 There have always been pregnant women, and women nursing, but what they wore during these times is harder to know. Amanda Lerum Faulkner investigates.
 Continuing her study of the Skeleton Corset from last month, Amanda demonstrates how to make this very unique busk step by step at home. While the original busk was probably made in a factory using power tools, Amanda reproduces it using with hand tools, which are easily acquired at your local hardware store if you don’t already have them at home.  A skeleton corset has no fabric between the boning channels, just a few horizontal tapes to hold the bone casings together. Most examples are late 19th to early 20th century, but they can be found mid-century too. Amanda Lerum Faulkner shares photos, details and a pattern for an 1869 American skeleton corset in her collection. Next month she'll share a step-by-step tutorial to reproduce its unique busk. |
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