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How to Make Perfect Eyelets
Three different methods for stitching eyelets by hand, and explanations of how to use the most common tools involved in setting metal eyelets.
3 commentsButterick Stays Pattern 4254
Joanne test drives the stays pattern with which most makers begin. Is Butterick 4254 a great beginner pattern... or an ill fitting mess?
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Simplicity Corset Pattern 2890
Commercial patterns have a bad reputation among corset makers! Jalea reviews and adds further instructions and fitting hints to this one.
How to Fit a Pair of Stays 2
The pattern seems good, but what do you do with that mock-up? On to fitting toiles, featuring example stays on three different body types.
How To Fit A Pair Of Stays 1
Do not fear stays! Michelle takes a well known 18th c stays pattern and shows us how to measure it, enjoy its unusual shape, and alter it to fit.