Corset boning placement

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Before the Automobile: 1880s corset and a chemise with ball gown neckline 1880s Corset, 1890s Corset, Gown Neckline, Corsets Vintage, 1880s Fashion, Victorian Corset, Corset Pattern, Vintage Corset, Victorian Costume

My previous 1880's corset has been too tight around bust and hips from the beginning, but I've always liked it, so I kept using it by lacing it unevenly. Now I was ready to try to make a better fitting corset. The shape didn't come out quite as I envisioned, but at least it can be laced evenly now. One day I'm going to try to make a corset with same fit but rounder curves. It's made from black cotton coutil and iridescent duchess silk satin treated as one layer, stitched with light blue silk…

This is a circa 1890's corset. It appears to never have been worn. Made of a single layer of cotton, with whalebone boning except for the busk, underbusk, steels along the center back, and one at each side. So it is indeed very light. And this corset is tiny. The waist is only 20 inches laced closed. Tiny 1890s Corset, Edwardian Corsets, Wedding Corset, Victorian Corset, Corset Pattern, Vintage Corset, Corset Fashion, White Corset, Overbust Corset

It is light as a feather, but the ancient fabric seems more crisp and fragile rather than stiff. I'm still dealing with hand issues (Why won't the swelling go down? Or rather, why does it go down, but reappear as soon as I use my hand?) so I thought I'd share this corset I have. So pretty. This is a circa 1890's corset. It appears to never have been worn. Made of a single layer of cotton, with whalebone boning except for the busk, underbusk, steels along the center back, and one at each…

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