I love the binding as is because it leans towards the authenticity of people using every last morsel of fabric due to it being so precious. There are extant garments that show this practice, such as the stays that Morgan Donner remade. On the original there is blue binding on the stomacher, compared to red on the rest of the stays. It's so cute to me and shows a lot of personality in a garment. I love your stays, and think that it turned out so well made! Great job!
Plea to switch your ribbons out for yellow! I love the yellow binding and I feel like using yellow ribbon would kind of salve the hurt of losing the binding. Or using yellow ribbon on the gown somehow?
On the grommets: Use an awl to punch through (not cut) the fabric and make sure the metal ring of the half piece goes all the way through the fabric before putting on the other piece and then hammering. Also hold the hammer near the end of the handle. With practice, this will allow you to have to hit the grommet holder once or twice rather than several times
Here is a hint about the Leather Punch you were trying to use to make a hole in the calico. First, yes the awl is the first choice, but when using a leather punch on fabric always. . .ALWAYS. . put a piece of cardstock under the fabric. The cardstock can be part of a cereal box, anything. . .THEN when you make the punch the cut edge has someplace to go past the fabric. It really works. Also twist the leather punch around. . .when you have it squeezed closed, that also helps cut through the fabric. Good luck!
So smart to just make the lining in one piece! I’ve used this pattern to make several stays, but I’ve always basically constructed the lining the same way as the outer, using the same pattern pieces, which is a lot more time consuming.
I was surprised because the lining should be made in the same shape as the outer fabric. she has a strange pattern, because usually after stitching all the pieces it sways voluminously and not flat. Otherwise what's the point of stitching it from many pieces of fabric))
@@rizhayakroha I think the pattern isn't one piece because the grain might be different in the various pieces. Also, it helps arrange the boning in a way that supports and shapes the figure in the right way. (I have almost 0 experience in making stays myself though! Not claiming any autority here, please correct me if I'm wrong)
@@rizhayakroha 18th-century stays and bodices don't have the curves that later corsets do, so you can often line them by tracing while flat and making it up in one piece. But on a later Victorian corset or gown, you couldn't do that because of the curves.
@@aidakopmels9307 No. You are absolutely right. Sewing separately is designed to keep the grain line exact along. You are more experienced than you think!!♥️🇨🇦
If you are doing more stays or corsets in the future, I would absolutely recommend getting a cheap grommet press. They're only about £30. It makes it so easy, and silent, to put them in, and you can get ends to put in rivets too. I use an awl for small (8mm or smaller) eyelets, and have some cutting ends for my press for larger eyelets. I like to use a cutter that is 2mm smaller than the eyelet for canvas weight fabrics and then stretch it around, so it's nice and tight and doesn't end up with loose eyelets after a few wears.
In terms of hole punching fabric with a leather hole punch… I’ve literally just encountered this problem yesterday! If you put a piece of cardboard behind the fabric it actually works pretty well
This may sound weird but I love that you included the stressful moments in the project as well, because it's so realistic to the actual process of crafting something new! You ended up with a beautiful end result and I'm so glad you're happy with it. I was just wondering if you're not supposed to wear the bumpad overtop of the corset, rather than under it? But honestly I love this series and I can't wait to see the rest of the videos!
I'm happy to see that you tried synthetic baleen. Could you consider doing a comparison video between zip ties and synthetic baleen, now that you have tried working with both? I think that would be interesting. Thanks for the video.
If anyone is interested, I am just doing a video series where i sew a 18. Century Dress out of old bedsheets in german 😂😂 but maby not as professional as she does😅 I really enjoyed watching this video!
Exquisite work this looks perfect on you and the print is beautiful. I do prefer the yellow over the white piping on the hem of the corset looks more creative, designer-ish or vintage avant-garde.
❤❤❤❤❤❤ I knew it! I saw your thumbnail and I recognized the fabric. I have drapes. I love the painted flowers. Your corset turned out really nice! It’s beautiful!
It looks great! I know it's more work but if I could vote, I'd say yellow binding and red front lacing because it cheers up and ties the whole thing together so much more. Still lovely with the white binding as well!
