Here it is:

I was originally planning to buy a white silk ribbon for the neck but noow i think I will go for a pink one instead because it looks so cute :)
And here are the "after" pictures of my stays. We start off with the front:

The very shiny synthetic organza ribbons will leave and some white silk ribbons will take their place when they arrive. I think my cleavege looks much better now, but my next pair of stays needs some adjustment of the shape of the neckline. I think it's a bit to wide beacuse the shoulder straps land a bit to far out on the shoulder. I think a bit more narrow neckline will help me a bit with bust lift too.
And here are the side wiew:

Not much to say here, the side seam hit my sides perfectly. And the armhole feels good, no chafeing since I moved the end position of the horisontal bones.
And finally the back, and the horror:

I admit it, I'm vain when it comes to lacings, I want them to lay exactly parallell and be bone straight. But since I've gained som much...body wisdom...my stays can't to that on me any more. Here you can also see that my shoulder straps base need to move in a couple of centimeters, so the armhole will fit me better. I also think that the waist line is a bit low right now. If it moves up I think the stays will fit more comfortably in the waist area.
But these pair has an acceptable fit so they'll have to do until I feel like making me a new pair.
My next project on the loong to do list is to make myself a pair of engagentes and fix my shoes. I need two quick fix projects before I start to wrestle with fitting my pet en l'air.
/L
It looks very good, anyway. :-) Aƶbeit a bit on teh short side. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I feel very naughty and indecent in it ;)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stays! And the chemise is darling, but even shorter than mine!
ReplyDeleteVery cute, it looks so baby-dollish in that length :D But it's not like it's ever going to be visible anyway: my first chemise was a complete tent - WAAAAAY to large so it bulked underneath my stays and distorted the shape, completely disastrous. Better too little than too much in cases like these.
ReplyDelete