Stays are finally assembled enough to be worn. Having some strange fit issues that I plan to resolve with the addition of shoulder straps (thus taking them back into the 1770s where this pattern apparently wanted to be in the first place).
Stays are entirely hand-stitched with linen thread on linen fabric, boned with reed. They still need binding, tabs and lining, but progress is being made. The bulk of the work is done!
That looks awesome, Julie. Very well done.