Period accuracy considerations aside for the moment, gores will give you more control over the grain of the additional fabric. Adding more and more flare to the side of a panel does result in a lot of bias, which may not be a bad thing. But gores let you decide, to a greater extent, how much bias you want or can accept. Not ground-shaking information, but a basic part of life with fabric.
And really, even in a corset with gores, the panels are not perfect rectangles. There is some shape built in, just not necessarily enough for the intended wearer. Most 'gored' corsets are probably a bit of a combination of some flare on a panel and gores for more flare. Laurie -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of michaeljdeib...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 3:17 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Pros & Cons of Gores in Corsets Sharon, I personally Believe that there is no wrong question, but I can't vouch for everyone. I too am interested in what everyone's opinions and theories are regarding gores in corsets. I believe someone already mentioned that gores went out of fashion when things became industrialized due to the fact it was more time consuming. While a lot can be done with the seam lines of a non-gored corset, I see major advantages if the corset is made for a large busted or large hipped woman. The amount of flare that would need to be added can quickly become too large to provide the same level of support. Plus, if you use a gore, you have less fabric waste in lying out the pattern. I'm sure there are other reasons, other theories, and probably some facts that haven't been brought up yet. So what are you views on this topic? Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2011, at 15:10, "Sharon Collier" <sha...@collierfam.com> wrote: > I'm showing my ignorance here, but I want to learn so... > Why use gores at all? Why not just incorporate that extra bit into the main > panel of the corset, as an extra "flared" bit on the end? > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of albert...@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:37 AM > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Corset patterns and research questions > > > > I am >>> specifically >>>> hoping to find Victorian era corset patterns with hip and/or bust >>> > gores. > > One of my fave corset patterns of all time is Past Pattern's # 708 "1845 > -1860". > http://www.pastpatterns.com/708.html > > > > I find it works for 1820's to early 1870's The pattern is lightly boned but > I have added bones between the bones on the pattern and one could add more. > The shape is divine! > > > After the late 1860's, early 1870's you'll need another more rigid shape. A > pattern like Past Pattern's #213. > http://www.pastpatterns.com/213.html > > > These should do until you come to the "straight front" corset of the early > 1900's. This is where Past Patterns and I part ways. DO NOT GET their > pattern #106!!!! > http://www.pastpatterns.com/106.html > > > It is NOT what is illustrated on the front and the patter requires so much > tweaking that you might as well start from scratch. Hate it! > > > > > - > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
