Beginner's Underbust - PDF with tutorials - Sizes 18-24
A four size pattern pack for a beautiful underbust corset. This is a great style for beginner corsetmakers to practice construction as you don't have to contend with bust fitting issues!
This pack is for sizes 18, 20, 22, 24 - refer to the size chart in the images for measurements, check our other listings for other sizes.
This pattern is aimed specifically at corset-making beginners and includes more construction information than our other patterns.
The pattern itself includes:
- seam allowances
- facings
- boning placements
- indications as to which side of each panel joins to the next
The instruction booklet includes:
- suggested cutting layout
- measurement instructions
- a comprehensive construction order (with photos)
- busk insertion tutorial
- seam and boning channel tutorial
- boning cutting and finishing tutorial
- eyelet setting tutorial
- lacing tutorial
All tutorials have detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs
You will need to be familiar with general sewing methods such as basting, stay stitching and binding, but do not need to have made a corset before.
This corset has 12 panels (6 each side). It is designed to give a 5cm waist reduction, and has lots of extra room in the hips to allow for flesh displacement. The extra hip space also serves to make the curves look super dramatic. The hip spring (the difference between the waist and high hip circumferences) is around 30cm, making this a great shape for 'hippy' figures or bodies that 'squish' well. The rib spring (difference between the waist and rib/underbust circumferences) is around 12cm. There is a 5cm lacing gap factored in to the pattern.
Materials required to complete this corset:
- 75cm of 150cm wide coutil for a single layer corset with self-made bias binding.
- 26 or 27cm standard width busk - each half approx. 12mm wide, 24mm total. Sizes 18 & 20 = 26cm busk, sizes 22 & 24 = 27cm busk.
- Bone casing - 5.6m of 20mm width herringbone tape
- Waist tape ribbon (optional) - 1m of 16mm width double satin ribbon
- Boning - 5.6m of 7mm width spiral steel (at each seam and in the centre of each panel)
- 1.5m of 7mm width flat steel (either side of the eyelets)
- Boning end caps - 44 x 7mm width
- Eyelets - 22 x 10mm diameter (5mm hole)
- Lacing ribbon - 5m of 6mm width double satin ribbon
This is a DIGITAL PDF pattern, available for immediate download and printing. Each pattern size is in it's own PDF, with a separate instructions/tutorial PDF. Supplied together as a .zip file.
It is intended for personal use only, please get in touch for commercial/ready-to-wear garment production inquiries.
