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Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010

Letters feb2010 iconThis month we have four questions: transferring marks to the garment, how to sew a challenging area on an 1891 Ageless patterns corset, bias cut panels on Teens corsets, how to adjust a pattern for a client's challenging hip area

 

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15.02.2010 15:32  
Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010 Yes No  

PS - "Laura Loft" is actually supposed to be Lara Greene of LaraCorsets.com

 
   
       
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cathyhay 15.02.2010 15:34  
Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010 Yes No  

Sorry Lara, we've changed it now!

 
   
       
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15.02.2010 15:37  
Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010 Yes No  

A minor correction for myself:

"Actually most teens corsets seem to have been cut on the strait of grain with only" ...OCCASIONAL ..."bias panels to be found."

sorry folks.

 
   
       
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daisy1 17.02.2010 10:09  
Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010 Yes No  

Thank you from daisy. I bit the bullet and used Cathy's corset construction from YWU made a firm denin toile with closed back and front and almost fully boned, and hey presto a well fitting comfortable corset - thank you Cathy! and Lara for your reassurance that this was indeed a sensible approach.

 
   
       
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cathyhay 11.03.2010 16:13  
Letters, Questions & Advice: February 2010 Yes No  

Great! I'm glad it turned out well, Daisy!

 
   
       

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