{"id":2857,"date":"2020-12-28T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2024-02-23T23:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:02:31","slug":"redthreadeds-1860s-gored-corset-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/redthreadeds-1860s-gored-corset-review\/","title":{"rendered":"RedThreaded’s 1860’s Gored Corset Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pattern Description:<\/strong>
1860’s Gored Corset sewing pattern, individually sized. These patterns are based very closely on historical extant corsets and patents, but the draft is our own, adapted to fit a woman of average modern proportions. Designed for steel boning and front busk closure. An instruction booklet is included with photographic how-to instructions in a mix of historical and theatrical construction techniques. We also include a supply resources sheet with US and UK based corsetry supplier recommendations and general research sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pattern is recommended for those with moderate-advanced historical sewing skills. Corsets are not beginner projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattern Sizing:<\/strong>
Individually Sized. I sewed a large with alterations described below. My measurements are: 38″, 33″, 46″. I have a 3″-4″ gap in the back (so I could have gone up a size but I already owned this one and it’s not too small).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did it look like the photo\/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?<\/strong>
Yup. Again, with alterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were the instructions easy to follow?<\/strong>
Quite. Just don’t mix up the side like I did in the front. It’s a mirror of what it should be. Whoops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?<\/strong>
The ease of stitching and the fact that it’s basically a single layer (the poplin is flat-lined to the Corset Coutil).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fabric Used:<\/strong>
Coutil (white)
Poplin (grey)
Bone casings
Spiral Steel Bones
Straight Steel Bones<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:<\/strong>
You can see the differences from the non-altered green corset and the altered grey corset in one of the photos.
I raised the top edge 1\/2″ in the front and 1″ in the back. I widened the top of each of the bust gores by 1\/2″ and then curved them in slightly from there after fitting (they flared our straight otherwise). I lengthened the entire hem by 1″. The front busk is 14″ for reference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Note the quilting on the hips and bust gores. This is to provide stability and strength to these sections for better shaping. It also happens to look pretty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?<\/strong>
Absolutely. I think this is my favorite corset pattern by far. Especially because I took the time to fit it to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion:<\/strong>
I love this pattern and the shape it gives. I’m a sucker for a great hourglass and this gives that in spades. It may very well become my go-to corset for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pattern Description:1860’s Gored Corset sewing pattern, individually sized. These patterns are based very closely on historical extant corsets and patents, but the draft is our own, adapted to fit a woman of average modern proportions. Designed for steel boning and front busk closure. An instruction booklet is included with photographic how-to instructions in a mix of historical and theatrical construction techniques. We also include a supply resources sheet with US and UK based corsetry supplier recommendations and general research sources. This pattern is recommended for those with moderate-advanced historical sewing skills. Corsets are not beginner projects. Pattern Sizing:Individually Sized. I sewed a large with alterations described below. My measurements are: 38″, 33″, 46″. I have a 3″-4″ gap in the back (so I could have gone up a size but I already owned this one and it’s not too small). Did it look like the photo\/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?Yup. Again, with alterations. Were the instructions easy to follow?Quite. Just don’t mix up the side like I did in the front. It’s a mirror of what it should be. Whoops. What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?The ease of stitching and the fact that it’s basically a single layer (the poplin is flat-lined to the Corset Coutil). Fabric Used:Coutil (white)Poplin (grey)Bone casingsSpiral Steel BonesStraight Steel Bones Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:You can see the differences from the non-altered green corset and the altered grey corset in one of the photos.I raised the top edge 1\/2″ in the front and 1″ in the back. I widened the top of each of the bust gores by 1\/2″ and then curved them in slightly from there after fitting (they flared our straight otherwise). I lengthened the entire hem by 1″. The front busk is 14″ for reference. Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?Absolutely. I think this is my favorite corset pattern by far. Especially because I took the time to fit it to me. Conclusion:I love this pattern and the shape it gives. I’m a sucker for a great hourglass and this gives that in spades. It may very well become my go-to corset for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[200,199,197],"class_list":["post-2857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pattern-reviews","tag-19th-century","tag-corset","tag-redthreaded"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/WORDPRESS-BANNER.png?fit=1180%2C435&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2864,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions\/2864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}