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Philadelphia Stays

Philadelphia Stays

pair of mid 18th c stays - the philadelphia museum - our replicated version - the road to learnign how to staymake

These Stays were early on in our research and we were fascinated by the rounded tabs and how the worked with the petticoats.

Still learning, these stays bear much of the hallmark of our early learning days  figuring out best methods, pattern cutting and binding techniques.

Though we would sew them completely differently now they’re still a pretty impressive pair of stays 🙂

original philadelphia museum stays - 18th c stayshandBound Costumes Staymaking images - the philadeplhia stays