Peach Victorian Corset

I am nearly finished a new Victorian corset, in my apparently never ending quest for the perfect one. It is from a pattern I found online, which I believe is from Corsets and Crinolines by Nora Waugh.

I was too frightened to use a spoon busk as with the original and I did not alter the curved front seam for a straight busk. I was worried it would gape, but there is only a bit of looseness at the bottom.

I did not alter the size of the pattern, since it was nearly my size. It is a good fit at the waist, a little small at the hips and probably too large at the bust. I will post complete measurements when it is finished. But I love the shape so much I will try and sew another when my budget (and conscience!) allows.

Playing with trimmings

 You can nearly see it here, the fabric buckled a little, but I think its really clever the way the eyelets at the waist are set close together so that the gap between lacing you get with the 'rabbit's ears' looks nicer.

Lace, eyelets and the tiny pink ribbon I threaded through the bottom edge. I have just run out of bias tape in the right shade to finish binding the last edge of my corset, so the finished photos will have to wait.