At last, I get to come back to the new corset. I'd forgotten how much I love making them. Had a great visit with Donna, where I basted the coutil to the back of each outer fabric piece. That's Donna to the right. Easy to stitch and chat. Basting makes it easier/quicker/smoother to sew the individual pieces together, and eases the risk of pulling or a wobble in the fabric as you sew. It's worth doing and doesn't take much time. I've now matched up all the layers and have the 10 pieces ready to start sewing: 10 sets of outer fabric basted to coutil and 10 sets of lining fabric. Take time and double check these pieces - some look very much like another, and telling which way is up can be tricky! You can use a fade-away pen, or a system of pins, or whatever works for you to keep them right way up, and matched to the correct pieces. This is probably the most confusing stage, so when you get this sorted out, it's all easy from here!
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