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1-26-2013 Edit : First of all, I had to make some changes to the pattern after I cut out and stitched together the pieces shown below. I forgot to add extra fabric at the bottom of piece no 2 to compensate for what I folded up into the bust dart, and the back of the corset was..way too wide. The center back piece looks like it's not needed except for an overlap for a back fastening corset. Here's what the pattern from Super Gem Female Corset (beta) looks like with the lining and the top fabric cut out. The pieces are in order and the center front piece is a different color than the rest on purpose. :D I haven't had a chance to sew it up as work has kept me busy. In other news, J replaced the sump pump, so the plumber will have to find another customer to make his next boat payment. I fished out the paper from the pond--it turned out to be the label on the floating de-icer Pond Saucer of Disappointment. I also saw my mistake: Do not immerse . OK. I suspect they ...

(Clicks up larger). For unknown reasons, my graph paper is ruled into useless 5ths of an inch, so there is an almost equally useless ruler on the side. Also, it really is beta. I just flattened the blue tape form onto the graph paper and traced around it--I haven't done a test cut and sew of fabric yet to see where there are mismatches. For lining you have to cut a second full set of pieces, so you would have 2 fabric pieces for each pattern piece: one pair of fashion fabric, one pair of lining. You also have to add overlap in the back if you want to use snaps or velcro. If you want to see how it looks cut out, go here: Corset Cut Out Here is how the tape form looks on Headless Merry: If you only tape half the doll it's a lot easier to get the form off. With humans, it's easy to cut the duct tape + t-shirt off with surgical scissors, because humans are squishy and you can slip the blunt scissors ends under the tape/t-shirt. Dolls are not squishy at all, which is als...