PURPLE CORSET

To be worn underneath Padme's Purple Senate Dress
Star Wars Attack of the Clones Costume

PATTERN USED: Quilted Pair of Bodies 1550 - 1630 by Mantua Maker
FABRIC USED: White Coutil from Lacis
DYE: 2:1 ratio of Midnight Blue:Ultra Violet Procion Fiber Reactive Dye from Dharma

NOTES: The Coutil was a bit resistant to dying due to it's tight weave. Calsolene Oil was used to help the dye process, but perhaps I should have used more. (Notice how much darker the laces took up the dye)

I used Wrights 7/8" wide bias tape in Thistle to encase the raw edges of the corset. I had quite some difficulty getting the bias tape to lay smoothly around the tight corners. I still don't know what the trick is to getting it perfect!

I deviated from the Mantua Maker pattern slightly. I made the straps thinner (as is recommended in the Period Costumes for Stage and Screen book) and I did not bone the entire bodice. I left a few gaps and filled in with zig-zag stitches in order to lighten it up a bit. The straps were attached at the front using elastic, as is recommenced in the Period Costumes for Stage and Screen book. The busk in the front was omitted and substituted with 2 white coated spring steel stays (1/2" wide).

COSTUME FABRICS |TABARD EMBROIDERY | HEAD DRESS | NECKLACE | BROOCH
CORDING DYE NOTES | VELVET DYE NOTES | PURPLE CORSET | FARTHINGALE | SKIRT | SKIRT MOCKUP | BODICE | VELVET COAT