• Thumbnail for sewing pattern featuring a white early 1800s corset (known as stays) that ends just above natural waist with ribbon straps. Worn by a person with dark hair reading a book. She is wearing a white dress underneath. Also, 3 line drawings for views A, B and back of pattern. 15% off Preorder sale for Scroop Patterns, Minette Stays Pattern, Circa 1785-1810, Virgil's Fine Goods
  • Back View of gold, green and pink floral early 1800s corset (known as stays) that ends just above natural waist with pink ribbon straps. Worn by a person with long dark hair at the beach. She is wearing a white dress underneath. Scroop Patterns, Minette Stays Pattern, Circa 1785-1810, Virgil's Fine Goods
  • Fabric Yardage Chart for Minette Stays for 45", 54" and 60" wide fabric, and alternatively 115cm, 136cm, and 152 cm wide
  • Front View of gold, green and pink floral early 1800s corset (known as stays) that ends just above natural waist with pink ribbon straps. Worn by a person with long dark hair at the beach. She is wearing a white dress underneath. Scroop Patterns, Minette Stays Pattern, Circa 1785-1810, Virgil's Fine Goods
  • Side View Option A of white early 1800s corset (known as stays) that ends just above natural waist with pink ribbon straps. Worn by a person with long dark hair at the beach. She is wearing a white dress underneath. Scroop Patterns, Minette Stays Pattern, Circa 1785-1810, Virgil's Fine Goods
  • Size Chart for Minette Stays starting at 30in bust to 56in bust, 76.5cm-241cm
  • Size Chart for Minette Stays starting at for Boning/Support, Thread, Tapes, Lacing, Thread, Buckram and tools
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Virgil's Fine Goods + Scroop Patterns

Minette Stays (1785-1810) Pattern || #2601 Scroop Patterns

Minette Stays (1785-1810) Pattern || #2601 Scroop Patterns

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 Difficulty: Intermediate   


The Minette Stays are lightly boned front-lacing short stays or ‘jumps’. Inspired by extant garments and period images, they are designed to be worn under the rising waistlines and softer silhouettes that dominated women’s fashions in Europe and the Eastern Americas in the late 18th and early 19th century.

The instructions include directions for making them fully handsewn in the period style, or for using modern methods with machine sewing and metal eyelets.

Both views feature three main pattern pieces, front lacing, bound edges, and a tabbed bottom edge that finishes above the natural waist. Woven tape or ribbon shoulder straps slipped through eyelets at front and back keep the outline of the stays as discreet as possible under lightweight dresses.

View A has a deeply scooped front neckline designed to sit below the nipples, and minimal boning. Stitching along the empty boning channels acts as quilting to add strength to the stays. View A fastens with spiral lacing.

View B has a higher neckline which ends just above the nipples, additional boning at the back and sides, and laces with cross lacing. 

Mix and match the amount of boning, the style of front lacing, and the front or back strap ties between views.



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Pattern Specifications

Full Instructions Booklet: 20 pages
Fitting Guide: 6 pages
Fully Printed Pattern Pieces: 1 large page

Size Chart

Sizing

Recommended Materials

Tightly woven midweight lines & cottons in plain and twill weaves (historically accurate). Coutil, tightly woven upholstery fabrics, denim or any other midweight, firm and stable natural fiber fabrics.

The lining and outer may be of the same fabric, or different fabrics, but both fabrics should be strong, firm, and stable

Research & Inspiration

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About the Models

Alethea is wearing View A in Size 38 in two layers of tightly woven white cotton fabric bound with cotton twill tape, with ties and lacing of the same tape.  

Alethea is wearing View B in Size 36 (for a larger lacing gap) in gold floral viscose-blend upholstery fabric with tightly woven cotton lining, bound in silk-cotton bias tape with polyester satin straps and front lacing.   

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