Past Patterns PP#0106
Early 1900s straight Fronted Corset Sewing Pattern

This Early 1900s Straight Fronted Corset pattern is an original Past Patterns design
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The cut of the Early 1900s "Straight-Fronted" Corset is said to have been invented by Mme. Gaches-Sarrautes at the turn of the century. It was considered a "Health Corset" because it was designed not to compress the waist or chest. Despite Mme. Gaches-Sarrautes efforts to create a "Health Corset", women tightened the waist so much so that the health effects were lost.

A terrific blog post on Sarrautes Corset can be found at https://thepragmaticcostumer.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/fashion-and-feminism-dr-ines-gaches-sarraute-and-the-hunt-for-a-healthful-corset/

The straight-fronted corset pattern from Past Patterns fastens in the front with a clasp/busk and adjusts in the back with laces.

Before you wear the corset in public, please practice moving gracefully in it at home.

Wear this with Past Patterns' item#0108 - Corset Cover, item#0117 - French Drawers and item#0107 - Edwardian Combination

A review on constructing the garment with this pattern can be found at https://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/182968
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Sizes included in this pattern – 08-26
Bust Sizes 32 ½ “ – 48”
Waist Sizes 24 ½ “- 40”
Hips Sizes 34 ½ ” – 50”
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Fabric Requirements using 45” wide Fabric:
Sizes 08-14 1 1/2 Yds.
Sizes 16-20 1 5/8 Yds.
Sizes 22-26 2 Yds.

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS:
The original stay is made of a light weight plain weave cream cotton. The weave is very tight. The thread count 120 warp and 120 weft. This style corset was sold in white only by Sears Roebuck as late as 1909. It was also available in a French Jean (a fine coutil) and a fine cotton satin weave (cotton sateen) and again in white.

NOTIONS:
1/3 Yd. medium weight woven interfacing, one 8 Yd. lace or three 2 Yd. laces to lace back of the corset, 1 Yd. one inch wide twill tape, 4 Yds.

3/4" wide binding or self fabric to finish the top and bottom edges, 2 Yds.of 2" wide insertion lace, 2 Yds. 1/4" wide ribbon. One clasp in the following sizes to match the back length: 11" for size 8-10, 12" for sizes 14-20 and
13" for sizes 22-20. Thirty #2 split eyelets, one #3 fabric punch and matching eyelet setter. OPTIONAL: #3 hooks and eyes if taller than 5'6"

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We at one time constructed Kits which included all of the components you would need to build this item accurately.

Due to Covid, we have seen the prices of supplies skyrocket while simultaneously seeing vendors go out of business eliminating our access to the items we need.

Here is what our receipe for what the Kit was comprised of when in production:

White Cotton Twill Fabric
1 Yds 60" or 1 1/3 Yds 45"

1 Yds 1" Wide Cotton Twill Tape

4 Yds 3/4" Stay Casings

3 Yds 3/8" Stay Casings

8 Yds Lacing with Metal Tip

1 Clasp: Sizes 11", 12" or 13"

Stays
4 3/8" x 12"
20 1/4" x 12"

Garters
5/8 Yds 1" Woven Elastic
2 White Button Fasteners
2 Metal Adjusters

1 2" Length Crinoline x 90"

Hardware Kit which includes Punch, Setter with Anvil and 50 White Eyelets

Sizes 10-14 Requirements:
2 1/2 Yds 5/8" or 1/2" White Twill Tape
1 Yds White Insert Lace
1 5/8 Yds 1/8" Blue Ribbon

Sizes 16-20 Requirements:
2 1/2 Yds 5/8" or 1/2" White Twill Tape
1 1/4 Yds White Insert Lace
1 3/4 Yds 1/8" Blue Ribbon

Sizes 22-26 Requirements:
2 3/4 Yds 5/8" or 1/2" White Twill Tape
1 1/2 Yds White Insert Lace
1 5/8 Yds 1/8" Blue Ribbon

If you would like to be our supplier for these components, please us the Contact Us form.  We would love being able to offer Kits to our clients again!
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The package includes our original artwork on the front cover, fabric and sizing charts on the back cover, historical notes on how we developed the Edwardian Corset pattern, methods on lacing up corsets, well-tested written and illustrated instruction on constructing the garment, information on tools of the era and 1 sheet of computer-generated sheets of patterns, 1 36”x29”.
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Our patterns are printed on 20 lb. white paper and packaged in a reusable plastic. We always attempt to offer the most reasonable shipping rates for domestic and international orders. Multi item purchases are automatically adjusted for combined shipping.
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See sizing chart in images.


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Pattern developed by Saundra Ros Altman

From the Past Patterns website:
Our first goal, at Past Patterns, is to make patterns of existing antique garments from which you can make reproductions.  
We do this with the hope that people will start creating and wearing reproductions instead of antique originals.  
The clothes we wear and that our grandparents wore are part of our cultural history.  
Just as you would not abuse antiques furniture by cutting off decorative trim,  so you should not abuse antique garments by wearing them.  

Our second goal is that you pick up a little bit of history when you sew the garment.  
The fit, the cut, the fasteners, the fabric design, just to mention a few things, are part to the technology of the time.  

Our third goal, in sewing the patterns, is to spark an interest in genealogy and local history.  
Researching local history is always a rewarding pursuit.

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