Short Stays or altered long?

[amandamoose]

Hey all I'm pregnant!!! 9 weeks now and just almost able to get out of bed and be useful at 1030 LOL

I was wondering, would you all in the know suggest I make short stays at this time or try to do the long maternity altered stays? This'll be my first foray into corsetry/stays. Mostly likely I won't have the energy (or money for that matter who'm I kidding!) to make them.

Just wanted some advice. I don't have anywhere to go in costume but I still have the itch to make it....Hope everyone is well!!!

[artemisiajolie]

Congrats! That's so exciting ;D
I have no real advice except that I can see how a short stay might be useful at this time. Dawn Luckham designed a beautiful pattern that I recomend. I can't remember now where I purchased it, but she is a member here and would most likely be happy to answer any questions as to the ease of wearing one whilst pregnant.
(send me some baby dust please!)

[dawnluckham]

Awww…

Thank you for saying it’s a wonderful pattern!

There is some evidence that short stays were suggested for pregnancy. These wrap-style stays ‘grow’ with the changing body quite nicely.

Spencer’s Mercantile sells the pattern here:

www.spencersmercantile.com/Sewing%20patterns/Sewing%20Patterns%20Index.html

Congratualations!

[Mme de Beaufort]

Dawn, I got a close look at those stays at teh Winter Ball, and WOW! Amazing.

[dawnluckham]

Well, we all know that “awesome-ness” goes directly to the seamstress! Sounds like she did a wonderful job! It's a neat design isn't it?