This is one of the nicest patterns I have worked with – it is the shift from Sense and Sensibility patterns. It has a nice narrow sleeve and a wide drawstring neckline. I made it out of cotton batiste to reduce bulk under these thin Regency garments.

The stays are made with a very high quality peach cotton coutil, which is a densely woven fabric produced specifically for corsets. These are back lacing stays. In the interest of having my husband be able to lace it, I used metal eyelets in the usual modern double lacing pattern. A completely historically correct stay would have thread bound eyelets arranged in a single spiral lacing pattern.  They are from the Mantua Maker Regency Stays pattern.