If you make stays again I would look into some of the different arm-scie / shoulder strap shapes. I did notice at one point that there is a teensy gap in the back right where the strap starts, and you seem to keep tugging the straps up. I bet it will get more manageable with the overdress, but it might still be worth a look into different shoulder shapes to be less hassle in the future!
So pretty! Are you planning on making a gown next? Or a petticoat and jacketbodice? Also making a lining out of one or only a few peices is historically accurate!
Hi. I’m a Dutch girl, too (my dad was born in Beilen, Drenthe, NL) and recently started sewing after not sewing for several years. I’m planning on making a traditional Dutch costume (Fryslân style bc Dad’s family came from that region). I love watching your videos to familiarize myself with historic dresses, and undergarments.
I like the happiness vibes I am getting from you Loepsi very much. Try to find more of the yellow binding! I don't mind the bi-colours, but your eyes was spot on with the yellow one! ☺️
Just a tip: you can use heat (e.g. a lighter) to round the edges of the boning/rigilene, that can save you some time. I hope you will sew similar stays/corsets in the future!
I don't know if anyone said anything on the last video but kitchen scissors work just as well for cutting zip ties. At least in my experience. I love your fabric!
Yes it's very time consuming but I think you're going pretty fast actually! I most certainly didn't sew up, make boning channels, and bind the stays in one day when I made mine!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW PRETTY THIS IS!!! I love all historical fashion but 18th century fashion just hits different. I am just so in awe by it, it almost feels like I have a crush on it 😂 You know what scrap the almost. The silhouette is just absolute perfection. And you did an amazing job!!!!! 😍 The tulips are such a great choice too :)
The stays turned out so well! The three undergarments look so good, and I have to say, I actually like the white binding better! I can’t wait to see the finished dress.
Look into spiral lacing for the front. I too like history bounding but I am too basic a sewer to attempt to make stays. Most stays, to my understanding, would have the eyelets sewen much like a button hole. Metal grommets are much later in history. You did a lovely work. Can't wait for the dress.
Lucy, I have literally been dreaming of watching you make 18th century clothing since I first started following you; it is the perfect mix of my favorite fashion period and my favorite sewing RUclipsr! I can't express how happy this makes me, and the execution of this series and the clothing you are making is incredible! You didn't even know I have been wanting this content from you and you delivered flawlessly! I am so excited for the rest of your journey! ❤️
WOW is all I can say. I never tried gromets because they had me completely sumpted....GREAT JOB, IM VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS DRESS! :)
I buy my boning on Etsy! It's super easy and affordable. I love the stays btw! I've had that pattern for over a year and maybe now I'll have to actually make it...
Ooh,I love doing grommets! So satisfying!! If the hand squeezing tool doesnt open the grommet enough some GENTLE taps on the grommet itself with a hammer can help finish the process.
Have to admit, my grommets wont stay using that type of kit unless I give it one Hard Whack with hammer, might be depending on fabric and is it going to be under a lot of stress : D
The bias tape handwork looked very nice. Really wanted to see a close up you actually doing that and than also when it was done. All those corners! Want to see! Good work!
I’m actually using that same belt punch thing to make eyelet things on my dress bodice, it works pretty well with more layers of fabric. That aside, I love how these stays look!! I think I have a new project now…
AAAAAAAAAAh! Your stays are to die for, Lucy. OMG, I have to make some. You need an awl to make the eyelet holes. Looking forward to the dress, xoxo's Sandie
Love so beautiful! You are doing so such a professional job. Thank you for all the encouragement and true motivation to just get started. I also loved the light pinkish dress with the contrasting yoke
Fun video beautiful result 🌷🌷👍 laughed so hard at your "why am I like this?" face you made with the 2 colours bias tape 😂😂 and I was shouting smack it smack that grommit 💪🔨
I just finished adding some grommets. They looked ugly (they were white but hammering scrapped the paint) so I embroidered them with a embroidery thread that matched my fabric and it looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! if you use grommets I recommend embroidering over them!
For anyone who is wondering, you can buy really long cable ties (zip ties) at hardware stores. And they are usually much cheaper there. Also, paint stirring sticks make excellent busks!
This is just incredible! It looks so good and historical. I don't care that you said that it was easy, I'm super impressed anyway. Also, love the red ribbon!
