Outlander Project: Beginner 18th Century Stays (Corset) using Simplicity 8162

Hello I’m Sophie. Welcome to the beginning of my sewing journey, come along with me through all the mistakes and seam ripping! And hopefully feel some solidarity that there are others bumbling their way through this hobby.

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This is the third video of a series creating a full 18th century outfit, which I will admit is definitely Outlander inspired. And I finally got around to making an intro slide for the video! I’m using the Simplicity 8162 pattern created by American Duchess to make these, and I’ll be loosely explaining the steps as I go for this pair of stays/corset. This video isn't really what I would call a "How To" because I have no idea what I'm doing most of the time, maybe more of a moral support video to those like me.
Disclaimer I didn’t bother paying any attention to the instructions that came with the pattern, and instead just constructed them how I have seen and read about them being made, which might have been a bit foolhardy but 🤷‍♀️

Fabric and Pattern- 0:40
Boning Channels- 4:27
Boning- 9:53
Finishing raw edges- 15:35

Resources that helped me:
American Duchess Pattern Hack videos-    • Where to Put Boning in 18th Century S...      • Sewing 18th Century Stays from Simpli...  
Website with details about historical stay construction- http://www.marquise.de/en/1700/howto/...
Morgan Donner’s 18th Century Stays video-    • Making 17th Century Stays - Historica...  
Hat to Hem’s 18th Century Undergarmenrs series:    • Sew-Along 18th Century Undergarments:...  

Materials Used:
Sewing Machine- Husqvarna Viking 100 that I got used
Thread- Cotton thread from Joanns
Fabric- Fabrics-Store.com, 1.5 yards of DB 4C22 BLEACHED at $10.99 a yard, pink fabric is thrifted
Zip Ties- https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07438...
Cutting Mat and Ruler- https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000B7...

Music from iMovie library

I was inspired by many channels here which focus on Historical Costuming to finally try to do it on my own, even though I have almost no experience sewing. These are some of the wonderful ladies I was inspired by:

American Duchess:    / @americanduchess1  
Bernadette Banner:    / @bernadettebanner  
Costuming Drama:    / @costuming_drama  
Morgan Donner:
   / @morgandonner  
Hat to Hem:    / @hattohem