r/comics • u/tabithajaneart • 3d ago

OC 2026 vs 1886 [OC]

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Great-great-great Grandma was serving

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

Question. Corsetry has always been on my list of sewing areas to branch out into, but I have not done so yet. I have Ehlers-Danlos, and I had to have part of my left 9th rib removed a few months ago because of it. I work a manual labor job involving a lot of bending and lifting, and have been dealing with a lot of nerve and spine pain since the surgery. The support sounds amazing, but I’m curious if/how much a corset would limit my range of motion.

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u/FelineFlora 3d ago

With EDS you're possibly going to be looking at a trade of one discomfort for another. I wear a corset periodically to help with the pain from my sacroiliac shifting/going out. But when I wear it for very long it makes my ribs ache from the constant pressure. It's not as bad as the SI, but it's certainly an awareness.

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u/Main_Environment9401 3d ago

Traditional ones severly for your job. Get a back brace instead

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I have tried four back braces.

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u/Inky_Madness 3d ago

Working class women wore corsets and did manual labor. There is a very popular pattern for one called the “pretty maid” corset that was made from an extant working woman’s corset. It’s worth looking into!

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I will definitely look into it. Thank you. I know eventually I might just have to find a less physical job. But this one pays well enough to support four kids working three days a week, so I’d like to avoid that if possible, lol.