Making 17th Century Stays - Historical Corsetry

It was a lot of fun to make these mid 17th century stays, I am so happy with how they turned out! Original Extant Stays, held at the Manchester Art Gallery, lots of lovely pictures: http://manchesterartgallery.org/collections/search/collection/?id=2003.109/2 My previous videos about this project: Scaling up a Pattern to Life-Size https://youtu.be/2lE72BSQ_VA Making the Mock-Up https://youtu.be/D6SUuXIiY1U Pattern and detailed analysis from Patterns of Fashion 5: https://shop.theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk/product/patterns-of-fashion-5-the-content-cut-construction-and-context-of-bodies-stays-hoops-and-rumps-c-1595-1795/ ★Follow me! ★ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MorganDonner Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MorganDonnersParty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorganDonnersSewing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgandonner/ My (mostly) Costuming blog: http://www.MorganDonner.com ★★★ - Products Used in This Video - ★★★ *All Amazon links below are Affiliate links. No extra cost to you, but they send me a few cents if you find a product you'd like to purchase. Camera: http://amzn.to/2BDrAKn Favorite Lens (good for low-light!): http://amzn.to/2GueNh3 Pattern Paper: http://amzn.to/2GvEa1J Extra Wide Ironing Board: http://amzn.to/2E08RxK Silk and Linen fabric from www.renaissancefabrics.net Synthetic "Whalebone" - 4 mm https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/GB10.aspx 100 yd. Roll 1/8 inch Plain Weave White Cotton Tape https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/100ydroll18inchplainweavecottontape-save20.aspx Awl - https://amzn.to/2OhMgzh Wonderclips “Pinchy Crabs” https://amzn.to/2TkzWPH Blue silk ribbon and thread: https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageFrenchRibbons Bone needle: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoxPhoenixMercantile Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) PO Box 25695 Seattle, WA, 98165