There is actually a tool to install grommets and snap fasteners and such. Looks like tongs or big pliers. Mine is from the brand Prym and I'm never going back to hammering 😅
OMG! You and I are using the same fabric for our own 18th century gown! Although I'm using it as a petticoat with a frill at the bottom as well as the bows for my hair (not gonna do traditional hair styles since it's sorta inspired by the cottagecore aesthetic and having a more romantic feel).
I've been wanting to make one after seeing my few RUclipsrs used their own stays. I'm so happy my other vintage YT is doing one as well. Hopefully I get the courage to made one or found a good maker of one ◉‿◉
In all honesty I secretly hope you don’t fix the yellow bias tape. I think it’s charming and adds character to the piece. As someone else commented it adds to the historical part of the work, using every bit of what’s available. I personally adore it but of course it’s your piece and you will and should do as you wish.
Omg so beautiful! IKEA has the best price for cotton, you just need to be careful about the weight. The heavier stuff is great for skirts and pinafores that need some body.
I like the white binding better anyway. Yellow is my favorite color, but I think the yellow binding would be better if the fashion fabric had a yellow ground. This turned out great, you should feel really good about it.
I watch all of your videos even though I've never sewn anything in my life, and right now I just want to buy stuff to make stays, because I've been wanting them for SO LONG. I'm so jealous 🤣
If you have never sewn before, I recommend starting with a simpler project than stays. :) Stays are probably too difficult if you have never sewn anything. Practice sewing on easier things first. :) Good luck.
@@nian60 Yes! I know that this is basically impossible for me to start with xD I should start with something easier and keep going from there. But maybe this is just the motivation that I need
this is sooooo exciting :D i wish i could do this...i don't feel ready at all also...I am a minimalist...can't justify having an eighteenth century dress in my wardrobe haha
You are progressing like nobody's business. I can't wait to see how the final dress looks.....I am sure absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you so much!!
You can use an awl to separate the fabric. It’s stronger to move the fibers over than to cut them. But it looks soo good! Way to go
Oh that makes sense! Thanks for the tip :) (hahaha no pun intended 😂)
I love the binding as is because it leans towards the authenticity of people using every last morsel of fabric due to it being so precious. There are extant garments that show this practice, such as the stays that Morgan Donner remade. On the original there is blue binding on the stomacher, compared to red on the rest of the stays. It's so cute to me and shows a lot of personality in a garment.
I love your stays, and think that it turned out so well made! Great job!
Plea to switch your ribbons out for yellow! I love the yellow binding and I feel like using yellow ribbon would kind of salve the hurt of losing the binding. Or using yellow ribbon on the gown somehow?
Love that you went with the floral fabric for the stays! It came out looking so professional, can’t wait to see the completed project!
On the grommets: Use an awl to punch through (not cut) the fabric and make sure the metal ring of the half piece goes all the way through the fabric before putting on the other piece and then hammering. Also hold the hammer near the end of the handle. With practice, this will allow you to have to hit the grommet holder once or twice rather than several times
Here is a hint about the Leather Punch you were trying to use to make a hole in the calico. First, yes the awl is the first choice, but when using a leather punch on fabric always. . .ALWAYS. . put a piece of cardstock under the fabric. The cardstock can be part of a cereal box, anything. . .THEN when you make the punch the cut edge has someplace to go past the fabric. It really works. Also twist the leather punch around. . .when you have it squeezed closed, that also helps cut through the fabric. Good luck!
🤩 I love it so much!
Thank you!! 😄
So smart to just make the lining in one piece! I’ve used this pattern to make several stays, but I’ve always basically constructed the lining the same way as the outer, using the same pattern pieces, which is a lot more time consuming.
I was surprised because the lining should be made in the same shape as the outer fabric. she has a strange pattern, because usually after stitching all the pieces it sways voluminously and not flat. Otherwise what's the point of stitching it from many pieces of fabric))
One piece linings are actually more common in extant stays (and the tabs are usually lined separately using scraps, which is also way easier)
@@rizhayakroha I think the pattern isn't one piece because the grain might be different in the various pieces. Also, it helps arrange the boning in a way that supports and shapes the figure in the right way. (I have almost 0 experience in making stays myself though! Not claiming any autority here, please correct me if I'm wrong)
@@rizhayakroha 18th-century stays and bodices don't have the curves that later corsets do, so you can often line them by tracing while flat and making it up in one piece. But on a later Victorian corset or gown, you couldn't do that because of the curves.
