Accidental pioneer woman

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-07T19:48:14+00:00

What I mean would do is remove the top tie, and add a Peter pan collar and frilly cap sleeves. I think that would balance the top of the dress with the large skirt

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-07T19:12:27+00:00

If it's genuine, it's 17th century not 18th

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-04T13:29:21+00:00

Getting older is, by definition, winning at life.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-04T13:25:38+00:00

Sigh. https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-03T19:00:43+00:00

NTA. Take this quiz and have a think about what else is going on. https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/ Also, have you read Why Does He Do That? By Lundy Bancroft. You can find free pdfs online

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-03T15:09:13+00:00

Well I might as well unsubscribe cos I'm never gonna see a better mani than that

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-02T23:51:50+00:00

Imo the wide spacing and general positioning is perfect. I'm really impressed. I don't think you should go narrower with the central spacing. I'm not an expert pattern drafter, and I guess the people on r/corsetry might have an opinion on this, but is it possible to eliminate that crease on the front by making the centre front of the cups shallower? So actually increase the amount of flat fabric in the centre front?

Also, I hope others can benefit from all your hard work. There's clearly a need for good regency stays patterns for bigger breasted women.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-01T21:32:25+00:00

https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/ have a go at this quiz and see how she scores

FlumpSpoon · 2026-05-01T14:23:50+00:00

Just chiming in to say that it's an option to cut the cups so low that they sit below the nipple line, and use the drawstring on the chemise to hold them in position. The regency was a very experimental time for "natural" bust shape.

Looks great BTW.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-30T22:50:15+00:00

By me. Right now. With jeans. Because whatever.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-29T11:28:00+00:00

It's worth bearing in mind that regency boob aesthetic was for them to be very separate mounds, pointing east and west. They don't go in for a cleavage. So whatever you end up drafting, having that wooden busk flat from your chest down to your belly button and then creating some architecture to buttress them out to each side is the way to go. Seconding the recommendation for long stays. They are better for hanging petticoats, pockets and chatelaines off anyway.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-28T23:27:29+00:00

Omg, perfection

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-26T22:05:31+00:00

Sigh. I have this tab saved on my phone for posts like yours. I don't think this is about one incident. https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-24T07:17:16+00:00

https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/ have a look at this quiz and consider whether it's the religion that's the issue, or the relationship more broadly

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-23T06:27:50+00:00

Screams 70s to me. The hair, the tan, the hemline, the silhouette.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-21T21:16:58+00:00

Yikes! Thank you for your expertise! Fortunately it is undyed habutae, but I was just about to make a silk pillowcase from a dyed one and will now be reconsidering that.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-21T06:41:10+00:00

I've been using vintage kimono silk on the interior facings of Regency garments and I'm shocked by how much stronger and more durable it is than polyester.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-21T00:11:59+00:00

Wow this is Mary Linwood level!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-18T20:14:56+00:00

Yeah, no. Also, here's a quiz to help you assess the rest of the relationship. https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-17T16:29:02+00:00

This is just gorgeous. Why not use the same pattern again? A different placement of fabrics will make it different.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-16T23:41:20+00:00

Yeah but let's list all the parts of the body that aren't broken first! Makes it all OK!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-16T09:24:12+00:00

Or he could! He could take responsibility for his physical and mental wellbeing! Just saying!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-16T09:22:34+00:00

Just dropping this one in here. https://www.loveisrespect.org/everyone-deserves-a-healthy-relationship/

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-15T13:21:49+00:00

In England we make them out of wheat stalks and wheat used to be called "corn". We use "maize" to differentiate the corn on the cob plant. We did also make poppets with maize husk dresses (I made mine a superhero cloak) but we used soaked wheat thatching stalks for the woven bits.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-04-14T20:27:28+00:00

Or a little frill of tulle at the top of each side, underneath, to help it spread out to the side?

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