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Recreating Elizabethan Bodies
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- Written by M. Alison Kannon
Alison Kannon demystifies the construction and recreation of “bodies”, the stiffened supportive layer of clothing that later came to be called a corset or stays.
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Recreating Elizabethan Bodies
What was your boning material? Is the boning inserted between outer and interlining, or interlining and lining? Thanks.
Recreating Elizabethan Bodies
Thank you, thank you! In the past week I've been thinking about making these bodies, so the timing is perfect
Recreating Elizabethan Bodies
@squintywitch: I'm so sorry for the tardiness of my reply. I used a 1/4 inch flat oval reed to bone my bodies and I inserted them between the interlining and lining.
@ista: You're very welcome. :)