@@aidakopmels9307 No. You are absolutely right. Sewing separately is designed to keep the grain line exact along. You are more experienced than you think!!♥️🇨🇦
If you are doing more stays or corsets in the future, I would absolutely recommend getting a cheap grommet press. They're only about £30. It makes it so easy, and silent, to put them in, and you can get ends to put in rivets too. I use an awl for small (8mm or smaller) eyelets, and have some cutting ends for my press for larger eyelets. I like to use a cutter that is 2mm smaller than the eyelet for canvas weight fabrics and then stretch it around, so it's nice and tight and doesn't end up with loose eyelets after a few wears.
In terms of hole punching fabric with a leather hole punch… I’ve literally just encountered this problem yesterday!
If you put a piece of cardboard behind the fabric it actually works pretty well
This may sound weird but I love that you included the stressful moments in the project as well, because it's so realistic to the actual process of crafting something new! You ended up with a beautiful end result and I'm so glad you're happy with it. I was just wondering if you're not supposed to wear the bumpad overtop of the corset, rather than under it? But honestly I love this series and I can't wait to see the rest of the videos!
I'm happy to see that you tried synthetic baleen. Could you consider doing a comparison video between zip ties and synthetic baleen, now that you have tried working with both? I think that would be interesting. Thanks for the video.
They came out so pretty! I need to get this pattern for myself!
If anyone is interested, I am just doing a video series where i sew a 18. Century Dress out of old bedsheets in german 😂😂 but maby not as professional as she does😅 I really enjoyed watching this video!
Exquisite work this looks perfect on you and the print is beautiful. I do prefer the yellow over the white piping on the hem of the corset looks more creative, designer-ish or vintage avant-garde.
aw i loved the yellow binding, it compliments the yellow in the flowers so well ♥
It looks great. I can picture the stays with all sorts of bottoms; jeans, slacks, skirts etc...
❤❤❤❤❤❤ I knew it! I saw your thumbnail and I recognized the fabric. I have drapes. I love the painted flowers. Your corset turned out really nice! It’s beautiful!
The ikea fabric! I love that one. I love tulips and have gotten myself 5 yards of it. Your project turned out lovely!
Congratulations! Your stays look AWESOME! Try lacing and tightening from top to bottom. I found that doing that made my lacing gaps be more parallel.
This is GORGEOUS. I love the way this came out!@! And that pinkish dress with contrasting yoke is so darling!
You are great at this
This is looking so beautiful! I cannot wait to see the final product with gown and everything, so excited!
Beautiful!!
Love the red ribbon tie in front. I think it's just the right pop of color.
Like everyone else, I look forward to the completed ensemble.
It looks so amazing :D you're a very inspiring sewer! I would love to see how the stays look on "modern vintage" garment, worn like a vest on a dress!
It looks great! I know it's more work but if I could vote, I'd say yellow binding and red front lacing because it cheers up and ties the whole thing together so much more. Still lovely with the white binding as well!
I actually love the half yellow look! Would look much better with a yellow ribbon or other yellow details on the other parts of the dress! ❤️💛💛
If you make stays again I would look into some of the different arm-scie / shoulder strap shapes. I did notice at one point that there is a teensy gap in the back right where the strap starts, and you seem to keep tugging the straps up. I bet it will get more manageable with the overdress, but it might still be worth a look into different shoulder shapes to be less hassle in the future!
So pretty! Are you planning on making a gown next? Or a petticoat and jacketbodice?
Also making a lining out of one or only a few peices is historically accurate!
Hi. I’m a Dutch girl, too (my dad was born in Beilen, Drenthe, NL) and recently started sewing after not sewing for several years. I’m planning on making a traditional Dutch costume (Fryslân style bc Dad’s family came from that region). I love watching your videos to familiarize myself with historic dresses, and undergarments.
