Moving on

    The corset is done! Has eyelets and all! Here I am in all its glory. 

    The next thing to do is to make a dress to go over top – can't walk around the faire naked! (although my boyfriend insists the chemise and corset is far too many clothes already)

    To make a dress that fits properly, you've got to have your dress double set up right. Put on all your underpinnings and take your measurements. Next, deck your double out in all your underpinnings. Because the dummy can't squish like me, I set her up to have my corset measurements and tie the corset on as well as I can. Now measure her and make sure she matches up with your own.

I've begun with the muslin of the bodice. Cut out your pattern – I always cut a size too big. It'd rather resize with too much than too little. Take your creation and pin it on the double. Take your pins and fit that bodice!

If you've cut a pattern too large, you will have alterations to make.

Woah! too big!

Those pins make a tailored torso!

The blue line means, "Cut here so you can more your arms!"

After everything is cut to size and seam allowances added,

The needed seams in dashes

Connect the dots!

Cut on the blue one!

Ah, perfection!

  I make a copy in pattern ease. It holds up better than paper or tissue. I intend to use this pattern again and don't really want to have to fit it every time x_x. I'm going to turn this muslin into a flatline for the actual outer fabric so that the satin has a nicer body.