Construction Help Please

[Lady Gryphon]

M-4861  McCalls

Ok, I've spent the better part of the day cutting out, interfacing, and trying to put the waist cincher together only now to see that what is show on the pattern front doesn't make sense to what the pieces say.  I am really ready to throw in the towel on this one and start a-fresh. Thank goodness I used cheap remnants of fabric to most of this.

Has anyone used this pattern before?  Did it make sense to you or am I on some kind of meds. LOL

If you have a better Cincher pattern would you be willing to share it with me.  I promise I'm only making this for myself.  I don't sew well enough to sell anything. 

Thank you in advance.
Lady G.

[Kate XXXXXX]

I haven't made it, but have a look at this discussion: http://corsetmakers.livejournal.com/749497.html

[Lady Gryphon]

Thank you for the link,  I read through it and I guess I'm the one with Air between my ears because they didn't have any problem with it, and I am.   OH Back to the drawing board, or is it the Alterations board. 

Either way, thank you

[gem]

Maybe you could tell us what the problems you're having are. It might give us a better idea of how we can help.

A waist cincher should be a fairly simple and straightforward project. I made one without a pattern for Milord's mum a few years back. All I needed were her waist measurement and the height I wanted it in front and back. Here's a very rough sketch of what I did, for a front- and back-lacing cincher. I made it from two layers of canvas faced with heavy tapestry and corduroy (reversible). The only boning I used was at the lacing edges. I made mine by lining and turning it, but if you're proficient with binding, you can just stack all the layers wrong sides together, sew them up, and bind them, which is sometimes easier (I had some trouble with turning the boned edges). Unfortunately, it looks like I don't have a picture of the finished piece to show you, but I (and my MIL!) was really happy with how it turned out.

Good luck!

[Lady Gryphon]

You know Gem, I think I can do that'  Take my waist Measurement, divide by 2, sutract about 4, (for the gap, and Use 1/2 Seam Allowance.  I have enough Fabric left to do something like this, and it should work great. 

Thanks for the information. 

Lady G.