Is turning so gorgeous ♥️ I can't imagine how beautiful will be the whole dress
I like the happiness vibes I am getting from you Loepsi very much.
Try to find more of the yellow binding! I don't mind the bi-colours, but your eyes was spot on with the yellow one! ☺️
Just a tip: you can use heat (e.g. a lighter) to round the edges of the boning/rigilene, that can save you some time. I hope you will sew similar stays/corsets in the future!
I like the half yellow. Also black trim would look fantastic.
Next time try an awl (priem) or just a sharp knitting needle to make the holes. Then you just spread the fibers instead of cutting through the fabric.
I don't know if anyone said anything on the last video but kitchen scissors work just as well for cutting zip ties. At least in my experience.
I love your fabric!
Yes it's very time consuming but I think you're going pretty fast actually! I most certainly didn't sew up, make boning channels, and bind the stays in one day when I made mine!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW PRETTY THIS IS!!! I love all historical fashion but 18th century fashion just hits different. I am just so in awe by it, it almost feels like I have a crush on it 😂 You know what scrap the almost. The silhouette is just absolute perfection. And you did an amazing job!!!!! 😍 The tulips are such a great choice too :)
Right?? I have such a soft spot for 18th century fashion 😍
The stays turned out so well! The three undergarments look so good, and I have to say, I actually like the white binding better! I can’t wait to see the finished dress.
Look into spiral lacing for the front. I too like history bounding but I am too basic a sewer to attempt to make stays. Most stays, to my understanding, would have the eyelets sewen much like a button hole. Metal grommets are much later in history. You did a lovely work. Can't wait for the dress.
I actually love the pop of color of yellow... really stands out
Lucy, I have literally been dreaming of watching you make 18th century clothing since I first started following you; it is the perfect mix of my favorite fashion period and my favorite sewing RUclipsr! I can't express how happy this makes me, and the execution of this series and the clothing you are making is incredible! You didn't even know I have been wanting this content from you and you delivered flawlessly! I am so excited for the rest of your journey! ❤️
Great job! Good call on using the synthetic boning. I can't wait to see the next step in your outfit :)
The fabric is gorgeous
WOW is all I can say. I never tried gromets because they had me completely sumpted....GREAT JOB, IM VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS DRESS! :)
They look so gorgeous! Beautiful job. This fabric is glorious, I think that I need a trip to Ikea :D
I buy my boning on Etsy! It's super easy and affordable. I love the stays btw! I've had that pattern for over a year and maybe now I'll have to actually make it...
That was such a good fabric choice, its so beautiful. Just the colors and the patterns and the size... Its so pretty!
i use nail clippers to cut boning and then just sand it down, sometimes its a bit jagged though. ive also had luck with kitchen scissors
Ooh,I love doing grommets! So satisfying!! If the hand squeezing tool doesnt open the grommet enough some GENTLE taps on the grommet itself with a hammer can help finish the process.
Have to admit, my grommets wont stay using that type of kit unless I give it one Hard Whack with hammer, might be depending on fabric and is it going to be under a lot of stress : D
The bias tape handwork looked very nice. Really wanted to see a close up you actually doing that and than also when it was done. All those corners! Want to see!
Good work!
I can't sew at all, and this makes me want to learn just to make it. It is so gorgeous!!
Hey beautiful 💕
You made all the garments very neatly even without a serger
An old cutting board as a grommet base is genius!
I’m actually using that same belt punch thing to make eyelet things on my dress bodice, it works pretty well with more layers of fabric.
That aside, I love how these stays look!! I think I have a new project now…
So lovely! Can’t wait to see your finished dress. 💐
That's so crazy that the boning was hard to find. I got a big roll of sewable boning for like $8 on amazon in the USA.
AAAAAAAAAAh! Your stays are to die for, Lucy. OMG, I have to make some. You need an awl to make the eyelet holes.
Looking forward to the dress,
xoxo's Sandie
Loving this series so far, can't wait to see the end result.
It looks so good! Well done. Now I want to make one too.
So pretty! I actually really love the yellow binding
You could easily wear this as an everyday top! So beautiful!
