My favourite historical patent is the Elizabeth Hume design of 1917. I'm very much a modern corset maker but I sometimes use original designs as a source of inspiration. I graded a pattern based on this one in 2014 but wanted to add some more plus sizes and have a look at grainlines and panel shapes - I wanted to be a bit more true to the original.

Aspects to this design;

- Straight silhouette - more hip smoothing than waist cinching

- Skirt length

- 16 panels 

- instructions included for adding piping detail to the seams

- two versions are included - a 2'' and 3'' waist cinch on standard sizes

- curved centre back for sculpting the lumbar area (good for sway backs)

- slight S-bend

When I started creating corset patterns for my Patreon patrons in 2016 I would draft to a UK20. I now, as standard, draft to a size UK26 and often much larger than that. Lucille is my most popular design and the largest size has a high hip measurements of 59'' (max waist is 48'') - here are the patterns that would work for those with curviliscious measurements;

Melissa has always been one of my favourite designs - a classic 14-panelled hour-glass with a lovely sweetheart neckline. Julia at Sew Curvy now stocks this design in addition to Lucille, Tilly, Tessa, Vivienne and Celia. If you prefer a paper pattern in large format check them out; https://www.sewcurvy.com/corsetmakingsupplies/cat_1329532-Corset-Patterns.html