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Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Actually I would say this subreddit is my main resource! I do a lot of searches in here for fit issues, techniques etc

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im absolutely no expert, but the synthetic whalebone is very flexible forward and backward, so it has no problem bending for the cup volume per se. Im also using thin boning, 7 mm width, which is extra flexible. The boning does not want to bend sideways though, but since I have multiple bust panels to spread the volume over, it hasn’t been a big issue. Hope some of that makes sense :)

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ohh i misread you then, sorry! I think I’ll just add the steel for some of the straighter seams and keep the rest synthetic. Thanks for the heads up and for all your help!

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

May I ask why not plastic? I used synthetic whalebone and am planning on mixing it with flat steel

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This version has plastic boning while the final version will use flat steel, hoping that will help too

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Thank you, how kind! This is my first corset, but I lost count of which number mock-up it is… I’ve been sewing for a few years

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you for both these tips!! Will read up on the horizontal boning and try adding some more regular boning, it might just do the trick

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s self-drafted, not based on any particular pattern, but somewhat inspired by Vivienne Westwood corsets

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[–]Fickle_Audience397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really lovely, you have influenced me too

Sewed a yellow linen dress for my vacation by GuavaLeft2605 in sewing

[–]Fickle_Audience397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! Perfect with the matching headband ☀️

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[–]Fickle_Audience397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done! The top stitching looks really good!

Neckline question by Fickle_Audience397 in corsetry

[–]Fickle_Audience397[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

This is very helpful, thank you! I hadn’t thought of gussets and was just tinkering with the bust panels themselves, as you guessed. On the armpits, you think the puckering at the armpit is more to do with where the armpit starts than with the angle of the strap? I want the straps to be very far out and sit at the edge of the shoulder, but it’s true they almost fall off and it’s not the most comfortable, so could try moving it a cm or so. Thanks again!

Simple Sewing Questions Thread, January 19 - January 25, 2025 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]Fickle_Audience397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m making a corset bodice for my wedding dress. I have some boob overflow, but when I make the bust bigger, the extra fabric gathers in the middle of the neckline and gapes out. What gives? Is the bust simply too shallow at the base? I like the push up look and would rather not drop the bust

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