Effigy progress pictures
2007-02-27 08:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liadethorneggeAs I said, I finished stitching all channels on the first of the two front halves. I've also now threaded cord through all the channels and the back piece, which was previously only half corded, is filled.
One more in the gallery.
Let's just say I needn't have worried too much about it becoming too big. As can be seen in the image above, the front that is corded is approximately 3 cm shorter than the unboned one. How will that work out, seeing as I already took out quite a chunk from the first pattern? Well, the corset will stretch once put under pressure, of that I have no doubt. I can manipulate it a little bit by hand, and once I get laces in there I'm sure it will accomodate me without leaving too much of a gap in front. Also, if it does leave a gap, I am not going to fret about it. I do think I will do my eyelets a little closer together than normal. 1.5 cm at most. And I will do my best to work them carefully and evenly.
In the picture I've doubled up the cable ties on the sides - each tab will have a cable tie in the middle for a little extra stability, and with the 12 mm channels I can fit two of them in there. The first two by the front edge are stitched with 10 mm channels, so a single cable tie fills those admirably. I'm not sure if I want to keep them doubled in the sides like that, it depends how supportive the corset ends up being. It was more flexible with just the singles, but once under pressure I'm not sure if it will be needed or not. I have plenty of them left over from my first corset, so it's no expenditure of either time, money or effort.
One more in the gallery.
Let's just say I needn't have worried too much about it becoming too big. As can be seen in the image above, the front that is corded is approximately 3 cm shorter than the unboned one. How will that work out, seeing as I already took out quite a chunk from the first pattern? Well, the corset will stretch once put under pressure, of that I have no doubt. I can manipulate it a little bit by hand, and once I get laces in there I'm sure it will accomodate me without leaving too much of a gap in front. Also, if it does leave a gap, I am not going to fret about it. I do think I will do my eyelets a little closer together than normal. 1.5 cm at most. And I will do my best to work them carefully and evenly.
In the picture I've doubled up the cable ties on the sides - each tab will have a cable tie in the middle for a little extra stability, and with the 12 mm channels I can fit two of them in there. The first two by the front edge are stitched with 10 mm channels, so a single cable tie fills those admirably. I'm not sure if I want to keep them doubled in the sides like that, it depends how supportive the corset ends up being. It was more flexible with just the singles, but once under pressure I'm not sure if it will be needed or not. I have plenty of them left over from my first corset, so it's no expenditure of either time, money or effort.
