stays progress update: these are the stays i announced i was starting to work on all the way back in november. and i’ve finally made some good progress on them...only four months later, whoops. i blame christmas, work, the foundations revealed competition, and various winter illnesses. it’s definitely not due to my own laziness. and i’m definitely not currently putting off hand stitching the eyelets and binding the top edge right now. i just didn’t have the patience to bind those curves with my stiff grosgrain ribbon straight after binding those tabs. though i have to say i am very pleased that i did them entirely by machine and they look *ok*. these stays are based on an 1880 pattern from corsets and crinolines by norah waugh. i didn’t make a toile so i can’t wait to see what they look like on! #stays #corset #staymaker #18thcentury #18thcenturystays #18thcenturyfashion #georgian #georgianfashion #historicalfashion #periodfashion #sewingproject #wip #workinprogress #corsetsandcrinolines #1880 #1880sfashion #pink #pinkstays #pinkandorange https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUlNbxgYcx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qn6y57xttex4