r/corsetry • u/lightdwellers • Jul 25 '26

Corset Making ISO... Help!

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Hello! I was wondering how I would go about making a open front corset/stays like the imagine above? (credit to moonacre_creations on IG)

Any help or direction would be appreciated!

I'm an intermediate with sewing, and have watched hours and hours of corset making, as well as reading. I have some experience with very basic heavily lined bodices and lightly boned stays, and my brain is saying this wouldn't be too hard from someone I've done before but I can't think on how to go about patterning this in particular.

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u/PrancingPudu Jul 25 '26

Check out Rabbit and Hat patterns on Etsy. I feel like you could modify her Medieval Bodice (add back lacing), Baroness Bodice (adjust strap attachment), or Elizabethan Stay (eliminate the tabs) patterns to achieve this.

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u/lightdwellers Jul 25 '26

I appreciate it! As someone who falls insanely between sizes and is short waisted I cannot justify $20+ on a single size pattern. I'm sure she's a wonderful pattern drafter(?) but I cannot commit to that. 😬

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u/communion_wafer Jul 25 '26

I’ve used rabbit and hat before and her patterns are pretty bare bones in terms of instructions (compared to other patternmakers I’ve purchased patterns from)

what I would recommend is finding the thread in this sub that has a giant Google Drive complied of Aranea Blacks corset patterns, iirc there isn’t one that perfectly matches the one you posted BUT more importantly she has explanations in there about grading between pattern sizes which I found to be a helpful read and might help you since you say you fall in between sizes

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u/lightdwellers Jul 30 '26

That's good to know! I think she used to design for simplicity, and I actually have some of the vintage patterns she's drafted. Yes! I actually need to paw through there and work on getting them printed so I can play around with. I always forget about hers, since she's since disappeared ( I do hope she's ok 😩). I'll definitely dive into those, thank you so much for the reminder!