Corset, 1908 s1908_57a.gif, s1908_57b.gif, s1908_57c.gif, s1908_57d.gif a: 1st front b: 1st gusset c: 3rd hip part d: front flap e: 2nd gusset f: 2nd front g: 3rd front h: 1st side i: back k: 2nd hip part l: 1st hip part m: hip flap n: 2nd side part (There is no part j.) There was no more info as to how the parts were put together; I suspect ladies back the just knew by looking at the corsets they had bought. A fellow costumer who has puzzled it together has been kind enough to provide me with the following report/instructions. Thanks, Víctor! Measurements used were bust=100, waist=80, hips=105. I sewed the pieces in the order showed in the image here adjuncted but finally didn't included the pieces D, M and C. The triangle piece C has to be, as you told me, a gusset for wider hips. I think it maybe would have been better between L and N, although it would alter the position of the channels for the boning. I used plastic boning and put it inside of the channels made with bias tape sewn on the wrong side between the parallel lines drawn in the patterns. I left 4 cm as an extra allowance for containing the busk (a 1.5 cm steel piece) at the left half of the corset and sewed "hook and eye" tapes as the front closure. It was a beautiful touch to make 10 grommets hammered at both sides at the back and use lacing (sating cord). It remained just a 1.5 to 2 cm uncovered space at the back. This corset is very anatomic, gives a good curvy silhouette and also gives support for a tired back. There are only two observations: the plastic bone crossing piece E is a little unconfortable for the breast and the frontal steel piece bends a little (it shouldn't). Check out the overview that shows how the pattern pieces fit together, also courtesy of Víctor: http://www.marquise.de/1900/schnitte/puz_s1908_57.gif ------ brought to you by La Couturičre Parisienne (webmistress @marquise.de) http://www.marquise.de Copyright 1999-2001 by A. Bender reproduction of any kind (including dress creation) forbidden, except for private, non-profit and educational purposes.