacceptable” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Why do they do this?! I can’t believe it is financially advantageous to have only smaller sizes?!

@beth12svist 2 года назад

The Rilla is now available in paper through Virgil's Fine Goods (in the US at least?) - a recent development with a couple of their patterns. :-) ETA: Also, I need to check out Aranea Black. No seam allowances is actually a plus for me - I'm used to that style of patterns, being in Continental Europe, and especially with something as precise as corsetry, I like knowing where the seamline is! And it's so much easier to make adjustments to patterns without the seam allowances getting in your way. I am perpetually between sizes and have a couple other "deviations" from the standard and actually always subtract seam allowances from patterns that have them...

@MiffoKarin 2 года назад

My first and so far only corset is a free Aranea Black pattern and I highly recommend it. It's not super complicated and has easy to understand markings. 👍

@wendynordstrom3487 2 года назад

You are such an EXCELLENT resource! Thank you, Dixie!!

@HistoricalBelle Год назад

This is really helpful! I've always found corsets and stays really intimidating to make.

@dee-annegordon5959 2 года назад

Love these resource type videos. Always helpful to refer back to. I used the Laughing Moon pattern myself.

@morganbaldwinmiller 2 года назад

Super helpful, thanks for putting this together!

@mjdc2533 2 года назад

Super helpful in a decision making process. Thank you.

@pv6450 2 года назад

Awesome breakdown for tons of options. Thanks for all the research

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks for watching 😊

@coreygilles847 2 года назад

Thank you for compiling all this information :)

@nanettebromley8843 2 года назад

Brill video. Thank you for putting this video out. Makes things easier especially for those of us with more generous proportions. I have both laughing moon patterns mentioned. Haven't made either yet. Am making the regency chemise though and working my way up to the short stays. I got my pattern printed at Flamingo Prints here in the UK. Reasonably priced and I have actually received printed pattern next day.

@theoffkeydiva 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this comprehensive guide!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@Sewingistherapy 2 года назад

Thanks for the info! I have several of them and love the Rilla one.

@alshirley3444 2 года назад

Oh my goodness thank you so much Dixie for this video I have been looking for something like this because I wanted to make my own corset but I was so daunted by all the craziness of the everything I am straight up and down and have no waist very little hips and pretty much no bust but I have an incredibly long torso so finding a corset pattern that will fit has been the bane of my existence

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks! Perfecting the fit on a corset is hard because it’s such a close fitting garment. I’ve certainly learned so much about my unique shape from corset making (sway back, high hip, one side bigger than the other). Getting it right takes a lot of trial and error (and occasionally padding). Do a lot of mock ups and you’ll get there, good luck!

@michellecornum5856 2 года назад

Good resource material. Thank you.

@elainebye9090 2 года назад

Thank you, saved this for future reference!

@rtboothby3053 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this information.

@kimt2au 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for such a helpful video.

@AliciaB. 2 года назад

very useful video, will certainly come back to it for my projects :)

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thank you!

@rachaelleonard2951 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I’ve looking for a good place to start!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Glad it helped, good luck with whatever pattern you choose

@ColleenMarble 2 года назад

Great video! I have only made one pair of stays and it was the American Duchess Simplicity pattern. I learned a lot and I like the finished project but BOY OH BOY is the sizing WAY off. I mean WAAAAAAAY off. I posted two videos - one is the lessons I learned during the mockup and one is the final video on that project. But now that I've had a chance to wear them, I think there are still things that I'd change, so I'd like to try again with the August stays pattern you mention. I have heard so many good things about it.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks! I’ve heard similar things from others but I still wanted to include it because it’s a very popular pattern and it’s front-lacing which is a big plus. I just hope that other people who want to try it can get more info from AD before jumping in. Good luck with the Augusta if you do give them a shot! Virgil’s fine goods also has an extensive blog post about fitting the stays.

@ColleenMarble 2 года назад

@@DixieDIY I think the thing that's good about that pattern for less-experienced sewists is that it has very clear instructions and is actually very easy to construct. But I would have been so, so disappointed if I hadn't understood what a good fit looks like and had just made the pattern out of the envelope without a mockup. It would not have fit me anywhere if I had made the size Simplicity said I should make. And how discouraging would that be? As an advanced seamstress I was able to recognize and correct some of those fit issues before even starting, and I'm not sure a true beginner would have been able to do that, or make the FBA that I needed.

@JenInOz 2 года назад

In looks, I found the AD Simplicity stays were very similar to butterick 4254.

@lizzyscorner 2 года назад

Great advice!!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks!

@stancexpunks Год назад

V helpful! Thx

@babetweirdgirl4103 2 года назад

Thank you!!

@marthabenner6528 2 года назад

Colleen Marble did a sew along on the American Duchess stay pattern for large chested curvy women.

@jenniferstone2567 2 года назад

I would like to add the Victorian Dressmaker books, by Prior Attire have some great corset patterns. You have to grade them to your own size but you get full instructions and photos of the construction.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Those books are fantastic and a great resource for all kinds of historical construction techniques!

@creativelycunningstunts 2 года назад

Edited to ad this question :-) WHere could I find a pattern for a brasierre, I'm a bit more "busty" so I would need some kind of support and I do like the underbust corset in stead of the mid bust corset for the nineteen teens. I also do not mind making an extra garment :-) Laughing moon's pdf pattern are a joy to work with btw. I have been using their paper patterns for so long and I always loved them. I was a bit anxious to switch to the pdf patterns but I eventually did and they are just great! :-) Love your channel!

