👗 Butterick Patterns B4254 Misses' Stays and Corsets, Sizes 12-16 Review

Sturdy model, good instructions although I used a different assembly method and it's very good. One issue I would like to address is clothing sizing - if you want compression please go two sizes smaller than the normal clothing size you wear.

I received this pattern after a trip to Joans a few years ago. When I went to make a pattern I freaked out when I didn't see my size and thought I bought it too small (I honestly didn't know anything about patterns in 1214 which probably was when I got the pattern ). After reading some reviews I decided that actually making it in a size 10 would be perfect, so I didn't buy a size 12 pattern and used a slightly different assembly method because it's YouTube. Ended up having a lovely stay for…

Oh my god, commercial quickdraws are really difficult because our current methods don't allow for bundling of the sheath bones or trimming of the seams. My first attempt was a complete disaster, although I am a professional seamstress and historian and followed all directions without question. The problem started with the measurements given on the pattern: for example, a size 12 should have a 34 inch chest and a 28 1/2 inch waist. If you want the final product to be 34" x 28 1/2" for one…