Oh man. Ignore that massive whine that was the previous journal. Sorry for the angst there, folks.

Things have been since straightened out on the idea front (the work front still sucks), and I've started dying/planning/what-have-you.

One thing I believe I'm going to attempt this year is a hemp corded corset. Now, they usually never show, so I'm obviously going for one with hip control (I like the way they feel better than those that stop at the waist), but I can't decide whether I want to do my Elizabethan/Victorian hybrid, or if I should go with a corded effigy.

I'm leaning towards the effigy, just because it's more period. And has less seaming than my hybrid, therefore easier to cord. I'm also trying to decide whether I want a curved front to emulate the lower classes and allow the kirtle to do the rest of the squishing, or if I'll just make the damn thing straight.

Decisions decisions.