You could wear that as a top over a white blouse. Very pretty. Well done. 🙂
Oh yes, or a green dress 😍
@@Loepsie YES!!! 😃
Love so beautiful! You are doing so such a professional job. Thank you for all the encouragement and true motivation to just get started. I also loved the light pinkish dress with the contrasting yoke
I do think you should do a photo shoot of the contrasting yoke dress and tell us where it came from.
It looks great! Can't wait to see you make the dress!
Fun video beautiful result 🌷🌷👍 laughed so hard at your "why am I like this?" face you made with the 2 colours bias tape 😂😂 and I was shouting smack it smack that grommit 💪🔨
I am loving this series! The garments turned out beautiful
I just finished adding some grommets. They looked ugly (they were white but hammering scrapped the paint) so I embroidered them with a embroidery thread that matched my fabric and it looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! if you use grommets I recommend embroidering over them!
It looks great! The fabric works really well with it, and good luck with the next steps and the dress!
They are absolutely stunning I would pay a lot for those in a shop. Honestly it’s gorgeous!!!
I look forward to the dress, this is a beautiful project 😍
For anyone who is wondering, you can buy really long cable ties (zip ties) at hardware stores. And they are usually much cheaper there. Also, paint stirring sticks make excellent busks!
I had to visit FOUR hardware stores to even find this width of zip ties. Extra long? Not a chance 😢
This is just incredible! It looks so good and historical. I don't care that you said that it was easy, I'm super impressed anyway. Also, love the red ribbon!
It looks amazing! The fabric is so beautiful
There is actually a tool to install grommets and snap fasteners and such. Looks like tongs or big pliers. Mine is from the brand Prym and I'm never going back to hammering 😅
I love how all the undergarments turned out!
OMG! You and I are using the same fabric for our own 18th century gown! Although I'm using it as a petticoat with a frill at the bottom as well as the bows for my hair (not gonna do traditional hair styles since it's sorta inspired by the cottagecore aesthetic and having a more romantic feel).
You did a fantastic job love the fabric too
I'm waiting to see the skirt so far it's gorgeous.
I've been wanting to make one after seeing my few RUclipsrs used their own stays. I'm so happy my other vintage YT is doing one as well. Hopefully I get the courage to made one or found a good maker of one ◉‿◉
In all honesty I secretly hope you don’t fix the yellow bias tape. I think it’s charming and adds character to the piece. As someone else commented it adds to the historical part of the work, using every bit of what’s available. I personally adore it but of course it’s your piece and you will and should do as you wish.
That's REALLY pretty - great work!
Those stays turned out great. You did a much better job of making that pattern than I did.
Gorgeous! Amazing final stays! Thank you for the video :)
Really old fashion is gold.
well done, it looks great! i'm sad the yellow trim ran out, it looks so cute. but its beautiful either way. congrats
It looks phenomenal! The sewing has been done so nicely! Perhaps doing the same thing twice helped? I love the fabric. You look historic already
Oh wow this is amazing! I desperately need this sewing pattern
That turned out soooo pretty!
The second tools for making holes.. My nightmare.. After making my stays I almost cried 🤣
Omg so beautiful! IKEA has the best price for cotton, you just need to be careful about the weight. The heavier stuff is great for skirts and pinafores that need some body.
I like the white binding better anyway. Yellow is my favorite color, but I think the yellow binding would be better if the fashion fabric had a yellow ground. This turned out great, you should feel really good about it.
Amazing! Stunning!
That is stunning.
It looks so pretty, even now! Great job:) you are so talented.
I watch all of your videos even though I've never sewn anything in my life, and right now I just want to buy stuff to make stays, because I've been wanting them for SO LONG. I'm so jealous 🤣
If you have never sewn before, I recommend starting with a simpler project than stays. :) Stays are probably too difficult if you have never sewn anything. Practice sewing on easier things first. :) Good luck.
@@nian60 Yes! I know that this is basically impossible for me to start with xD I should start with something easier and keep going from there. But maybe this is just the motivation that I need
So, so beautiful.
I love this! It’s very well done and SO PRETTY!!!! Love the video!
this is sooooo exciting :D i wish i could do this...i don't feel ready at all
also...I am a minimalist...can't justify having an eighteenth century dress in my wardrobe haha