When we launched the Scroop + Virgil’s Fine Goods Cassandra Stays someone asked about the different tab shapes of the Augusta Stays (pointed triangular tabs) and the Cassandra Stays (rectangular tabs). I love a good ‘learn about historical fashion by comparing what you see in extant examples’ post (like the one I did on late 18th century sleeve stripes), and thought this was the perfect topic for that.
It’s midyear, I’m in Hawai’i having a long overdue visit with my parents, AND 10 adorable khaki campbell ducklings hatched yesterday. Clearly it’s time to celebrate – with a SALE! So, from now until Tuesday 2 July, 11:59pm, NZ Time, all patterns at scrooppatterns.com are: 20% off! The discount is applied automatically at checkout: no need to do anything. Just pop on over to scrooppatterns.com and fill your sewing queue up! Happy shopping, happy sewing! (and if you have a discount voucher from doing the Scroop Patterns Survey – don’t worry, there will be two new patterns to use it on before your voucher expires!)
You should always fit stays over the type of undergarment you intend to wear the stays with. A T-shirt and bra, or even a t-shirt alone, will support your bust in a very different way than a shift. You can see how my Cassandra stays are collapsing slightly at the side, because my bra is lifting my bust inward, leaving a hollow at the sides.