@historical.isolde7918 2 года назад

My big avoid is any by Recreating History patterns. Aside from instructions that are confusing, there are also inaccuracies (a back brace styled as a set of Regency stays) and are known for some dodgy dealings within historical address academic circles (most recently making a pattern for the Lengberg Bra, without consulting the original team, who were developing their own pattern at the time).

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Yeah I’ve heard so many sketchy things about many of their patterns including issues like pieces mislabeled or not properly sized/shaped. There are way better options out there

@nanettebromley8843 2 года назад

I do have some of their patterns as I couldn't find anyone else that did the plus sized pattern for the time period needed and I cannot draft a pattern from scratch to save my self. I always do mock ups as there has been some fit issues and redraft from there.

@LtSarai Год назад

Oh that's disheartening to hear. I bought their stays-with-sleeves pattern last year since it was the only one I could find for the 1690s-1720s that laced in the front. (Everything else either laced up the back or was too late for Golden Age of Piracy). I really hope that by the time I'm ready to make stays I can tell if it's a good pattern or not.

@stevezytveld6585 2 года назад

Well done for all of that heavy lifting on the research. Thank you! I'm still in a time-out with my attempt to pattern hack the Red Threaded half stays. This is in no way the fault of the lovely Cinthia, who runs the company. I just thought pattern manipulation was easier than it actually is. And it was my third or fourth attempt at sewing a finished garment. Please don't do as I did. All that being said, I'm liking the Truly Victorian early teens corset for my first real attempt. Later. In the summer, maybe... oye. Pattern adjusting with multiple seems is a weird and occasionally wonderful thing... As for life in the former Red Zone of Ottawa. Turns out we got a day or two off for weird behaviour. And then we snapped back into capital city mode and renamed the street in front of the Russian Embassy "Ukrainian Freedom". To be balanced out by the work of multiple groups to bring the refugees to their new home. Sorry, I was a little preoccupied with local fascists to notice that World War Three started. Like, what the actual... In the meantime, I stand in absolute awe of the capital city of Kiev. Putin has absolutely no idea of what he's unleased. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

I’m so glad conditions have improved in Ottawa! I hope you’re getting some much needed rest. I think the realities of what’s happening in Ukraine make the convoy protesters look like selfish toddlers. I’m also impressed with the bravery of Russian citizens who’ve stood up to protest the war.

@stevezytveld6585 2 года назад

@@DixieDIY Definitely catching up on the very needed post-occupation rest, thank you. What we went through was only the tiniest, fraction of a sliver of a taste of what Kiev is living through. With that in mind - I completely understand the choices made by the Soccer Mums, who, after dropping the kid off with out-of-country family, turned back around to pick up automatics and cocktails. 'Wine 'o' clock' just got a new dimension... The 'convoy protesters' were toddlers. The scary thing being a mob of humanity like that is really easy to turn into a violent mob. I don't know by what angles on high they got them out peacefully. I'm really hoping the version circling DC fizzles and dies publicly. No one needs to be subjected to that level of dumb-dumb, racist, fascists, poop heads. The protesters in Russia have a long history of morally strong bad-asses to draw upon. The amount of courage on public display right now is absolutely astounding, on both sides.

@acexkeikai Год назад

Aranea Black Corset is no longer availlable... well I found it through Scribe but it's no longer free.

@wayward_epsilon 10 месяцев назад

Some people on Reddit have actually compiled most if not all of her patterns into a free, publicly available Google Drive!

@JenInOz 2 года назад

Thanks for this video! I made a mock-up of a Truly Victorian corset and found the bones were too high under the arms - they stuck in my armpits and I'll need help from my son (who cut the spiral steel bones to length for me) to shorten the bones when I get around to trying again. I'm curious too to learn what it is specifically that you don't like about the big 4 patterns. For example I have McCalls 7915 in my stash and would like to give it a go but can't find reviews on it...

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

My issue with a lot of the big 4 is with sizing and the amount of built-in ease (usually they add too much). With that Angela Clayton pattern I wonder did she draft a version herself in one of mccall’s standard size, then the people in the office graded it from there OR did she send in the pieces for the finished pattern that fit her body (which is different than a standard pattern size) to mccall’s office and someone there redrafted it for a standard size and then graded it up and down? There are a lot of places in that process where something could go wrong with sizing. Even the patterns that are taken directly from period pattern magazines can get wonky when they’re put in the hands of a grader trained to do modern sizing. They’re just hit or miss and all you can do is try them out and see if they work for you. That being said, Angela Clayton is very skilled in pattern drafting so that’s a plus.

@jerusalemadeniyi6952 6 месяцев назад

Please does anyone have tje andrea pdf please

@gmoo84 Год назад

Any suggestions on which style is most versitle across the decades? As in if I can only make one for now which corset/stays would 'make do' for more time periods?

@DixieDIY Год назад

A general Victorian corset can span 60 years if the 19th century. And a general pair of 18th century stays can cheat most of the 18th century and even some of the 17th century.

@gmoo84 Год назад

@@DixieDIY awesome thank you!

@grandy2875 Год назад

As a wheelchair user with chronic back problems, which style of corset would you recommend as the most comfortable for someone in a seated position for extended periods of time? Thank you in advance 😊 🙃🐨🇦🇺