Testing with your assembled layers also gives you one final chance to make sure that your chosen fabrics are the right strength. If they feel too weak at this point you can always add one more layer of buckram or interlining before sewing the boning channels. It’s very hard to add an extra layer that provides any strength once the channels are sewn!
First, double-triple-quadruple check that you have made all your alterations to your pattern piece. In English we say ‘measure twice, cut once’. I had a sewing student from Latvia, and she said in Latvia they say ‘measure seven times, cut once’. That’s my kind of risk-adverse cutting!
We designed View B of the Cassandra Stays to have front and back lacing for maximum flexibility. However, it’s very easy to alter View B to be front-laced only. It’s historically accurate too!
