I have almost completed the corset--just have the flossing and the beaded lace to finish it off. Granted, you can spend a lot of time on the fancy embroidery extras, but I'm planning on going fairly straightforward with this design to keep in line with the functionally simple combination underwear. However, I still haven't completely settled on what the flossing design should look like. Sigh. Too many options!
I am also almost completely done with the petticoat. All I have left is the closure. Really, that's it, but I realized that I should have given myself more leeway on the waistband. As it is, I need to have the corset tightly laced for it to fit, but already finished the waistband and am feeling too lazy to remake it with extra length. This wouldn't have been an issue, except that I jumped the gun on the waistband just estimating as I was waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting on Richard the Thread to send me the continuous spring steel I needed to finish the corset before final measurements could be taken. Yep, I should have waited. Now I think I'll just add a bit of fabric to the end so I have some more room. I contemplated making it adjustable by putting in a few different buttonholes, but now I'm just getting tired at the thought.
Sigh, just as soon as I get these little bits done, then I'll be able to get final measurements and start the dress toile. That will be the fun part, if I can ever get to it!!
