Making A Supportive and Comfortable Corset: the 1860s Style

This video is kindly sponsored by Serious Readers, the makers of Serious Lights! You can use the link below and the code SR493 for £100 off High Definition (HD) Lights + free delivery https://try.seriousreaders.com/pages/SR493 I am starting a new adventure - though you might have noticed that here on the channel there have been a handful of 1860s clothing being made, which, to be honest, was a coincidence, but probably the realisation I needed to start working on this bigger costume. As is typical with historical costume, the best place to start is inside out, and so I decided to tackle making an 1860s corset. This particular extant from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15546/corset-unknown/) has been on my mind for years - and so I thought it was finally time to attempt something inspired by it. I used half a meter of blue silk taffeta and half a meter of white cotton twill (in a lightweight but dense weave). As I mentioned, the pattern I used is by Redthreaded (https://payhip.com/b/1eU2r) and I altered it to fit me better and added some boning to resemble the extant a little better. For the top stitching, I used silk twist thread from Devere Yarns. Overall, I'm very happy with this corset! I think the style of it is along the lines of what I imagine the perfect corset to be, for my body and lifestyle. I quite like the fact that the boning doesn't extent beyond the waist, but still continues along the back, giving good support.