Mary Diamond

Ahhh… I’ve been known to travel in my riding habit, with my sea bag carrying my ultralight mummy bag and air mattress, change of clothes (mantua, shoes, et al), toiletries, while a basket serves as my carryon for small personal items and goods I didn’t care to have banged around. Very spare packing, and sleeping in a borrowed tent, but it can be done.

Beautiful! And well done.

😄 You won’t be disappointed 😊

Thank you for the detail and schedule!

Fascinating! And thank you for sharing! Have been attempting a little assisted ancestry digging, but too many common names are muddying the waters…

A mighty fine vessel, to be sure! I am excited to see her maiden voyage.

A great capture of your crewe, as well!

Indeed it has! Enjoy!

Making it mighty hard to cheat, ye are…

Welcome aboard, Morgan Dreadlocke, and good to see you! You

Beautiful work, you should be very pleased!

😄 I enjoy the challenge of stealth, as well as the adrenaline of fps… just couldn’t wrap my head around the changed controls, and found that a frustrating distraction to the story and graphics.

Count me in! PM to be sent after this reply. Thank you for organizing this!

I thought I had beta’d that game years back, but your post has renew’d my interest! I love the concepts of AC, but always felt the control less intuitive than other games.

Congratulations, it looks like a beautiful set of stays! Hopefully the armseye is comfortable- they look very well made. Great progress!

I have not gotten to the repair work I had hoped to, but will advise on the adhesive qualities once I have.

Oooh, that a lovely find!

Ah, what a fascinating line of inquiry! I do not recall it being brought forth previously…

You may wish to consider this for a mantua, with a darker colored petticoat and stomacher, matching ribbons for hat and shoes… Depending on stretch (ideally, you want none for stays), the canvas may be good for interlining layers of stays, jumps, etc., as well as great for things like slops, market wallets, ditty bags, snap sacks, cargo bales… Perhaps simply add a new flap which entirely covers the previous flap and reaches past the zippered compartment? Or remove the zippered compartment, separate and reuse the front to make a pocket front instead. Great finds! You cannot go wrong with free.

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You really have done your homework, well done! If you are going to purchase, I would inquire if it is possible to have the maker not insert the eyelets. This would allow you to set spiral lace eyelets. Front or back lacing, to me, depends on your patience and flexibility, unless you are comfortable asking for assistance getting dressed. Event mornings can be a bit of a rush, and you may have to wait for said help. If you choose front lacing, you may wish to inquire if additional matching fabric is available to purchase, to make a stomacher (if you would like it to match). If you are going to make your own stays, adjusting pattern length really isn’t all that difficult, requiring no math at all. You are simply splitting the pattern horizontally, and redrawing the top of the seam line to match the bottom of the seam line. Because they are straight or simple curves, it really isn’t that complicated. And, at the end of the day, no matter the path you choose, these will most likely not be your last pair of stays. But you have put a good deal of thought, time, and potentially money, towards them, and it will show in an impression you can be proud of. Go forth and be brilliant.

Looking good! I have purchased many items through Samson Historical, and really like them. My biggest concern with purchasing stays is achieving a proper and comfortable fit. The benefit is you will have a pair to reference when you go to make your own. Note that all their stays appears to be cross-laced, which is incorrect for our early timeframe. The holes should be offset (except first and last pair), and spiral laced (which allows for better movement and more comfort). The drawback to purchasing stays - incorrectly fit stays can be painful to wear, affecting your back, your underarms/ribs, and your hipbones. Sewing stays couldn’t be easier, as the channels and seams are all straight lines. Taping the edges takes a bit of time, but yields a lovely finish. If your concern is fitting the stays to yourself, perhaps look into a custom fitted pattern? Below is an example link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/899267190/custom-18th-century-stays-pattern-arc?click_key=07f3df5ecf21cf851438135404e4f0ce806d1eb8%3A899267190&click_sum=389c8273&ref=shop_home_feat_1&frs=1 I just came across this, and thought it not bad as yet another option. https://blog.americanduchess.com/2016/05/18th-century-stays-q-about-simplicity.html Keep up the good work! You are doing great.

MarkG would be another good source, I believe.

Welcome, good to see you again!

Looking good! I would note that I have only ever seen gathers, not pleats, to the waistband… Reference link: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O13921/coat-and-breeches-unknown/?carousel-image=2020MT0492